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UA Local 51 Plumbers & Pipefitters Union Endorses Kim Ahern for Attorney General

Press Release

August 11, 2026 (PROVIDENCE, RI) — Today, the plumbers, pipefitters, and HVAC technicians of UA Local 51 endorsed Kim Ahern for Rhode Island Attorney General. Local 51 serves a geographic area consisting of all 39 cities and towns in the State of Rhode Island as well as 68 cities and towns in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, with a membership that includes 1,286 plumbers, pipefitters and refrigeration technicians.

“Kim Ahern has always shown a deep commitment to protecting Rhode Islanders and standing up for working people,” said Paul Alvarez, Business Manager at UA Local 51. “She understands that strong communities are built by skilled workers, fair wages, safe job sites, and an economy that works for working families. As a union of workers who build and maintain Rhode Island’s infrastructure, we need an Attorney General who will protect workers’ rights, enforce the law fairly, and hold bad actors accountable. Kim Ahern has the experience, integrity, and toughness to do that job, and we are proud to support her campaign for Attorney General.”

“I’m honored to earn the support of the hardworking men and women of UA Local 51 who build, maintain, and strengthen Rhode Island every day,” said Kim Ahern. “I’ve spent my career fighting for working families and holding bad actors accountable, and as Rhode Island’s next Attorney General, I’ll continue partnering with organized labor to ensure our state remains a place where workers are respected, protected, and given every opportunity to succeed.”

UA Local 51 joins a growing list of people and organizations who have endorsed Kim Ahern’s campaign for Attorney General, including:

      • State Representative Edith Ajello

      • Former Rhode Island Attorney General Jeff Pine

      • Former State Senator Myrth York

      • Former State Senator Rhoda Perry

      • Former State Senator Donna Nesselbush

      • Former State Representative Linda Kushner

      • Charlestown Democratic Town Committee

      • Narragansett Democratic Town Committee

      • Scituate Democratic Town Committee

      • Burrillville Democratic Town Committee

      • Woonsocket Mayor Christopher Beauchamp

      • Woonsocket Democratic City Committee

      • Johnston Mayor Joseph Polisena, Jr.

      • Johnston Democratic Town Committee

      • United Nurses and Allied Professionals (UNAP)

      • Ironworkers Local 37

      • EMILYs List

      • Vote Mama PAC

      • Victory Fund

      • LPAC

      • Former Governor and DNC Chair Howard Dean

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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