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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2021

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H O U S E   R E S O L U T I O N

CONGRATULATING GOVERNOR DANIEL MCKEE ON THE JOYOUS OCCASION OF

HIS 70TH BIRTHDAY

     Introduced By: Representatives Ackerman, Shekarchi, Blazejewski, Marszalkowski,
Filippi, McLaughlin, Kennedy, McNamara, Kazarian, and Casimiro

     Date Introduced: June 16, 2021

     Referred To: House read and passed

     WHEREAS, The Honorable Daniel McKee, Governor of the State of Rhode Island, was

born in Cumberland the son of James and Willa McKee. His family had owned and operated a

small business for more than one hundred years. He graduated from Cumberland High School,

received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Assumption College, and attained a Master of Public

Administration degree from the Harvard Kennedy School; and

     WHEREAS, Governor McKee has had a long and successful career in the private sector

as a businessman. He served as an officer of McKee Brothers, an air conditioning, heating and oil

delivery business, and ran a health and fitness business for more than thirty years; and

     WHEREAS, Governor McKee has also had a long and distinguished public service

career. He served with integrity and distinction as a member of the Cumberland Town Council

from 1992 to 2001, and as the Mayor of Cumberland twice, first from 2001 to 2005, and from

2007 to 2015. He also served our State as Rhode Island’s 69th Lieutenant Governor from 2015 to

2021; and

     WHEREAS, As Mayor of Cumberland, Governor McKee worked tirelessly to improve

the Town’s financial standing and to create a thriving business climate. He also focused much of

his time and energy on improving public safety and having a school system environment that

allowed teachers and students to flourish; and

     WHEREAS, In order to minimize the damage caused by the historic flooding that hit

Cumberland and other parts of Rhode Island, Governor McKee worked diligently and

successfully with federal and state officials. As Lieutenant Governor, he served as Chair of the

National Lieutenant Governors Association, Co-Chair of the NLGA’s Energy Committee, and as

a member of its Education Committee; and

     WHEREAS, Since becoming the 76th Governor of Rhode Island on March 2, 2021,

Governor McKee has been steadfast in his efforts to get as many people as possible vaccinated

and protected from the effects of Covid-19. He is also working hard to make government more

accessible to all Rhode Island residents, is promoting fiscal responsibility, and has taken the lead

on issues related to economic development, small businesses, and the creation of much-needed

jobs; and

     WHEREAS, Governor McKee played basketball in high school and has always had a

passion for athletics. He coached both Boys and Girls basketball at all levels and won two State

AAU Basketball Championships in 1998 and 2000. He also served as a member of the Board of

Directors of the Boys and Girls Club of Cumberland-Lincoln for twenty-five years. He is married

to Susan, and has two adult children, Matt and Kara; now, therefore be it

     RESOLVED, That this House of Representatives of the State of Rhode Island hereby

congratulates the Honorable Daniel McKee, Governor of the State of Rhode Island, on the joyous

occasion of his 70th birthday. We moreover wish him good health and much continued success;

and be it further

     RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to

transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to the Honorable Daniel McKee, Governor of the

State of Rhode Island.

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