Providence Mayor winner?
12hMorales has risen from 34% yesterday to 49% now, and recent union-backed endorsements plus fresh coverage keep him the main reprice candidate in the race.
49%17%
Providence Mayor winner?
$19.3K
NOV 7, 2026
General Election
Voters choose the office holder.
Overview
Current roleState Representative
PartyDemocratic
Political ideologyProgressive Democrat
Age27 years old (Sep 16, 1998)
GenderMale
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LocationRhode Island
BackgroundPolitician
EducationSoledad High School (graduated 2016)
Notable personal detailsDavid Morales is a Rhode Island state representative (District 7, Providence: Mount Pleasant, Valley, and Elmhurst), first elected in 2020. He has focused on labor, housing, and health care policy in the General Assembly and has advocated for expanded public benefits and worker protections. He earned a B.A. in Urban Studies from the University of California, Irvine and a Master of Public Affairs from Brown University. Morales has also worked as Director of Community Programs at the Woonasquatucket River Watershed Council and has performed as a professional wrestler with the Renegade Wrestling Alliance.
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Positions
LiberalConservative
Economy & Taxes
Supports replacing Providence’s flat property tax with a fairer system that requires the wealthiest property owners, large developers, and private universities to pay more; proposes stabilizing property taxes for homes under $2 million and opposes tax cuts that favor the wealthy. Has opposed austerity budgets that cut social services while preserving tax cuts for the wealthy and supported targeted tax relief measures such as exempting a portion of unemployment benefits from state taxes.
Healthcare
Supports establishment of a statewide single-payer / Medicare-for-All style healthcare system and expansion of coverage (including initiatives to expand coverage for children and cap prescription costs).
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Immigration & Border
Supports protecting immigrants from federal immigration enforcement in city spaces and expanding access to services regardless of immigration status; emphasizes opposition to ICE raids and has backed state policies providing health coverage to children regardless of immigration status. Policies emphasize humanitarian protections and local noncooperation with federal immigration enforcement rather than enforcement expansion.
Abortion & Reproductive Rights
Supports access to abortion and reproductive healthcare; listed among candidates endorsed by pro-choice group VoteProChoice in 2022. Positions emphasize protecting healthcare access as part of broader public-health and social-equity priorities.
Climate & Energy
David Morales has a progressive climate and energy record focused on opposing fossil-fuel expansion, expanding renewable energy planning and infrastructure, and advancing environmental justice for burdened communities. As a state representative he backed legislation to shift renewable interconnection planning to a state infrastructure bank and sponsored a Green Justice Zone to protect communities’ air and water. His mayoral campaign platform emphasizes holding polluters accountable and investing in clean, equitable city services and transit.
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