Kim Ahern wins Democratic primary for Rhode Island AG

By: Christopher Shea

Outlets: Rhode Island Current

Published: September 10, 2026

Words: 581

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 4 days ago

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Former state cannabis regulator Kim Ahern on Wednesday won the Democratic nomination to be Rhode Island’s next attorney attorney general, defeating three other candidates including the chosen successor of the outgoing AG.

Ahern received 36.3% of the vote in the Democratic primary, according to preliminary, unofficial results from the Rhode Island Board of Elections. Keith Hoffmann, a former policy director and senior counsel in Attorney General Peter Neronha’s office who won the term-limited …

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