office of the Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island

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The office of the Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island is a statewide elected executive position that serves as the state’s second-highest constitutional officer, supporting the governor and often leading initiatives on issues such as emergency preparedness, small business, and veterans’ affairs.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf constitutional office
state executive office
appliesToJurisdiction Rhode Island
belongsTo U.S. state constitutional offices
constitutionalBasis Rhode Island state constitution
surface form: Constitution of Rhode Island
constitutionalRank second-highest executive office in Rhode Island
country United States of America
surface form: United States
electionType statewide election
focusArea emergency preparedness
small business development
veterans’ services
governmentBranch executive branch of Rhode Island
hasConstituency residents of Rhode Island
hasTitle Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island
surface form: Lieutenant Governor of the State of Rhode Island
isElected true
isExecutiveOffice true
isPartOf Executive branch of the Government of Rhode Island
state government of Rhode Island
surface form: Government of Rhode Island
jurisdiction Rhode Island
surface form: State of Rhode Island
levelOfGovernment state level
mayPresideOver various state boards and commissions
officeCategory office of the Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island self-linksurface differs
surface form: state lieutenant governor office
officeCreatedBy Rhode Island state constitution
officeHolderRole second-highest constitutional officer of Rhode Island
officeScope statewide
officeType elected office
positionHeldBy Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island
responsibility constituent services
lead initiatives on emergency preparedness
lead initiatives on small business issues
lead initiatives on veterans’ affairs
public policy advocacy
support the Governor of Rhode Island
roleInSuccession first in line of succession to the Governor of Rhode Island
seat Providence, Rhode Island, United States
surface form: Providence, Rhode Island
supportsOffice Office of the Governor of Rhode Island
surface form: office of the Governor of Rhode Island

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Rhode Island State House function office of the Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island
Rhode Island executive branch includesOffice office of the Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island
this entity surface form: Office of the Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island
office of the Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island officeCategory office of the Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: state lieutenant governor office