Erin Lynch Prata


Erin Patricia Lynch Prata is an American politician and a Democratic member of the Rhode Island Senate representing District 31 since January 2009. She is currently the Chairwoman on the Senate Committee on Judiciary as well as a member of the Senate Committee on Rules, Government Ethics & Oversight and the Senate Committee on Special Legislation & Veterans' Affairs. She focuses on issues including public education, economic development, job growth, health care and environmental protection.

Early life and education

She is the ninth of ten children of John and Pat Lynch, all of whom were born and raised in Warwick, Rhode Island.
She attended Cedar Hill School and Winman Junior High School before graduating from Toll Gate High School in 1993. She earned her BA in history from Boston College in 1997 and her JD from Columbus School of Law in 2000.

Legal career

After graduating from law school, she was a law clerk for Justice Maureen McKenna Goldberg of the Rhode Island Supreme Court. She has practiced law with her own law firm in Warwick and is an attorney with Lynch, Bernard & Lynch.

Political career

Rhode Island Senate, 31st district

Elections

She is married to Joseph Prata of Warwick.