PERSON: Gina Raimondo

United States Department of Commerce

Commerce Secretary

Gina Marie Raimondo /rəˈmɒndoʊ/ (born May 17, 1971) is an American politician, businesswoman, venture capitalist, and the 75th and current governor of Rhode Island. Raimondo, a member of the Democratic Party, is the first woman to serve as governor of Rhode Island. Prior to her election as governor, she served as the general treasurer for Rhode Island and was the second Rhode Island woman to serve as treasurer. She was selected as the Democratic candidate for Rhode Island’s governorship in the 2014 election. Raimondo won the election with 41% of the vote, in a three-way race, against the mayor of Cranston, Republican Allan Fung, and businessman Robert Healey, on November 4, 2014.

Raimondo was elected to serve as the Vice Chair of the Democratic Governors Association for the 2018 election cycle.

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