Sabina Matos (born February 13, 1974) is an American politician serving as the 70th lieutenant governor of Rhode Island.

[2][3][4] After briefly living in New York, Matos and her family settled with her uncle in the Olneyville neighborhood of Providence, Rhode Island.

[3] Matos ran for the Ward 15 seat on the Providence City Council in the 2006 elections, losing the Democratic primary to long standing incumbent Josephine DiRuzzo.

In the 2022 general election, Matos defeated Republican Aaron Guckian and Independent Ross McCurdy winning with 51.2% of the vote.

[19] Matos defended the deal saying it was "a proposal that brings sports back to Pawtucket, builds housing and protects taxpayers".

[25] On July 17, 2023, Jamestown election officials discovered alleged fraudulent signatures on Matos' campaign nomination papers and referred them to the local police.

[26] In the following days, similar instances of fraudulent signatures were discovered on nomination papers at the Newport and East Providence Board of Elections and subsequently reported to local authorities.

[28] On July 19, it was announced that Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha was taking the lead in investigating Matos' campaign signatures across the state.

[28] On August 8, the Rhode Island Board of Elections voted 5-to-2 to review all 1,526 signatures submitted on behalf of the Lieutenant Governor.