PROVIDENCE What next?
Rhode Island pols have started to queue up for potential appointment by Lieutenant Gov. Dan McKee of his own replacement, when Governor Gina Raimondo s anticipated mid- after resignation elevates him to the top spot.
On Thursday, President-elect Joseph Biden announced his choice of Raimondo for his commerce secretary, subject to confirmation by the U.S. Senate.
By Friday morning, Woonsocket Mayor Lisa Baldelli-Hunt, former state Sen. Donna Nesselbush and Lisa Ranglin, the head of the R.I. Black Business Association, had added their names to a mix of candidates for lieutenant governor that already included Sen. Louis DiPalma and former Central Falls Mayor James Diossa.