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The governor of Rhode Island is the head of government of Rhode Island and serves as commander-in-chief of the U.S. state's Army National Guard and Air National Guard. The current governor is Dan McKee .
Governor: Dan McKee: Preceded by: Nellie Gorbea: Member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives from the 65th district; In office January 1, 2013 – January 3, 2023: Preceded by: John Savage: Succeeded by: Matthew Dawson: Personal details; Born October 28, 1966 (age 58) Political party: Democratic: Education: Providence College New ...
Donald Louis Carcieri [1] (/ k ər ˈ tʃ ɪr i / kər-CHEER-ee; Italian: [karˈtʃɛːri]; born December 16, 1942) is an American politician and corporate executive who served as the 73rd Governor of Rhode Island from January 2003 to January 2011. Carcieri has worked as a manufacturing company executive, aid relief worker, bank executive, and ...
Section I, Article IX [4] of the Rhode Island Constitution reads, Power vested in governor. – The chief executive power of this state shall be vested in a governor, who, together with a lieutenant governor, shall be elected by the people. The Governor of Rhode Island is elected every four years and is limited to two consecutive terms.
The lieutenant governor, though nominally in the executive branch, is a largely ceremonial position. The governor and lieutenant governor are elected on separate tickets by the electorate of Rhode Island. The governor's offices are located in the State House. Rhode Island is one of the few states that lacks a governor's mansion.
In 1986, Carmine Carcieri, a distant relative of future Gov. Donald Carcieri, paid Joseph McDevitt $25,000 to surrender Plate 7 to the Division of Motor Vehicles.
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Garrahy was elected to the Rhode Island Senate in 1962 as a Democrat, and served there until 1968. While in the Senate, he also served as Deputy Majority leader from 1963 onwards. In 1968, Garrahy was elected the 61st Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island, and served in that office until 1977.