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James Diossa
2023 - Present
2027
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James Diossa (Democratic Party) is the Rhode Island General Treasurer. He assumed office on January 3, 2023. His current term ends on January 5, 2027.
Diossa is also an officeholder of the Democratic Party of Rhode Island Vice Chair.
Diossa (Democratic Party) ran for election for Rhode Island General Treasurer. He won in the general election on November 8, 2022.
In 2009, at age 24, Diossa was elected to the city council of Central Falls, Rhode Island. He became the town’s mayor in 2012 and was re-elected twice, holding the position through 2020.[1][2][3]
Biography
Diossa was born in Medellín, Colombia, and earned a bachelor's degree in criminal justice from Becker College in Massachusetts in 2009.[4] In 2021, after leaving his position as mayor, and before launching his campaign for state treasurer, he advised local government officials for Brown University's Policy Lab.[5][6][7]
Elections
2022
See also: Rhode Island Treasurer election, 2022
General election
General election for Rhode Island General Treasurer
James Diossa defeated James Lathrop in the general election for Rhode Island General Treasurer on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | James Diossa (D) | 54.3 | 190,775 |
| James Lathrop (R) | 45.5 | 159,834 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 555 | ||
| Total votes: 351,164 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Rhode Island General Treasurer
James Diossa defeated Stefan Pryor in the Democratic primary for Rhode Island General Treasurer on September 13, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | James Diossa | 55.6 | 58,335 |
 | Stefan Pryor | 44.4 | 46,675 | |
| Total votes: 105,010 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Rhode Island General Treasurer
James Lathrop advanced from the Republican primary for Rhode Island General Treasurer on September 13, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | James Lathrop | 100.0 | 18,477 | |
| Total votes: 18,477 | |||
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Issues
ESG
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Diossa took positions in support of the Environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) movement.
State financial officers, including treasurers, auditors, and controllers, are responsible for auditing other government offices, managing payroll, and overseeing pensions. In some states, certain SFOs are also responsible for investing state retirement and trust funds.
Campaign statement regarding climate and energy (2022)
On his 2022 campaign website, Diossa said: "It is long past time for us, as a State and as a Nation, to get serious about climate change. The science is real: our world is warming at an alarming rate. Indeed, the speed of global warming has consistently outpaced our predictions. And here in the Ocean State where so many people live by the coast or depend on the ocean for their livelihood, we will be among the first to experience the worst of its effects. As Treasurer, I intend to leverage state funding in order to encourage cities and towns to adopt zoning and land use laws that encourage sustainable energy infrastructure, ensure state-financed construction projects move forward with an eye toward sustainability, and expand funding for green construction projects through the Rhode Island Infrastructure Bank.”[8]
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ Diossa for Treasurer, "Meet James," accessed March 18, 2023
- ↑ WPRI-12, “James Diossa launches bid for RI general treasurer,” December 13, 2021
- ↑ Johnson & Wales University, “Rebuilding Public Trust with Mayor James Diossa,” September 17, 2018
- ↑ Diossa for Treasurer, "Meet James," accessed December 7, 2022
- ↑ Diossa for Treasurer, “Meet James,” accessed March 18, 2023
- ↑ Office of the General Treasurer, “Meet the Treasurer,” accessed March 18, 2023
- ↑ Rhode Island Monthly, “The Freshman,” April 26, 2013
- ↑ Diossa for Treasurer, “Climate Change,” accessed web cache on March 18, 2023
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| Preceded by Seth Magaziner (D) |
Rhode Island General Treasurer 2023-Present |
Succeeded by - |
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Democratic Party of Rhode Island Vice Chair -Present |
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