Dan McKee

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; June 16, 1951 (age 73); 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 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.

Early life and education

After graduating from Cumberland High School, McKee received a Bachelor of Arts in education and political science from Assumption College in Worcester, Massachusetts in 1973. He earned a Master of Public Administration from the Harvard Kennedy School in 2005.^[3]

Early career

McKee was an officer of McKee Brothers, a heating, air conditioning, and home heating oil delivery business his grandfather founded.^[4] He also ran a health and fitness business for more than 30 years.^[4]

During his time on the Cumberland, Rhode Island Town Council (1992–1998), McKee was also a basketball coach.^{[citation needed]}

McKee served six terms as Cumberland's mayor.^[5]

McKee has been a member of the board of directors of the Boys and Girls Club of Cumberland-Lincoln for over 25 years, serving as past president of the executive board and chair of the endowment committee.^{[citation needed]}

Lieutenant governor of Rhode Island

In 2013, McKee announced his candidacy for Rhode island lieutenant governor, defeating Secretary of State of Rhode Island Ralph Mollis and State Representative Frank Ferri in the Democratic primary.^[6] In the general election, he defeated Republican Catherine Terry Taylor, a legislative aide and speechwriter for U.S. Senators John Chafee and Lincoln Chafee,^[7] with 54.3% of the vote. He was reelected in 2018.^[8]

On January 7, 2021, President-elect Joe Biden selected then-Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo as Secretary of Commerce. Since McKee was next in line of succession, he became governor once Raimondo was confirmed by the United States Senate on March 2, 2021.^[9]

In February 2021, McKee began to form a COVID-19 advisory board.^[10] He had criticized the Raimondo administration over a slow COVID-19 vaccine rollout.^[11]

Governor of Rhode Island

McKee was sworn in as the 76th governor of Rhode Island on March 2, 2021.^[12]

On February 22, 2022, McKee announced that he was running for reelection to a full four-year term.^[13] He won the September 13 Democratic primary, defeating four challengers in a close race. He defeated Republican nominee Ashley Kalus in the general election.^[14]

In 2021, during the COVID-19 pandemic in Rhode Island, McKee said his main priority was to advance COVID-19 vaccine rollout and contain the outbreak.^[15] By July 4, Rhode Island had fully vaccinated over 633,000 people, 70% of its eligible adult population.^[16] It was the fifth state to reach that milestone.^[16] Also in July, McKee terminated the state mask mandate, but extended the COVID-19 emergency declaration to August 6, citing the prevalence of the highly transmissible Delta variant.^[17] On February 8, 2022, McKee announced that Rhode Island would lift mask mandates as the infection rate fell.^{[citation needed]}

In September 2021, McKee signed legislation that reclassified simple possession of 10 grams or less of certain controlled substances as a misdemeanor rather than a felony in Rhode Island. He signed the legislation at Project Weber/RENEW's office.^[18]

McKee supports gun control and says he would support an assault weapons ban.^[19]

Electoral history

Mayor of Cumberland

2000 Cumberland mayoral election^[20]^[21]
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dan McKee	4,390	61.48
	Democratic	Francis Gaschen	2,750	38.52
Total votes			7,140	100
General election
	Democratic	Dan McKee	11,625	100.00
Total votes			11,625	100

2002 Cumberland mayoral election^[22]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dan McKee (incumbent)	9,131	81.94
	Independent	Julian Pytka	2,012	18.06
Total votes			11,143	100

2004 Cumberland mayoral election^[23]
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	David Iwuc	2,666	54.98
	Democratic	Dan McKee (incumbent)	2,183	45.02
Total votes			4,849	100

2006 Cumberland mayoral election^[24]^[25]
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dan McKee	4,331	62.33
	Democratic	David Iwuc (incumbent)	2,666	37.67
Total votes			6,997	100
General election
	Democratic	Dan McKee	10,612	100.00
Total votes			10,612	100

2008 Cumberland mayoral election^[26]^[27]
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dan McKee (incumbent)	3,871	64.40
	Democratic	David Iwuc	2,140	35.60
Total votes			6,011	100
General election
	Democratic	Dan McKee (incumbent)	12,650	100.00
Total votes			12,650	100

2010 Cumberland mayoral election^[28]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dan McKee (incumbent)	8,091	63.95
	Independent	David Iwuc	4,562	36.05
Total votes			12,653	100

2012 Cumberland mayoral election^[29]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dan McKee (incumbent)	12,667	96.55
	Write-in		452	3.45
Total votes			13,119	100

Lieutenant governor

2014 Rhode Island lieutenant gubernatorial election^[30]^[31]
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dan McKee	48,634	43.47
	Democratic	Ralph Mollis	40,208	35.94
	Democratic	Frank Ferri	23,029	20.59
Total votes			111,871	100
General election
	Democratic	Dan McKee	169,078	54.29
	Republican	Catherine Terry Taylor	105,305	33.81
	Moderate	William H. Gilbert	25,951	8.33
	Libertarian	Tony Jones	10,221	3.28
	Write-in		906	0.29
Total votes			311,461	100

