Karyn Polito

Karyn Polito
Official portait, 2018
72nd Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts
In office
January 8, 2015 – January 5, 2023
GovernorCharlie Baker
Preceded byTim Murray
Succeeded byKim Driscoll
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
from the 11th Worcester district
In office
January 8, 2001 – January 8, 2011
Preceded byRonald Gauch
Succeeded byMatthew Beaton
Personal details
Born
Karyn Ellen Polito

(1966-11-11) November 11, 1966 (age 57)
Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseStephan Rodolakis
Children2
EducationBoston College (BS)
New England School of Law (JD)

Karyn Ellen Polito (born November 11, 1966) is an American attorney, businesswoman, and politician who served as the 72nd lieutenant governor of Massachusetts from 2015 to 2023. Polito was a Republican member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives for the 11th Worcester district from 2001 to 2011. Polito was first elected lieutenant governor in 2014 with her running mate, Charlie Baker. They were both re-elected in 2018, and declined to seek reelection in 2022.