RI’s First Female Governor is Inaugurated - Gina Raimondo
Wednesday, January 07, 2015
It is official, Rhode Island has its first female Governor. Gina Raimondo becomes Rhode Island's 75th Governor and she took the oath of office 240 years after Nicholas Cooke, RI's first Governor, was sworn into office.GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE -- SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLAST
Rhode Island's most notable Governors include the likes of William Sprague, III, Thomas Dorr, Henry Lippitt, Theodore Francis Green, John Pastore, John Chafee and now a Rhodes Scholar - Raimondo.
Take a look at some of the images from Tuesday's frosty event.
Related Slideshow: Gina Raimondo is Inaugurated as the 75th Governor of RI
Gina Raimondo was inaugurated on Tuesday, Janary 6, 2015 as Rhode Island's 75th--and first female-- Governor.
Joined by her family, Raimondo was sworn in on the south steps of the Rhode Island State House.
For a further look at her day, see the slideshow below.
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