The last Republican lieutenant governor in Rhode Island was Bernie Jackvony – and he was appointed to fill that role back in the late 1990s. And a lot of people question whether Rhode Island really needs a lieutenant governor. That question notwithstanding, Dan McKee was in the right place at the right time when, thanks to his being lieutenant governor, he succeeded Gina Raimondo as governor in March 2021. McKee ran a contest to come up with the next lieutenant governor, and he chose Providence City Council President Sabina Matos. But now, a first-time candidate wants to bring the lieutenant governor’s office back under Republican control.
The post On Political Roundtable: Election 2022, RI Lt. Gov. candidate Aaron Guckian; Economic Progress Institute’s Weayonnoh Nelson-Davis; and what’s next for bicycling in Providence appeared first on TPR: The Public's Radio.
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The last Republican lieutenant governor in Rhode Island was Bernie Jackvony – and he was appointed to fill that role back in the late 1990s. And a lot of people question whether Rhode Island really needs a lieutenant governor. That question notwithstanding, Dan McKee was in the right place at the right time when, thanks to his being lieutenant governor, he succeeded Gina Raimondo as governor in March 2021. McKee ran a contest to come up with the next lieutenant governor, and he chose Providence City Council President Sabina Matos. But now, a first-time candidate wants to bring the lieutenant governor’s office back under Republican control.
The post On Political Roundtable: Election 2022, RI Lt. Gov. candidate Aaron Guckian; Economic Progress Institute’s Weayonnoh Nelson-Davis; and what’s next for bicycling in Providence appeared first on TPR: The Public's Radio.