The President of the Rhode Island Senate is the presiding officer of the
Rhode Island Senate. Unlike most other states, the
Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island
The current lieutenant governor of Rhode Island is Sabina Matos, who was sworn in on April 14, 2021, after Daniel McKee succeeded to the office of governor. The first lieutenant governor was George Brown.
In Rhode Island, the lieutenant gover ...
does not preside of the state senate. Instead, the lieutenant governor has roles in "emergency preparedness and homeland security".
The role of president was established in 2003.
Rhode Island Constitution provides that the lieutenant governor would no longer preside over the Senate in 2003, and power would be transferred to a president elected by senators.
The first elected president was
Joseph A. Montalbano, a
Democrat from
North Providence.
List
References
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Government of Rhode Island
Politics of Rhode Island
Presidents of the Rhode Island State Senate
Rhode Island state senators