New faces emerge as potential candidates for Rhode Island attorney general
Hoffmann said he isn't ready to make a formal announcement and he hasn't yet opened up a campaign account, but his decision to leave the attorney general's office is a sign that he's serious about joining what could be a crowded field.
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If he does decide to run, Hoffmann's campaign could receive an immediate boost with an endorsement from Neronha, who speaks glowingly of his former staffer.
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The attorney general's race is always going to be on the undercard when the governor's race is the main event, but the result could be just as important.
Like him or not – and most Democrats do – Neronha has emerged as Rhode Island's most consequential statewide elected official since Gina Raimondo
left office in 2021. He is the most outspoken leader when it comes to fixing the state's fragile
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The health care crisis won't be solved by the time Neronha leaves office, and Trump will still have two more years in the White House, so the next attorney general will inherit plenty of high-profile work, in addition to their own agenda.
It's unclear who else might take a shot at running for the job, although former Providence City Council president John Igliozzi
has long been eyeing the job. Another interesting name is
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