PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Rhode Island’s U.S. senators say the Senate Judiciary Committee has unanimously approved the nomination of former Glocester police chief Jamie Hainsworth to be the next U.S. Marshal for Rhode Island.
Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse said Thursday they will continue to work for his approval by the full Senate. Whitehouse is a member of the Judiciary Committee.
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Hainsworth is law enforcement liaison and victim advocate for Mothers Against Drunk Driving in Rhode Island. He spent three decades with the Glocester department, serving as chief from 1999 until 2010. He’s a graduate of Roger Williams University.
He’s a former president of the Rhode Island Police Chief’s Association and served on the executive board of the New England Police Chief’s Association.
President Barack Obama nominated Hainsworth for the post in February.
