Kim Ahern’s latest campaign ad in the four-way Democratic primary for Rhode Island’s next attorney general begins with her reading from a plaque she was given on her final day as a prosecutor in 2019. “Your unwavering dedication to the mission of the department and victims of crime is an inspiration to all of those […]
Democratic attorney general candidate Joe Solomon Jr. has released his campaign’s first television ad as part of a six-figure shopping spree across broadcast television, cable and digital platforms. The 30-second spot “Safer” launches a week before early voting begins for the Sept. 9 primary and makes Solomon the last of the four Democrats in the […]
Most states have district attorneys to prosecute the highest crimes that happen in their jurisdictions — but not Rhode Island. Instead, felony prosecutions are the duty of the state’s attorney general, an office not quite judge, jury and executioner but one which holds more power than in other states. And with that power, as the […]
Rhode Island’s airwaves are getting increasingly crowded as more candidates launch ad campaigns in a more-than-$3-million battle for voters’ attention ahead of the Sept. 9 primary. Barrington Rep. Jason Knight on Friday became the third Democrat running to be Rhode Island’s next attorney general to make his TV debut in the four-way race. The 30-second […]
“Man, I sure wish this was a debate,” one candidate running to be Rhode Island’s next attorney general remarked during a two-hour forum Thursday night at the Dwares Jewish Community Center in Providence. It was by design. Organizers at the Jewish Alliance of Greater Rhode Island asked four of the candidates vying for the office […]
With less than a month before early voting begins for Rhode Island state and local primaries, candidates are pounding the pavement and packing in the public events in the hopes of gaining voters’ support — and potentially, donations. Second-quarter campaign finance reports were due to the Rhode Island Board of Elections by 11:59 p.m. on […]
Rhode Island’s four Democratic candidates seeking to succeed term-limited Attorney General Peter Neronha found common ground on most issues during a two-hour debate Thursday evening, though the cordial tone turned more contentious toward the end. Kim Ahern, Keith Hoffmann, Rep. Jason Knight, and Rep. Joe Solomon sat before over 100 people inside the community room […]
The television campaign in Rhode Island’s four-way Democratic attorney general primary is growing as a second candidate debuted ads Wednesday, while another reserved airtime the same week early voting begins next month. Six days after Keith Hoffmann became the first candidate to take to the airwaves, Kim Ahern on Wednesday unveiled her first television commercial […]
