Patrick Lynch (Rhode Island attorney general)
Patrick Lynch | |
|---|---|
| 72nd Attorney General of Rhode Island | |
| In office January 7, 2003 – January 4, 2011 | |
| Governor | Donald Carcieri |
| Preceded by | Sheldon Whitehouse |
| Succeeded by | Peter Kilmartin |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 4, 1965 Providence, Rhode Island, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | Brown University (BA) Queen's University, Belfast Suffolk University (JD) |
Patrick C. Lynch (born February 4, 1965, Providence, Rhode Island) is an American lawyer who served as Rhode Island's 72nd Attorney General. He oversaw the investigation and prosecution of the second-deadliest fire in Rhode Island history, the Station Nightclub Fire, and also sued former lead paint manufacturers for cleanup costs associated with their old products. He won reelection in 2006, and attempted unsuccessfully to run for governor of Rhode Island in 2010, where he dropped out before the Democratic Primary.
He has two children, Kelsey and Graham, with his first wife, and has since remarried.
His brother is William J. Lynch, former Chairman of the Democratic Party of Rhode Island.