North Kingstown's best days are still ahead.

Rob Craven is a third-generation North Kingstown resident. He grew up playing on the Little League fields of Wilson Park, was educated in North Kingstown public schools — Hamilton Elementary, Wickford Middle School, and North Kingstown High School — and bought his first tie at Wilson's of Wickford.

Today, Rob serves as Director of Policy and Intergovernmental Relations for the Rhode Island Treasury, where he has championed legislation to help low-wage families save for the future, expand retirement access for private-sector workers, and help towns like North Kingstown protect themselves from the threats of climate change.

An attorney licensed in Rhode Island and Massachusetts, Rob worked in private practice as a litigator handling banking, land use, and commercial disputes before entering public service. He has taught as an adjunct professor of legal studies at the Community College of Rhode Island, where he is a member of the teachers' union (NEA).

He holds a bachelor's degree in international affairs from George Washington University and a law degree from Villanova University School of Law. Rob is treasurer of the Young Democrats of Rhode Island and serves on the boards of South County Habitat for Humanity and the Rhode Island Council for the Humanities.