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ICYMI: EMILYs List Endorses Kim Ahern for Attorney General

Press Release

June 5, 2026 (PROVIDENCE, RI) — Yesterday, EMILYs List, the nation’s largest resource dedicated to electing Democratic pro-choice women to office, endorsed Kim Ahern for Rhode Island Attorney General.

“At a time when our fundamental freedoms are under attack, Rhode Island needs an attorney general like Kim Ahern,” said Emily Parés, Deputy Chief Campaigns Officer of State and Local Campaigns at EMILYs List. “Kim has spent her career standing up for the safety and rights of all Rhode Islanders, including championing reproductive freedoms. EMILYs List is proud to endorse Kim Ahern to be the next attorney general of Rhode Island.”

I’m honored to have the endorsement of EMILYs List, and I look forward to making history as the first Democratic woman to serve as Rhode Island’s Attorney General,” said Kim Ahern. “Our campaign is about protecting Rhode Islanders’ safety and defending our fundamental rights, including the right to control our own bodies. As the only pro-choice woman in this race, I’m ready to stand up and fight on behalf of all Rhode Islanders.

EMILYs List joins a growing list of people and organizations who have endorsed Kim Ahern’s campaign for Attorney General, including:

      • Former Rhode Island Attorney General Jeff Pine

      • Rhode Island State Representative Edith Ajello

      • Woonsocket Mayor Christopher Beauchamp

      • Johnston Mayor Joseph Polisena, Jr.

      • Johnston Democratic Town Committee

      • Former Governor and DNC Chair Howard Dean

      • United Nurses and Allied Professionals (UNAP)

      • Vote Mama PAC

      • Victory Fund

      • LPAC

Kim Ahern has served as Special Assistant Attorney General under Rhode Island’s past three attorneys general, where she prosecuted over 1,000 cases and brought justice to hundreds of victims. She also served as legal counsel to the past two governors and as the state’s first Chair of the Cannabis Control Commission. Kim lives in Providence with her wife Jenna and their three daughters.

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