Kim Ahern

Kim Ahern is the Democratic nominee for Rhode Island attorney general. She was a prosecutor for nearly a decade under three attorneys general, working in the Special Victims Unit, served on Gov. Gina Raimondo's team, and chaired the Rhode Island Cannabis Control Commission from its creation. She has made prosecuting violent crime, defending state law against federal actions and consumer protection her main themes.[1][2][3]

Ahern is a graduate of Providence College and Roger Williams University School of Law.[3] She served as a special assistant attorney general from 2010 through 2019 under three attorneys general, including in the Special Victims Unit, where her campaign says she led grand jury investigations and prosecuted more than 1,000 cases involving violent crime.[1][2][3]

Ahern then worked in state government as deputy counsel to Gov. Gina Raimondo, where she says she worked on criminal justice reform, and as deputy chief of staff to Gov. Dan McKee.[1][2][3] She chaired the state's Cannabis Control Commission from its creation in 2023 until she stepped down in October 2025.[2][3]

Ahern won the Democratic primary for attorney general on September 9, 2026, and is on the November 3 general-election ballot.[2] She lives in Providence with her wife and their three daughters, according to her campaign.[3][4]

Researched from the cited sources on 2026-10-21.