Patrick Lynch (Rhode Island attorney general)

Patrick Lynch
72nd Attorney General of Rhode Island
In office
January 7, 2003 – January 4, 2011
GovernorDonald Carcieri
Preceded bySheldon Whitehouse
Succeeded byPeter Kilmartin
Personal details
Born (1965-02-04) February 4, 1965 (age 59)
Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
EducationBrown 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.[1]

He has two children, Kelsey and Graham, with his first wife, and has since remarried.[2]

His brother is William J. Lynch, former Chairman of the Democratic Party of Rhode Island.

  1. ^ "Lynch Announces Exit from RI Governor Race". ABC6.com. Associated Press. 14 July 2010. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  2. ^ Project Vote Smart, "Patrick C. Lynch (RI)" Archived 2006-10-23 at the Wayback Machine (accessed July 19, 2006)