Peter Kilmartin

Peter Kilmartin

73rd Attorney General of Rhode Island
Incumbent
Assumed office January 4, 2011
Governor	Lincoln Chafee Gina Raimondo
Preceded by	Patrick Lynch
Personal details
Born	(1962-02-18) February 18, 1962 Pawtucket, Rhode Island, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Kristine
Alma mater	Roger Williams University
Religion	Roman Catholicism
Website	Campaign website

Peter F. Kilmartin (born 1962) is the current Attorney General of Rhode Island. Kilmartin is also a retired police captain and a former member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives.

Biography

Kilmartin was born February 18, 1962 in Rhode Island. Kilmartin attended William E. Tolman High School in Pawtucket and graduated in 1980. Kilmartin was sworn in as a police officer with the Pawtucket Police Department in June 1984 while continuing his studies at Roger Williams University, where he earned his Bachelor of Science in 1988. He later returned to school, and earned his Juris Doctor in 1998 from Roger Williams University School of Law. Kilmartin eventually rose through the ranks of the Pawtucket Police Department, ultimately attaining the rank of captain of the Department's prosecution division. He retired from the police department in 2008, after 24 years of service.

Politics and public service

Peter Kilmartin was first elected as a state representative on November 6, 1990 into the 80th district.^[1] Upon downsizing of the House of Representatives from 100 to 75 members in the 2002 election, Kilmartin ran unopposed and was elected to serve in the 61st district.^[2] Running unopposed, Kilmartin was most recently re-elected on 4 November 2008.^[3] He served as Majority Whip from 2005–2010, and during to 2009-2010 legislative session, Kilmartin served on the House Committee on Corporations, House Committee on Labor, House Committee on Rules, and the Joint Committee on Highway Safety .^[4]

Kilmartin announced he would not seek an eleventh term in the House of Representatives at the end of the 2010 session, and on February 23, 2010 he announced his intention to run for the office of Attorney General of Rhode Island.^[5] He was elected as Rhode Island's Attorney General on November 2, 2010.^[6]

Electoral history

Rhode Island House of Representatives 80th District Election, 1990
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic	Peter Kilmartin	2,607	100.00

Rhode Island House of Representatives 80th District Election, 1992
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic	Peter Kilmartin (inc.)	3,134	79.79
Independent	Richard Patnaude	794	20.21

Rhode Island House of Representatives 80th District Election, 1994
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic	Peter Kilmartin (inc.)	2,688	100.00

Rhode Island House of Representatives 80th District Election, 1998
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic	Peter Kilmartin (inc.)	2,409	98.97
Write-ins	Write-ins	25	1.03

Rhode Island House of Representatives 80th District Election, 2000
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic	Peter Kilmartin (inc.)	3,066	100.00

Rhode Island House of Representatives 61st District Election, 2002
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic	Peter Kilmartin (inc.)	3,725	100.00

Rhode Island House of Representatives 61st District Election, 2004
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
Demcoratic	Peter Kilmartin (inc.)	4,642	98.77
Write-ins	Write-ins	58	1.23

Rhode Island House of Representatives 61st District Election, 2006
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic	Peter Kilmartin (inc.)	4,413	100.00

Rhode Island House of Representatives 61st District Election, 2008
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic	Peter Kilmartin (inc.)	4,737	100.00

Rhode Island Attorney General Democratic Primary Election, 2010
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic	Peter Kilmartin	38,253	39.9
Democratic	Stephen Archambault	31,940	33.3
Democratic	Joseph Fernandez	25,649	26.8

Rhode Island Attorney General Election, 2010
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic	Peter Kilmartin	141,969	43.1
Republican	Erik Wallin	95,541	29.0
Moderate	Christopher Little	47,328	14.4
Independent	Keven McKenna	31,721	9.6
Independent	Robert Rainville	13,045	4.0

Rhode Island Attorney General Election, 2014
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic	Peter Kilmartin (inc.)	177,981	56.9
Republican	Dawson Tucker Hodgson	134,444	43.0
Write-ins	Write-ins	580	0.2

Notes

↑ "1990 Election Results". RI Secretary of State. Retrieved 23 August 2010.
↑ "2002 election results". RI Secretary of State. Retrieved 23 August 2010.
↑ "2008 election results". RI Secretary of State. Retrieved 23 August 2010.
↑ "Peter Kilmartin, Legislative Biography". Rhode Island General Assembly. Retrieved 23 August 2010.
↑ "Peter Kilmartin enters race for Rhode Island attorney general". Providence Journal 24 February 2010. Retrieved 23 August 2010.
↑ "2010 RI Attorney General Results". Rhode Island Board of Elections. Retrieved 4 Nov 2010.

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Legal offices
Preceded by Patrick Lynch	Attorney General of Rhode Island 2011–present	Incumbent

Current statewide political officials of Rhode Island

U.S. Senators	Jack Reed Sheldon Whitehouse

State government	Gina Raimondo, Governor Daniel McKee, Lieutenant Governor Nellie Gorbea, Secretary of State Peter Kilmartin, Attorney General Seth Magaziner, Treasurer

Senate	M. Teresa Paiva-Weed, President of the Senate Juan M. Pichardo, President pro tempore Dominick J. Ruggerio, Majority Leader Dennis L. Algiere, Minority Leader

House	Gordon D. Fox, Speaker of the House Charlene Lima, Speaker pro tempore Nicholas Mattiello, Majority Leader Brian Newberry, Minority Leader

Supreme Court (appointed)	Paul A. Suttell, Chief Justice Maureen McKenna Goldberg, Justice Francis X. Flaherty, Justice William P. Robinson III, Justice Gilbert V. Indeglia, Justice

Attorneys general of the United States

United States Attorney General: Loretta Lynch (D)

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Political party affiliations: 27 Republican 27 Democratic 2 Independent

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