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Apr 14, 2021
(Providence, RI) Former Providence City Council President Sabina Matos is now Rhode Island s lieutenant governor. She was sworn-in during a brief State House ceremony this morning following her Senate confirmation last night. Matos is Governor McKee s successor from about 60 applicants for the job.
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Matos sworn in as Rhode Island s lieutanent governor
April 14, 2021
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FILE - In this July 26, 2016, file photo, Rhode Island delegate Sabina Matos, right, watches a presentation during the second day session of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia. Matos, 47, made history, Wednesday, April 14, 2021, when she was sworn in as Rhode Island s lieutenant governor, the first person of color to hold the post. Matos is the former president of the Providence City Council and identifies as Afro-Latina.John Locher/AP
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) Sabina Matos made history Wednesday when she was sworn in as Rhode Island s lieutenant governor, the first person of color to hold the post.