Former Rhode Island Lt. Governor Daniel J. McKee signs an executive order calling for ethical governance after being sworn in as Governor, Tuesday, March 2, 2021, in Providence, R.I. McKee was sworn in as Rhode Island’s 76th governor on Tuesday as former governor Gina Raimondo officially joined President Joe Biden's cabinet as U.S. commerce secretary after winning Senate confirmation. McKee, 69, has served as the state's lieutenant governor since 2015. (Bob Breidenbach/Providence Journal via AP, Pool)

Nurse Kerry Stanchina, of The Wellness Company, administers a COVID-19 vaccine to Rhode Island Lt. Gob. Daniel J. McKee, Tuesday, March 2, 2021, at the Dunkin Donuts Center in Providence, R.I. (Bob Breidenbach/Providence Journal via AP)

Former Rhode Island Lt. Governor Daniel J. McKee is sworn in as Governor by Secretary of State Nellie Gorbea at the Rhode Island State House, Tuesday, March 2, 2021, in Providence, R.I. Holding the family bible is his wife, Susan McKee, left. McKee was joined by his son, Matthew, daughter, Kara and future daughter-in-law, Laura Clifford. McKee was sworn in as Rhode Island’s 76th governor on Tuesday as former governor Gina Raimondo officially joined President Joe Biden's cabinet as U.S. commerce secretary after winning Senate confirmation. (Bob Breidenbach/Providence Journal via AP, Pool)