Patrick Lynch

Patrick C. Lynch

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Democratic Party

Prior offices

Attorney General of Rhode Island

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Education

Bachelor's

Brown University, 1987

Law

Suffolk University Law School, Boston, 1992

Patrick C. Lynch (born February 4, 1965, in Providence, Rhode Island) is the former Democratic Attorney General of Rhode Island. On May 22, 2009, he announced his candidacy for the statewide office of governor, then held by Republican Donald Carcieri. Lynch withdrew his bid in the state's gubernatorial contest nearly fourteen months later.

Biography

Shortly after graduating from law school in 1993, Lynch worked as a law clerk for Presiding Superior Court Justice Joseph Rodgers, Jr. He served as a special assistant attorney general from 1994 until 1999. That year, he joined the law firm Tillinghast, Licht, Perkins, Smith & Cohen, LLP, where he remained until running for attorney general in 2002.

Education

• Bachelor's degree, Brown University (1987) in economics and political science
• Juris Doctorate degree, Suffolk University Law School at Boston (1992)

Elections

2010

See also: Rhode Island gubernatorial election, 2010

Patrick Lynch for Governor of Rhode Island Campaign logo

Lynch announced on May 22, 2009, that he would seek the Democratic nomination in the 2010 gubernatorial election in Rhode Island, challenging State Treasurer Frank Caprio in the September 14, 2010, primary election. A Quest Research poll conducted in late February 2009 showed Lynch at 17.4% and Caprio at 30% in the Democratic primary contest. On Thursday, July 15, 2010, Lynch announced that he was ending his campaign.

2006

• 2006 Race for Attorney General - Democratic Primary
  • Patrick Lynch ran unopposed

On November 7, 2006, Patrick C. Lynch won re-election to the office of Rhode Island Attorney General. He defeated J. William W. Harsch (R) in the general election.

Rhode Island Attorney General, 2006
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Patrick C. Lynch Incumbent	59.5%	225,824
	Republican	J. William W. Harsch	40.5%	153,675
Total Votes				379,499
Election results via Rhode Island Board of Elections.

2002

• 2002 Race for Attorney General - Democratic Primary
  • Patrick Lynch ran unopposed

On November 5, 2002, Patrick C. Lynch won election to the office of Rhode Island Attorney General. He defeated J. William W. Harsch (I) in the general election.

Rhode Island Attorney General, 2002
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Patrick C. Lynch	61.5%	191,488
	Independent	J. William W. Harsch	38.5%	119,717
Total Votes				311,205
Election results via Rhode Island Board of Elections.

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See also

• Attorney General of Rhode Island
• Governor of Rhode Island
• Peter Kilmartin
• Rhode Island gubernatorial election, 2010

External links

Suggest a link

• Official Rhode Island Attorney General website
• Patrick Lynch's Twitter account
• Project Vote Smart - Patrick Lynch biography
• Armenian Weekly, "Lynch to serve as Election Monitor in Artsakh," July 18, 2012
• Lynch2010.com 2010 Campaign website
  

The Internet Archive's Wayback Machine was used to recall this version of the website from May 15, 2010.

Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by Sheldon Whitehouse (D)	Rhode Island Attorney General 2002–2010	Succeeded by Peter Kilmartin (D)