Peter Neronha, 54, is the former U.S. attorney for Rhode Island and the Democratic candidate for attorney general of Rhode Island. He is facing no primary or major-party opposition.
A Jamestown resident, he joined the U.S. attorney’s office in 2002 and served as U.S. attorney from September 2009 to March 2017, mainly under President Obama. He’s a graduate of Boston College and of Boston College Law School.