Nomination of Matos as lt. gov. heads to Senate

Cassius Shuman

03/31/2021

LT. GOV. Sabina Matos (March 31 nomintaion-photo by Jonathan Bissonnette) — LT. GOV. SABINA MATOS, the former Providence City Council president, speaks after being nominated lieutenant governor by Gov. Daniel J. McKee on March 31. / COURTESY R.I. OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR/ JONATHAN BISSONNETTE

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island will soon have a new lieutenant governor, as Gov. Daniel J. McKee nominated Providence City Council President Sabina Matos at the Statehouse Wednesday morning. Matos would be the first Afro-Latina to serve as the state’s second-in-command. The R.I. