Nicholas D. Kettle[2] (born October 18, 1990) is an American politician and a former
Republican member of the
Rhode Island Senate. He represented District 21 in the Rhode Island Senate from January 2011 until his resignation in February 2018.[3]
2012: Kettle was unopposed for the September 11, 2012 Republican Primary, winning with 752 votes,[4] and won the November 6, 2012 General election with 6,977 votes (50.7%) against
Democratic former state Representative
Scott M. Pollard.[5]
2010: Kettle challenged District 21 incumbent Senator
Leo Blais in the September 23, 2010 Republican Primary, winning by 24 votes with 525 votes (51.2%),[6] and won the three-way November 2, 2010 General election with 4,623 votes (36.4%) against Democratic nominee Anthony Colaluca and
Independent candidate John Assalone.[7]
Arrest and resignation
On February 16, 2018, Kettle was arrested on charges of video voyeurism and extortion. A former girlfriend of Kettle filed the complaint. As a result of this arrest, Rhode Island state police seized Kettle's electronic devices.[8]
Kettle was also charged with extorting a Senate
page for sex on two occasions in 2011. Facing likely expulsion from the
Rhode Island Senate, Kettle resigned on February 22, 2018. He complained about being denied due process in his resignation letter. In August 2019, Kettle was ultimately acquitted of extortion after the Attorney General's office dismissed the indictment after Kettle's legal team presented new evidence.[9]