# Governor of Rhode Island > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Governor_of_Rhode_Island > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Governor_of_Rhode_Island.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Governor_of_Rhode_Island > Source revision: 1331469251 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Head of government of the U.S. state of Rhode Island For a list, see [List of governors of Rhode Island](/source/List_of_governors_of_Rhode_Island). Governor of the State of Rhode Island Seal of the governor Flag of the governor Incumbent Dan McKee since March 2, 2021 Government of Rhode Island Style Governor (informal) The Honorable (formal) Type Head of state Head of government Member of Cabinet Residence None official Seat State House, Providence, Rhode Island Nominator Primary election Appointer Popular vote Term length Four years; renewable once consecutively Constituting instrument Constitution of Rhode Island Formation Original form: June 1636 Current form: November 1775 Succession Line of succession Deputy Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island Salary $145,754.96 (2020)[1] Website Official website The **governor of Rhode Island** is the [head of government](/source/Head_of_government) of the [U.S. state](/source/U.S._state) of [Rhode Island](/source/Rhode_Island) and serves as [commander-in-chief](/source/Commander-in-chief) and Captain-General of the state's [Army National Guard](/source/Rhode_Island_Army_National_Guard) and [Air National Guard](/source/Rhode_Island_Air_National_Guard). The current [governor](/source/Governor) is [Dan McKee](/source/Dan_McKee), a member of the [Democratic Party](/source/Democratic_Party_(United_States)). In their capacity as commander of the national guard, the governor of Rhode Island also has the title of [captain general](/source/Captain_general).[2] Rhode Island is one of the few states that currently does not have a [governor's mansion](/source/List_of_governors'_residences_in_the_United_States) or other [official residence](/source/Official_residence). ## Qualifications The following are the requirements to be elected Governor of Rhode Island:[3] - Be at least eighteen years of age - Be a resident of the State of Rhode Island for at least thirty days - Be a registered voter in Rhode Island ## Constitutional authority and responsibilities Section I, Article IX[4] of the [Rhode Island Constitution](/source/Rhode_Island_Constitution) reads, Power vested in governor. – The chief executive power of this state shall be vested in a governor, who, together with a lieutenant governor, shall be elected by the people. The Governor of Rhode Island is elected every four years and is limited to two consecutive terms. As the chief executive of the [Government of Rhode Island](/source/Government_of_Rhode_Island), the governor is supported by a number of elected general officers and appointed directors of state agencies. Responsibilities granted to the governor by the Rhode Island Constitution include the position of commander-in-chief of all components of the [Rhode Island National Guard](/source/Rhode_Island_National_Guard), so long as they remain un-federalized by the [president of the United States](/source/President_of_the_United_States), and the responsibility to submit the annual state budget to the [Rhode Island General Assembly](/source/Rhode_Island_General_Assembly). The governor also has the power to grant pardons and veto bills, resolutions and votes subject to a two-thirds override. ## Party affiliation Number of governors of Rhode Island by party affiliation[5] Party Governors Republican 32 Democratic 22 Democratic-Republican 4 Independent 4 Whig 4 Country 3 Law and Order 2 Dorr Rebellion 1 Federalist 1 Know Nothing 1 Rhode Island Party 1 ## Colonial Rhode Island, 1640–1775 Further information: [List of colonial governors of Rhode Island](/source/List_of_colonial_governors_of_Rhode_Island) ## Timeline Timeline of Rhode Island governors ## See also - [Rhode Island portal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Rhode_Island) - [Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island](/source/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Rhode_Island) ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["State of RI Payroll Tranparency Portal"](http://www.transparency.ri.gov/payroll). State of Rhode Island. Retrieved October 9, 2020. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Constitution of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations"](https://web.archive.org/web/20110818005134/http://www.rilin.state.ri.us/RiConstitution/C09.html). *[State of Rhode Island](/source/State_of_Rhode_Island) General Assembly*. Archived from [the original](http://www.rilin.state.ri.us/RiConstitution/C09.html) on August 18, 2011. Retrieved July 19, 2011. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["2018 Rhode Island guide for candidates"](https://web.archive.org/web/20200920001905/https://www.sos.ri.gov/assets/downloads/documents/Run-for-Office-Guide-2018.pdf) (PDF). *www.sos.ri.gov*. Archived from [the original](https://www.sos.ri.gov/assets/downloads/documents/Run-for-Office-Guide-2018.pdf) (PDF) on September 20, 2020. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["State of Rhode Island General Assembly"](https://web.archive.org/web/20181112223402/http://www.rilin.state.ri.us/riconstitution/Pages/C09.aspx). Archived from [the original](http://www.rilin.state.ri.us/riconstitution/Pages/C09.aspx) on November 12, 2018. Retrieved November 12, 2018. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Table does not include governors from the colonial period, when there were no organized parties in Rhode Island, and governors were generally appointed rather than elected. It also does not include acting governors. ## External links - [Office of the Governor Executive Orders](https://catalog.sos.ri.gov/repositories/2/resources/5) from the Rhode Island State Archives - [State Photographer Alex Tavares photographs](https://catalog.sos.ri.gov/repositories/2/archival_objects/945) from the Rhode Island State Archives v t e Governors of Rhode Island Cooke Greene Collins A. Fenner H. Smith Wilbour J. Fenner Jones Knight Gibbs J. Fenner Arnold Francis Sprague III King Dorr J. Fenner Jackson Diman Harris Anthony Allen Dimond Hoppin Dyer Sr. Turner Sprague IV Cozzens J. Smith Burnside Padelford Howard H. 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Chafee Raimondo McKee v t e Chief executives of the United States Federal President of the United States list State governors (current list) Alabama list Alaska Arizona Arkansas California list Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida list Georgia list Hawaii list Idaho Illinois list Indiana list Iowa Kansas Kentucky list Louisiana list Maine list Maryland list Massachusetts list Michigan list Minnesota list Mississippi list Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire list New Jersey list New Mexico list New York list North Carolina list North Dakota list Ohio list Oklahoma list Oregon list Pennsylvania Rhode Island list South Carolina list South Dakota list Tennessee list Texas list Utah Vermont list Virginia list Washington West Virginia Wisconsin list Wyoming Territorial (current list) American Samoa District of Columbia list Guam Northern Mariana Islands Puerto Rico list United States Virgin Islands Defunct Cuba Dakota Territory Panama Canal Zone Philippine Islands (until 1935) Commonwealth of the Philippines (until 1946) President High Commissioner Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands Santo Domingo Demographics Current by age longest-serving Ethnic-minority Female Born outside of the United States Died in office First spouses Executive air transports lines of succession v t e Rhode Island statewide elected officials Governor list Lieutenant Governor Secretary of State Attorney General Treasurer v t e United States governors' residences Alabama Alaska American Samoa Arizona† Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia† Florida Georgia Guam Hawaii Idaho† Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts† Michigan Summer Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Northern Mariana Islands† Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Puerto Rico Rhode Island† South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming Virgin Islands † - No official residence --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Governor of Rhode Island](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Governor_of_Rhode_Island) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Governor_of_Rhode_Island?action=history)). 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