2018 Rhode Island lieutenant gubernatorial election^[32]^[33]
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dan McKee (incumbent)	57,983	51.09
	Democratic	Aaron Regunberg	55,517	48.91
Total votes			133,500	100
General election
	Democratic	Dan McKee (incumbent)	226,528	61.87
	Republican	Paul Pence	106,505	29.09
	Moderate	Joel Hellmann	11,332	3.10
	Independent	Jonathan J. Riccitelli	9,866	2.70
	Independent	Ross K. McCurdy	9,408	2.57
	Write-in		2,513	0.69
Total votes			366,152	100

Governor

2022 Rhode Island gubernatorial election
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dan McKee (incumbent)	37,288	32.8
	Democratic	Helena Foulkes	33,931	29.9
	Democratic	Nellie Gorbea	29,811	26.2
	Democratic	Matt Brown	9,021	7.9
	Democratic	Luis Daniel Muñoz	3,547	3.1
Total votes			113,598	100
General election
	Democratic	Dan McKee (incumbent)	207,166	57.9
	Republican	Ashley Kalus	139,001	38.9
	Independent	Zachary Hurwitz	4,512	1.3
	Independent	Paul Rianna	3,123	0.9
	Libertarian	Elijah Gizzarelli	2,811	0.8
	Write-in		1,057	0.3
Total votes			357,670	100

References

^ Edgar, Randal. "Cumberland Mayor McKee announces bid for R.I. lieutenant governor". providencejournal.com. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
^ Anderson, Katherine Gregg and Patrick. "Raimondo resigns after winning Senate confirmation as U.S. commerce secretary; McKee sworn in as RI governor". The Providence Journal. Retrieved March 12, 2021.
^ "Dan McKee's Biography". Vote Smart. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
^ ^a ^b Edgar, Randal (August 24, 2014). "Democrats in R.I. lieutenant governor race put economy first". The Providence Journal. Providence, RI.
^ "Governor Dan McKee | Governor's Office, State of Rhode Island". governor.ri.gov. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
^ "Rhode Island lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2014". Ballotpedia. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
^ ChrisS. "FirstWorks Names Taylor President of Board". GoLocalProv. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
^ "Lt. Gov. McKee wins re-election". WPRI.com. November 7, 2018. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
^ Wang, Hansi Lo (March 2, 2021). "Biden's Commerce Secretary, Gina Raimondo, Confirmed By Senate". NPR.org. Retrieved March 3, 2021.
^ "McKee names COVID advisory board". Boston Globe. February 3, 2021.
^ "McKee criticizes Raimondo administration over vaccine rollout". WPRI. February 15, 2021. Retrieved March 3, 2021.
^ Gregg, Katherine; Anderson, Patrick. "Raimondo resigns after winning Senate confirmation as U.S. commerce secretary; McKee sworn in as RI governor". The Providence Journal. Retrieved March 3, 2021.
^ "Gov. McKee launches campaign for a full term, flanked by mayors". WPRI.com. February 22, 2022. Retrieved September 14, 2022.
^ Ulloa, Jazmine (September 14, 2022). "McKee, Rhode Island's Appointed Governor, Wins Democratic Nomination to Run for Seat". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved September 14, 2022.
^ "RI Lt. Gov. Says Speeding Up Vaccine Distribution Is His 'Top Priority'". NECN. February 16, 2021. Retrieved March 3, 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Rhode Island reaches 70% COVID vaccination rate". MassLive. Associated Press. July 3, 2021. Archived from the original on July 10, 2021. Retrieved July 10, 2021.
^ Anderson, Patrick (July 9, 2021). "Governor McKee extends emergency, 3 additional cases of delta variant in RI". The Providence Journal. Retrieved July 10, 2021.
^ "Governor McKee signs legislation reclassifying certain drug possession charges". ABC6. September 28, 2021. Retrieved February 7, 2023.
^ "Assault weapons ban, safe storage bills held for further study by R.I. Judiciary Committee". Retrieved April 18, 2023.
^ "State Democratic Primary". State of Rhode Island Board of Elections. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
^ "2000 General Election". State of Rhode Island Board of Elections. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
^ "2002 General Election". State of Rhode Island Board of Elections. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
^ "Summary Results - Cumberland". State of Rhode Island Board of Elections. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
^ "Summary Results - Cumberland". State of Rhode Island Board of Elections. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
^ "Summary Results by Community: Cumberland". State of Rhode Island Board of Elections. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
^ "2008 Statewide Primary". State of Rhode Island Board of Elections. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
^ "2008 General Election". State of Rhode Island Board of Elections. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
^ "2010 General Election". State of Rhode Island Board of Elections. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
^ "2012 General Election". State of Rhode Island Board of Elections. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
^ "RI Lt. Governor - D Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
^ "RI Lt. Governor". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
^ "RI Lt. Governor - D Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
^ "RI Lt. Governor". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 7, 2021.

