McKee sworn in as Rhode Island governor
PROVIDENCE — Rhode Island has a new governor.
Democrat Gina Raimondo resigned the state's top office on Tuesday night, hours after winning U.S. Senate confirmation as commerce secretary on an 84-to-15 vote.
Her resignation set the stage for the swearing-in a short time later of her successor: Lt. Gov. Dan McKee.
McKee was sworn in by Secretary of State Nellie Gorbea before his wife, Susan, and two children, Kara and Matthew.
In his first act as governor, McKee, a 69-year-old Democrat and former mayor of Cumberland, signed an executive order that reportedly echoed the promises made by his predecessors to abide by the highest standards of government.
Read more: https://www.providencejournal.com/story/news/politics/2021/03/02/ri-may-have-new-governor-today-heres-how-would-happen/6883302002/
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Good for RI! 
My sister state. Teach.
