Dan McKee

Dan McKee
McKee in 2022
76th Governor of Rhode Island
Assumed office
March 2, 2021
LieutenantSabina Matos
Preceded byGina Raimondo
69th Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island
In office
January 6, 2015 – March 2, 2021
GovernorGina Raimondo
Preceded byElizabeth Roberts
Succeeded bySabina Matos
Mayor of Cumberland
In office
January 7, 2007 – January 6, 2015
Preceded byDavid Iwuc
Succeeded byWilliam Murray
In office
January 2001 – January 2005
Preceded byFrank Gaschen
Succeeded byDavid Iwuc
Member of the Cumberland Town Council
In office
1992–1998
Personal details
Born
Daniel J. McKee

(1951-06-16) June 16, 1951 (age 73)
Cumberland, Rhode Island, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseSusan McGill
Children2
EducationAssumption University (BA)
Harvard University (MPA)
WebsiteGovernment website

Daniel J. McKee (born June 16, 1951) is an American politician and businessman serving as the 76th governor of Rhode Island since 2021. A member of the Democratic Party, he also served as Rhode Island's 69th lieutenant governor from 2015 to 2021.

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.[1] 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.[2] He was elected to a full term in 2022.

  1. ^ Edgar, Randal. "Cumberland Mayor McKee announces bid for R.I. lieutenant governor". providencejournal.com. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
  2. ^ Anderson, Katherine Gregg and Patrick. "Raimondo resigns after winning Senate confirmation as U.S. commerce secretary; McKee sworn in as RI governor". The Providence Journal. Retrieved March 12, 2021.