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Keith Hoffmann, former chief of policy for Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha, has announced his candidacy for attorney general.

Hoffmann, a Democrat, aims to protect Rhode Islanders from corporate wrongdoing, crime, and federal overreach.

He recently resigned from Neronha's office to avoid potential conflicts of interest while campaigning.

Keith Hoffmann has become the first candidate to formally announce they are running to be Rhode Island's next attorney general in the 2026 election.

Until about three weeks ago, Hoffmann was chief of policy for the term-limited Attorney General Peter Neronha who, he says, encouraged him as far back as a year ago to consider running for the job.

At that time, Hoffmann said he didn't think he could even consider it, s

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