Daniel J. McKee

Daniel J. McKee DEMDemocrat

Governor

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Daniel J. McKeeDEMDemocrat Governor
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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. 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.

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Education5 - 5 of 3
Assumption University
Bachelor of Arts education
1973
John F. Kennedy School of Government
Master in Public Administration
2003 - 2005
Cumberland High School
Past Positions1 - 5 of 5
Governor
State of Rhode Island
2021 - Current
Lieutenant Governor
State of Rhode Island
2015 - 2021
Former Mayor
Town of Cumberland
Former Member
Cumberland Town Council
Vice President
McKee Brothers Oil Corporation
Other Experience1 - 8 of 8
Member
Board of Directors, Boys and Girls Club, Cumberland-Lincoln
Current
Former Chair
Endowment Committee, Boys and Girls Club, Cumberland-Lincoln
Former Chair
National Lieutenant Governors Association
Former Co-Chair
Energy Committee, National Lieutenant Governors Association
Former Member
Education Committee, National Lieutenant Governors Association
Former President
Executive Board, Boys and Girls Club, Cumberland-Lincoln
Founder
Cumberland Mayor's Office for Children, Youth and Learning
Former Member
United States Secretary of Education Mayors Advisory Council
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