Jonathon Acosta

Jonathon Acosta was born in New York, New York. He earned a bachelor’s degree and two master’s degrees from Brown University in 2011, 2016, and 2019, respectively. Acosta’s career experience includes working as a dean and middle school administrator.[1]

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

Jonathon Acosta is a father, educator, Eagle Scout, youth wrestling coach, and doctoral student in Sociology at Brown University. He was a middle school math teacher in Miami-Dade County and Central Falls before becoming a school administrator. During this time, he earned an MA in Urban Education Policy at Brown and implemented a district-wide teacher evaluation program in cultural competence. Jonathon is a member of the Juvenile Hearing Board and a City Councilman representing Ward 1 in Central Falls, where he has been a strong voice for responsible green city planning, transparency in governance, and affordable housing. His academic work is in political sociology, social stratification, segregation, race, class, and ethnicity.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

Jonathon will fight for a living wage so that everyone in our district can live a decent life. Jonathon will use the skills he acquired in his education career to revisit the school funding formula and propose a more equitable approach to funding our schools. Jonathon has been an advocate for affordable housing and will push the State to adopt an affordable housing allcoation in its yearly operating budget.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

In my time on the Central Falls City Council, I have been active in affordable housing, green city planning, criminal justice reform, and education. I will be taking these fights to the State level and show legislators from across the State how our futures are tied. Reforms that help Central Falls and Pawtucket will help the rest of our State as well.