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Raimondo was the first female governor of Rhode Island, and one of nine incumbent female governors in the United States at time of her resignation. During her tenure, she was credited with cutting taxes every year and removed eight thousand pages of regulations—30% of the state's regulations.
Deputy. Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island. Salary. $128,210 (2013) [1] Website. governor .ri .gov. 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.
No.GovernorGovernorGovernor75March 2, 2021 [221] – Incumbent [ae]74Gina Raimondo (b. 1971) [218]January 6, 2015 – March 2, 2021 ...73Lincoln Chafee (b. 1953) [215]January 4, 2011 [216] – January 6, 2015 ...72Donald Carcieri (b. 1942) [213]January 7, 2003 [214] – January 4, 2011 ...First and only woman as Governor of Rhode Island. Resigned to become U.S. Secretary of Commerce: 6 years, 55 days Kate Brown (born 1960) Oregon: February 18, 2015: January 9, 2023: Democratic: First openly bisexual governor and first openly LGBT elected governor. Elevated from Secretary of State. Later elected in her own right. Term-limited
StartingTotalGraphJanuary 10, 202312❚❚❚❚❚❚❚❚❚❚❚❚January 5, 202311❚❚❚❚❚❚❚❚❚❚❚January 2, 202310❚❚❚❚❚❚❚❚❚❚August 24, 20219❚❚❚❚❚❚❚❚❚Jan 8, 2021 · November 2014: With 41% of the vote, Raimondo defeats Republican Allan Fung and Moderate Robert Healey and is elected the first female governor in Rhode Island history. January 2015: Raimondo is...
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Aug 18, 2023 · Raimondo was elected as Rhode Island’s first female governor back in November 2014. She served as the state’s 75th governor for six years before resigning in 2021 to join the Biden...
- Sarah Doiron
May 22, 2018 · Using her role as treasurer as a springboard, Raimondo ran and was elected governor of Rhode Island in 2014. She now serves as the state’s first female governor.
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Nov 5, 2014 · Raimondo Elected As Rhode Island's First Female Governor. Rhode Island Treasurer Gina Raimondo (D) defeated Cranston Mayor Allan Fung (R) in the state's governor's race Tuesday. Fung and Raimondo were seeking the opportunity to succeed Gov. Lincoln Chafee (D), who decided against a re-election bid.
