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Peter Neronha
2019 - Present
2027
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Peter Neronha (Democratic Party) is the Attorney General of Rhode Island. He assumed office on January 1, 2019. His current term ends on January 5, 2027.
Neronha (Democratic Party) ran for re-election for Attorney General of Rhode Island. He won in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Neronha completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.
In the 2018 election, Neronha defeated Compassion Party candidate Alan Gordon by a margin of 60 percentage points.
Before winning election as attorney general, Neronha served as U.S. Attorney for Rhode Island. He had previously served as an assistant U.S. attorney and as a special assistant state attorney general. Neronha worked at a law firm in Boston before becoming a prosecutor.[1]
Biography
Peter Neronha was born in Wakefield, Rhode Island. Neronha earned a bachelor's degree and a J.D. from Boston College in 1985 and 1989, respectively.[2]
Political career
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Neronha's political career includes the following offices:
- 2019-present: Attorney General of Rhode Island
- 2009-2017: United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island
Elections
2022
See also: Rhode Island Attorney General election, 2022
General election
General election for Attorney General of Rhode Island
Incumbent Peter Neronha defeated Charles Calenda in the general election for Attorney General of Rhode Island on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Peter Neronha (D)  | 61.5 | 217,066 |
 | Charles Calenda (R) | 38.4 | 135,471 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 460 | ||
| Total votes: 352,997 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Alan Gordon (Independent)
- Rebecca McLaughlin (Independent)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Attorney General of Rhode Island
Incumbent Peter Neronha advanced from the Democratic primary for Attorney General of Rhode Island on September 13, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Peter Neronha | 100.0 | 94,665 |
| Total votes: 94,665 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Attorney General of Rhode Island
Charles Calenda advanced from the Republican primary for Attorney General of Rhode Island on September 13, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Charles Calenda | 100.0 | 18,557 |
| Total votes: 18,557 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for Attorney General of Rhode Island
Peter Neronha defeated Alan Gordon in the general election for Attorney General of Rhode Island on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Peter Neronha (D) | 79.8 | 274,350 |
 | Alan Gordon (Compassion Party) | 19.1 | 65,674 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.1 | 3,657 | ||
| Total votes: 343,681 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Charles Picerno (Independent)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Attorney General of Rhode Island
Peter Neronha advanced from the Democratic primary for Attorney General of Rhode Island on September 12, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Peter Neronha | 100.0 | 91,784 |
| Total votes: 91,784 | |||
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Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Peter Neronha completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Neronha's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- We have built a strong Office that is getting out on offense and delivering strong results for Rhode Islanders every day, in our role as the state’s only felony prosecutor and in our role as civil attorneys advancing the interests of Rhode Islanders.
- To protect public safety more effectively, we created an Urban Violent Crime Task Force, combining multiple police agencies under our umbrella and using proactive police intelligence, data analysis, and ballistics technology to identify and target violent criminals wielding illegal firearms.
- Our Civil Division is doing unprecedented work protecting Rhode Island’s healthcare systems, including saving two safety net hospitals, bringing cases against landlords whose unlawful conduct and failure to act has resulted in the lead poisoning of their tenants’ children, recovering over a quarter billion dollars in cash and medicine to fight the opioid crisis, intervening in public utility proceedings on behalf of ratepayers, and taking strong steps to safeguard the environment. All this work reflects the Administration’s operative principle: get out on offense for the people of Rhode Island.
- Access to High-Quality and Affordable Healthcare, including reproductive healthcare
- Environmental Protection
- Consumer Protection from Scams and Deceptive Business Practices
- Worker’s Rights
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ The Newport Buzz, "TRUMP DUMPS RI’S UNITED STATES ATTORNEY PETER F. NERONHA," accessed February 6, 2019
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on October 10, 2022
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Attorney General of Rhode Island 2019-Present |
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United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island 2009-2017 |
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