Dan McKee
Daniel J. McKee (born June 16, 1951) is an American politician and businessman serving as the 76th governor of Rhode Island since March 2021. A member of the Democratic Party, he also served as Rhode Island's 69th lieutenant governor from 2015 to 2021.
Dan McKee | |
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McKee in 2022 | |
| 76th Governor of Rhode Island | |
| Assumed office March 2, 2021 | |
| Lieutenant | Sabina Matos |
| Preceded by | Gina Raimondo |
| 69th Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island | |
| In office January 6, 2015 – March 2, 2021 | |
| Governor | Gina Raimondo |
| Preceded by | Elizabeth Roberts |
| Succeeded by | Sabina Matos |
| Mayor of Cumberland | |
| In office January 7, 2007 – January 6, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | David Iwuc |
| Succeeded by | William Murray |
| In office January 2001 – January 2005 | |
| Preceded by | Frank Gaschen |
| Succeeded by | David Iwuc |
| Member of the Cumberland Town Council | |
| In office 1992–1998 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Daniel J. McKee June 16, 1951 Cumberland, Rhode Island, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Susan McGill |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | Assumption University (BA) Harvard University (MPA) |
| Website | Government website |
Born in Cumberland, Rhode Island, McKee received his undergraduate degree from Assumption College and received his Master's degree from the Harvard Kennedy School. He served on the Cumberland town council from 1992 to 1998 and as mayor of Cumberland twice, from 2000 to 2004 and from 2006 until 2014. McKee was elected lieutenant governor in 2014 and reelected in 2018. When Governor Gina Raimondo resigned upon being confirmed as United States Secretary of Commerce in 2021, McKee ascended to the governorship. He was elected to a full term in 2022.