"She Brings a Steady Hand": How Sabina Matos is Making Her Mark on RI
Lieutenant Governor Sabina Matos is the first person of color and second woman to hold the title in Rhode Island.
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Lieutenant Governor Sabina Matos is the first person of color and second woman to hold the title in Rhode Island.
PROVIDENCE — Sabina Matos's story begins in the Dominican Republic, where her mother was a teacher and her father "the mayor of our home town of Paraíso in the province of Barahona." Her family came to the United States in 1994 "looking for a better life," arriving in New York City on a Friday. Three days later, knowing little English, she went to work shuttling the designs for "The Lion King"-themed children's clothing between a Queens factory and Manhattan. Soon after, her family moved into an uncle's house in Olneyville, and her Rhode Island life began. Flash forward 27 yea...