PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Rhode Island Lt. Gov. Daniel McKee has been named chairman of the National Lt. Governors Association.
The Democrat was nominated Friday at the group’s annual meeting in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
As chairman, McKee will lead the association’s 17-person executive committee in directing policy discussions and setting the group’s general business agenda.
McKee called the nomination a tremendous honor, saying he looks forward to “working with lieutenant governors from both parties and every region.”
McKee has been chairman of the group’s Policy Resolutions Committee since July 2015.
The NLGA is the professional association for lieutenant governors in all 50 states and five U.S. territories.
The group’s website says it aims to foster interstate collaboration and improve the efficiency of state and territorial administration.
