Dan McKee

Daniel J. McKee (born June 16, 1951) is an American politician and businessman serving since 2021 as the 76th governor of Rhode Island. A member of the Democratic Party, he served from 2015 to 2021 as Rhode Island's 69th lieutenant governor. 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. He ran for a second full term in 2026, but lost renomination to Helena Foulkes.