RI-GOV: Rhode Island AG Neronha will not run for governor

Cross one would-be candidate off the list: Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha confirmed Friday he will not be running for governor next year.

The term-limited Democrat has for months fueled speculation about a potential bid for the state’s top office. In an email sent to his campaign listserv Friday morning, Neronha, 61, said he will not run for any elected office after his term ends next year.

“Attorney general is the only elected office I have ever been truly interested in, and politics for me was a means to an end, not an end in and of itself,” Neronha said.

“After much discussion with my wife and sons, who stood with and spoke for me on that beautiful Jamestown morning eight years ago, we’ve decided that it will be time for me to move on at the end of 2026.”




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