Grace Diaz
Grace Diaz (Democratic Party) is a member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives, representing District 11. She assumed office in 2005. Her current term ends on January 5, 2027.
Diaz (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Rhode Island House of Representatives to represent District 11. She won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Diaz earned her B.A. in human services from Springfield College in 2008 and her M.A. in human services and management leadership from Springfield College in 2010. Her professional experience includes working as a self-employed child care consultant.[1]
Committee assignments
2021-2022
Diaz was assigned to the following committees:
- Conduct Committee
- House Finance Committee
- Municipal Government Committee
- House Rules Committee
- Small Business Committee
- Special Legislation Committee, First vice chair
2019-2020
Diaz was assigned to the following committees:
- House Finance Committee
- Municipal Government Committee
- House Rules Committee
- Conduct Committee
- Special Legislation Committee, First Vice Chairwoman
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
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| • Finance |
| • Rules |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Diaz served on the following committees:
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| • Health, Education and Welfare, Deputy Chair |
| • Rules, Secretary |
2013-2014
In the 2013-2014 legislative session, Diaz served on the following committees:
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| • Health, Education and Welfare, Vice Chair |
| • Rules, Secretary |
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Diaz served on these committees:
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| • Health, Education and Welfare, Vice Chair |
| • Oversight |
| • Rules, Secretary |
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Diaz served on these committees:
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| • Health, Education and Welfare |
| • Rules |
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2024
See also: Rhode Island House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 11
Incumbent Grace Diaz won election in the general election for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 11 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Grace Diaz (D) | 95.8 | 3,027 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 4.2 | 133 | ||
| Total votes: 3,160 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 11
Incumbent Grace Diaz defeated Tania Quezada in the Democratic primary for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 11 on September 10, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Grace Diaz | 61.8 | 687 |
| Tania Quezada | 38.2 | 424 | ||
| Total votes: 1,111 | |||
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Endorsements
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2022
See also: Rhode Island House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 11
Incumbent Grace Diaz defeated Emmanuel Nyema in the general election for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 11 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Grace Diaz (D) | 85.5 | 1,739 |
| Emmanuel Nyema (R) | 13.4 | 273 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.1 | 22 | ||
| Total votes: 2,034 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 11
Incumbent Grace Diaz defeated Laura Perez in the Democratic primary for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 11 on September 13, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Grace Diaz | 65.1 | 1,027 |
| Laura Perez | 34.9 | 550 | ||
| Total votes: 1,577 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 11
Emmanuel Nyema advanced from the Republican primary for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 11 on September 13, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Emmanuel Nyema | 100.0 | 26 | |
| Total votes: 26 | |||
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2020
See also: Rhode Island House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 11
Incumbent Grace Diaz defeated Emmanuel Nyema in the general election for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 11 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Grace Diaz (D) | 85.9 | 3,350 |
| Emmanuel Nyema (Independent) | 13.1 | 513 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.0 | 39 | ||
| Total votes: 3,902 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 11
Incumbent Grace Diaz defeated Laura Perez in the Democratic primary for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 11 on September 8, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Grace Diaz | 72.6 | 730 |
| Laura Perez | 27.4 | 276 | ||
| Total votes: 1,006 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 11
Incumbent Grace Diaz won election in the general election for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 11 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Grace Diaz (D) | 96.7 | 2,772 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 3.3 | 96 | ||
| Total votes: 2,868 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 11
Incumbent Grace Diaz defeated Laura Perez in the Democratic primary for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 11 on September 12, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Grace Diaz | 68.7 | 1,258 |
| Laura Perez | 31.3 | 572 | ||
| Total votes: 1,830 | |||
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2016
Elections for the Rhode Island House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on September 13, 2016, and a general election would have taken place on November 8, 2016, if no candidate had won a majority of votes in the primary. The candidate filing deadline was June 29, 2016.
