governor predecessor successor birth_place party office birth_date term_start article_title term_end name alma_mater
donald carcieri sheldon whitehouse peter kilmartin providence , rhode island , u.s. democratic 72nd attorney general of rhode island 4 february 1965 january 7 , 2003 patrick lynch -lrb- rhode island attorney general -rrb-
 january 4 , 2011 patrick lynch brown university queen 's university , belfast suffolk university
patrick lynch -lrb- rhode island attorney general -rrb-

patrick c. lynch -lrb- born february 4 , 1965 , providence , rhode island -rrb- is an american lawyer who served as rhode island 's attorney general .
he has overseen the investigation and prosecution of the second-deadliest fire in rhode island history and also successfully sued former lead paint manufacturers for cleanup costs associated with their old products .
he easily won reelection in 2006 .
he has two children , kelsey and graham .
his brother is william j. lynch , former chairman of the democratic party of rhode island .