External links

Governor Dan McKee official government website
McKee for Governor campaign website
Appearances on C-SPAN

Profile at Vote Smart

Political offices
Preceded by Elizabeth Roberts	Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island 2015–2021	Succeeded by Sabina Matos
Preceded by Gina Raimondo	Governor of Rhode Island 2021–present	Incumbent
Party political offices
Preceded by Gina Raimondo	Democratic nominee for Governor of Rhode Island 2022	Most recent
U.S. order of precedence (ceremonial)
Preceded by Kamala Harris as Vice President	Order of precedence of the United States Within Rhode Island	Succeeded by Mayor of city in which event is held
Preceded by Kamala Harris as Vice President		Succeeded by Otherwise Mike Johnson as Speaker of the House
Preceded by Roy Cooper as Governor of North Carolina	Order of precedence of the United States Outside Rhode Island	Succeeded by Phil Scott as Governor of Vermont

[1] Edgar, Randal. "Cumberland Mayor McKee announces bid for R.I. lieutenant governor". providencejournal.com. Retrieved November 21, 2019.

[2] Anderson, Katherine Gregg and Patrick. "Raimondo resigns after winning Senate confirmation as U.S. commerce secretary; McKee sworn in as RI governor". The Providence Journal. Retrieved March 12, 2021.

[3] "Dan McKee's Biography". Vote Smart. Retrieved September 26, 2022.

[Randal-4] Edgar, Randal (August 24, 2014). "Democrats in R.I. lieutenant governor race put economy first". The Providence Journal. Providence, RI.

[5] "Governor Dan McKee | Governor's Office, State of Rhode Island". governor.ri.gov. Retrieved November 19, 2024.

[6] "Rhode Island lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2014". Ballotpedia. Retrieved November 21, 2019.

[7] ChrisS. "FirstWorks Names Taylor President of Board". GoLocalProv. Retrieved November 21, 2019.

[8] "Lt. Gov. McKee wins re-election". WPRI.com. November 7, 2018. Retrieved November 21, 2019.

[9] Wang, Hansi Lo (March 2, 2021). "Biden's Commerce Secretary, Gina Raimondo, Confirmed By Senate". NPR.org. Retrieved March 3, 2021.

[10] "McKee names COVID advisory board". Boston Globe. February 3, 2021.

[11] "McKee criticizes Raimondo administration over vaccine rollout". WPRI. February 15, 2021. Retrieved March 3, 2021.

[12] Gregg, Katherine; Anderson, Patrick. "Raimondo resigns after winning Senate confirmation as U.S. commerce secretary; McKee sworn in as RI governor". The Providence Journal. Retrieved March 3, 2021.

[13] "Gov. McKee launches campaign for a full term, flanked by mayors". WPRI.com. February 22, 2022. Retrieved September 14, 2022.

[14] Ulloa, Jazmine (September 14, 2022). "McKee, Rhode Island's Appointed Governor, Wins Democratic Nomination to Run for Seat". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved September 14, 2022.

[15] "RI Lt. Gov. Says Speeding Up Vaccine Distribution Is His 'Top Priority'". NECN. February 16, 2021. Retrieved March 3, 2021.

[MassLive20210703-16] "Rhode Island reaches 70% COVID vaccination rate". MassLive. Associated Press. July 3, 2021. Archived from the original on July 10, 2021. Retrieved July 10, 2021.

[ProJo20210709-17] Anderson, Patrick (July 9, 2021). "Governor McKee extends emergency, 3 additional cases of delta variant in RI". The Providence Journal. Retrieved July 10, 2021.

[18] "Governor McKee signs legislation reclassifying certain drug possession charges". ABC6. September 28, 2021. Retrieved February 7, 2023.

[weaponsban-19] "Assault weapons ban, safe storage bills held for further study by R.I. Judiciary Committee". Retrieved April 18, 2023.

[20] "State Democratic Primary". State of Rhode Island Board of Elections. Retrieved December 7, 2021.

[21] "2000 General Election". State of Rhode Island Board of Elections. Retrieved December 7, 2021.

[22] "2002 General Election". State of Rhode Island Board of Elections. Retrieved December 7, 2021.

[23] "Summary Results - Cumberland". State of Rhode Island Board of Elections. Retrieved December 7, 2021.

[24] "Summary Results - Cumberland". State of Rhode Island Board of Elections. Retrieved December 7, 2021.

[25] "Summary Results by Community: Cumberland". State of Rhode Island Board of Elections. Retrieved December 7, 2021.

[26] "2008 Statewide Primary". State of Rhode Island Board of Elections. Retrieved December 7, 2021.

[27] "2008 General Election". State of Rhode Island Board of Elections. Retrieved December 7, 2021.

[28] "2010 General Election". State of Rhode Island Board of Elections. Retrieved December 7, 2021.

[29] "2012 General Election". State of Rhode Island Board of Elections. Retrieved December 7, 2021.

[30] "RI Lt. Governor - D Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 7, 2021.

[31] "RI Lt. Governor". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 7, 2021.

[32] "RI Lt. Governor - D Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 7, 2021.

[33] "RI Lt. Governor". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 7, 2021.

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Dan McKee

Early life and education

Early career

Lieutenant governor of Rhode Island

Governor of Rhode Island

Electoral history

Mayor of Cumberland

Lieutenant governor

Governor

References

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