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The attorney general of Rhode Island is the chief legal advisor of the government of the State of Rhode Island and oversees the State of Rhode Island Department of Law. The attorney general is elected every four years. The current attorney general is Peter F. Neronha. [1]
Rhode Island Attorney General. In October 2017, Neronha announced that he would seek the Democratic nomination for the office of Attorney General of Rhode Island. The previous Attorney General, Peter Kilmartin was term limited. [10] Neronha was the only Democrat running for the office. He ran against Compassion Party candidate Alan Gordon. [11 ...
Sheldon Whitehouse (born October 20, 1955) is an American lawyer and politician serving since 2007 as the junior United States senator from Rhode Island.A member of the Democratic Party, he served from 1993 to 1998 as the United States Attorney for the District of Rhode Island and from 1999 to 2003 as the 71st attorney general of Rhode Island.
Kilmartin was born February 18, 1962, in Rhode Island. Kilmartin attended William E. Tolman High School in Pawtucket and graduated in 1980. Kilmartin was sworn in as a police officer with the Pawtucket Police Department in June 1984 while continuing his studies at Roger Williams University, where he earned his Bachelor of Science in 1988.
The 2022 Rhode Island Attorney General election took place on November 8, 2022, to elect the Attorney General of Rhode Island. Incumbent Democratic Attorney General Peter Neronha won re-election to a second term.
Rhode Island Attorney General elections (3 P) Pages in category "Rhode Island attorneys general" The following 35 pages are in this category, out of 35 total.
Violet pushed for legislation to require Rhode Island banks to be federally insured, but this was voted down. [5] Violet warned that the banking system in Rhode Island was "a house of cards." [5] Four years later, Rhode Island faced a run on the banks, and in January 1991, newly elected Governor Bruce Sundlun declared a bank emergency. [5]
James E. O'Neil is an American lawyer and politician who served as Attorney General of Rhode Island from 1987 to 1993. [1] [2] Prior to his election as Attorney General, he worked as a federal prosecutor. [3] In 2023, he was inducted into the Rhode Island Criminal Justice Hall of Fame. [4]