Arlene Violet

Arlene Violet
Attorney General of Rhode Island
In office
January 1, 1985  January 1987
GovernorEdward D. DiPrete
Preceded byDennis Roberts
Succeeded byJames O'Neil
Personal details
Born1943 (age 8182)
Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.
Political partyRepublican (formerly)
Independent
EducationProvidence College
Salve Regina University (BA)
Boston College (JD)

Arlene Violet (born 1943) is an American politician. She was a religious sister in the Sisters of Mercy and Attorney General of Rhode Island 1985–1987. She was the first female Attorney General elected in the United States.