Incumbent Grace Diaz ran unopposed in the Rhode Island House of Representatives District 11 general election.[2][3]
| Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 11 General Election, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic |  Grace Diaz Incumbent (unopposed) | |
| Source: Rhode Island State Board of Elections | ||
Incumbent Grace Diaz defeated Laura Perez and Robert Goldman in the Rhode Island House of Representatives District 11 Democratic primary.[4]
| Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 11 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Grace Diaz Incumbent |
65.45% | 826 | |
| Democratic | Laura Perez | 25.52% | 322 | |
| Democratic | Robert Goldman | 9.03% | 114 | |
| Total Votes | 1,262 | |||
2014
Elections for the Rhode Island House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on September 9, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 25, 2014. Incumbent Grace Diaz defeated Laura Perez in the Democratic primary. Diaz was unchallenged in the general election.[5][6][7]
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
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Grace Diaz Incumbent |
69.1% | 1,356 |
| Laura Perez | 30.9% | 607 |
| Total Votes | 1,963 | |
2012
Diaz won re-election in the 2012 election for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 11. She defeated Laura Perez in the September 11 Democratic primary and defeated Christian Chirino (R) in the general election which took place on November 6.[8][9][10]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic | Grace Diaz Incumbent |
92.5% | 3,372 | |
| Republican | Christian Chirino | 7.2% | 261 | |
| Other | Write-in | 0.3% | 11 | |
| Total Votes | 3,644 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
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Grace Diaz Incumbent |
77.7% | 936 |
| Laura Perez | 22.3% | 268 |
| Total Votes | 1,204 | |
2010
Diaz won re-election to the 11th District seat in 2010. She was unopposed in the September 14 primary election and defeated Republican Maria Curran in the general election on November 2, 2010.[11][12]
2008
In 2008, Diaz was re-elected to the Rhode Island House District 11. Diaz (D) finished with 3,429 votes while her opponent Renay Omisore (R) finished with 374 votes.[13] Diaz raised $33,005 for her campaign fund.[14]
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| Grace Diaz (D)
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3,429 | |||
| Renay Omisore (R) | 374 | |||
Campaign themes
2024
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2022
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2020
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Campaign finance summary
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2024
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In 2024, the Rhode Island State Legislature was in session from January 2 to June 14.
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2023
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In 2023, the Rhode Island State Legislature was in session from January 3 to June 16.
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2022
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In 2022, the Rhode Island State Legislature was in session from January 4 to June 23.
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In 2020, the Rhode Island State Legislature was in session from January 7 to August 30.
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2016
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2016 Democratic National Convention
- Delegate to the 2016 DNC (click to expand)
- See also: Democratic National Convention, 2016
Grace Diaz Democratic National Convention, 2016 Status: Superdelegate State: Rhode Island Supporting: Hillary Clinton Delegates to the DNC 2016 Calendar and delegate rules overview • Types of delegates • State election law and delegates • Superdelegates by state Diaz was a superdelegate to the 2016 Democratic National Convention from Rhode Island.[16] Diaz was one of nine superdelegates from Rhode Island. Superdelegates to the 2016 Democratic National Convention were not bound by the results of their state’s primary or caucus results to support a specific presidential candidate. Diaz supported Hillary Clinton for the Democratic nomination.[17]Clinton formally won the Democratic nomination for president on July 26, 2016.[18]
What is a superdelegate?
