Nicholas Mattiello

In June 2019, Mattiello attempted to include $1 million in the R.I. budget to be allocated to a single chiropractor, Victor Pedro, despite R.I.'s Medicaid Medical Care Advisory Committee stating that “there wasn’t evidence that the treatment worked.” Eventually, Mattiello pulled support for the bill due to public and political pressure.

In 2018, Mattiello sponsored legislation commonly known as "Kristen's Law" that allows life sentencing for anyone who sells, delivers or distributes an illegal drug that leads to a fatal overdose.

In July 2018, the Rhode Island Democratic Party, controlled by Mattiello, endorsed a pro-Trump candidate's primary challenge against incumbent Rep. Moira Walsh, who had voiced her disapproval with Mattiello on previous occasions.

Nicholas A. Mattiello (born 1963) is an American politician and Democratic member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives, representing the 15th District since 2007. He currently serves as the Speaker of the Rhode Island House of Representatives since March 25, 2014.

Mattiello has been described as an "old-guard conservative." In 2011, he voted for Rhode Island's controversial voter ID law. Despite his generally conservative profile, he voted for marriage equality in 2013. Mattiello has also expressed the fact that he does not support the bill relating to the Pawtucket Red Sox that was passed in the Senate in January 2018 and states that it was dead. He has expressed his disinterest in the idea of the taxpayer's money funding the new stadium. He has been endorsed by Right to Life and the National Rifle Association.