Overview

• Craven said he will continue to represent North Kingstown through the end of his current term.
• The move follows a four-day attorney general bid he halted as Target 12 prepared details that appeared to conflict with his prior comments about the 2001 incident.
• House Speaker Joe Shekarchi said the decision to resign was Craven's, and leadership will choose a new chair at a later time.
• First Vice Chair Carol Hagan McEntee has expressed interest in succeeding him, according to Shekarchi.
• Craven, first elected in 2012 and Judiciary chair since 2019, cited work on reproductive health, gun safety, and environmental legislation in his statement.