Superdelegates in 2016 were automatic delegates to the Democratic National Convention, meaning that, unlike regular delegates, they were not elected to this position. Also unlike regular delegates, they were not required to pledge their support to any presidential candidate, and they were not bound by the results of their state's presidential primary election or caucus. In 2016, superdelegates included members of the Democratic National Committee, Democratic members of Congress, Democratic governors, and distinguished party leaders, including former presidents and vice presidents. All superdelegates were free to support any presidential candidate of their choosing at the 2016 Democratic National Convention.[19]
Rhode Island primary results
Bernie Sanders won the Rhode Island Democratic primary. He beat Hillary Clinton by roughly 12 points.Rhode Island Democratic Primary, 2016 Candidate Vote % Votes Delegates Bernie Sanders 54.7% 66,993 13 Hillary Clinton 43.1% 52,749 11 Mark Steward 0.2% 236 0 Roque De La Fuente 0.1% 145 0 Other 1.9% 2,335 0 Totals 122,458 24 Source: The New York Times and Rhode Island Board of Elections Delegate allocation
Rhode Island had 33 delegates at the 2016 Democratic National Convention. Of this total, 24 were pledged delegates. National party rules stipulated how Democratic delegates in all states were allocated. Pledged delegates were allocated to a candidate in proportion to the votes he or she received in a state's primary or caucus. A candidate was eligible to receive a share of the state's pledged delegates if he or she won at least 15 percent of the votes cast in the primary or caucus. There were three types of pledged Democratic delegates: congressional district delegates, at-large delegates, and party leaders and elected officials (PLEOs). Congressional district delegates were allocated proportionally based on the primary or caucus results in a given district. At-large and PLEO delegates were allocated proportionally based on statewide primary results.[20][21]
Nine party leaders and elected officials served as unpledged delegates. These delegates were not required to adhere to the results of a state's primary or caucus.[20][22]
Personal
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Diaz has five children.[1]
Noteworthy events
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On December 30, 2020, Diaz announced that she had tested positive for coronavirus.[23]
See also
2024 Elections
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Project Vote Smart, "Biography of Rep. Grace Diaz," accessed June 10, 2014
- ↑ Rhode Island Secretary of State, "2016 Candidate Search," accessed October 5, 2016
- ↑ Rhode Island State Board of Elections, "2016 general election results," accessed January 19, 2017
- ↑ Rhode Island Secretary of State, "2016 Candidate Search," accessed June 30, 2016
- ↑ Rhode Island Secretary of State, "Candidates for Representative in General Assembly," accessed June 30, 2014
- ↑ Rhode Island Secretary of State, "2014 Statewide Primary Results: Representative in General Assembly," accessed September 26, 2014
- ↑ Rhode Island Board of Elections, "Official 2014 general election results," accessed December 4, 2014
- ↑ Candidates in Upcoming Elections, "Rhode Island Secretary of State," accessed July 10, 2012
- ↑ State of Rhode Island Board of Elections, "2012 Statewide Primary Results," accessed June 10, 2014
- ↑ State of Rhode Island Board of Elections, "2012 Statewide General Election Results," accessed June 10, 2014
- ↑ State of Rhode Island Board of Elections, "2010 Statewide Primary Results," accessed June 10, 2014
- ↑ State of Rhode Island Board of Elections, "2010 Statewide General Election Results," accessed June 10, 2014
- ↑ Follow the Money, "Rhode Island House election results, 2008," accessed June 10, 2014
- ↑ Follow the Money, "Campaign contributions for 2008," accessed June 10, 2014
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 15.3 15.4 Warwick Online, "Rep. Morgan scores top on 'subjective' House Freedom Index," May 31, 2016
- ↑ Ballotpedia's list of superdelegates to the 2016 Democratic National Convention is based on our own research and lists provided by the Democratic National Committee to Vox.com in February 2016 and May 2016. If you think we made an error in identifying superdelegates, please send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org.
- ↑ WPRI, “All 9 RI ‘superdelegates' back Clinton as primary draws closer,” February 29, 2016
- ↑ To find out which candidate a superdelegate supported, Ballotpedia sought out public statements from the superdelegate in other media outlets and on social media. If we were unable to find a public statement that clearly articulated which candidate the superdelegate supported at the national convention, we listed that superdelegate as "unknown." If you believe we made an error in identifying which candidate a superdelegate supported, please email us at editor@ballotpedia.org.
- ↑ Congressional Research Service, "The Presidential Nominating Process and the National Party Conventions, 2016: Frequently Asked Questions," December 30, 2015
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 Democratic National Committee, "2016 Democratic National Convention Delegate/Alternate Allocation," updated February 19, 2016
- ↑ The Green Papers, "2016 Democratic Convention," accessed May 7, 2021
- ↑ Democratic National Committee's Office of Party Affairs and Delegate Selection, "Unpledged Delegates -- By State," May 27, 2016
- ↑ The Providence Journal, "Providence state Rep. Diaz tests positive for COVID, gives safety message from hospital," December 31, 2020
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Rhode Island House of Representatives District 11 2005-Present |
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