Dan McKee

Dan McKee
McKee in 2022
76th Governor of Rhode Island
Incumbent
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 (1951-06-16) June 16, 1951 (age 72) Cumberland, Rhode Island, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Susan McGill
Children	2
Education	Assumption University (BA) Harvard University (MPA)
Website	Government website

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.^[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.