At least three Democrats will compete in the September 2026 primary

State Rep. Robert Craven (D-North Kingstown), a long-time lawmaker and former state prosecutor, announced Monday his run to be Rhode Island’s next attorney general.

Craven, 69, was first elected to the House in 2012 and he currently chairs the House Judiciary Committee.

According to his legislative biography , he worked in the AG’s office from 1983 to 1992, serving for part of that time as chief of the Public Corruption Unit. Craven, who has his own law practice, has also served as a municipal solicitor or assistant solicitor.

The longtime lawmaker is among at least three Democrats seeking to succeed Attorney General Peter Neronha, who is precluded by term limits from seeking re-election. The primary will be in Septe

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