Exhibit 31.1
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
I, Robert G. Russell, certify that,
1. | I have reviewed this Amendment No. 1 to Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020 of Patriot National Bancorp, Inc.; and |
2. | Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report. |
Date: April 30, 2021 | /s/ Robert G. Russell | |||||
Robert G. Russell | ||||||
Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) |
