Deputy Governor of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations

The Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island is Daniel McKee. He assumed office January 6, 2015.

In Rhode Island, the lieutenant governor and governor of Rhode Island are elected on separate tickets.

The Royal Charter was suspended from 1686 until 1689.

The title of the office was changed to “Lieutenant Governor” in 1798.

During the 2010 elections, the Cool Moose Party of Rhode Island submitted Bob Healey as candidate for Lieutenant Governor. He ran on the proposition that he will attempt to abolish the office of Lieutenant Governor itself.

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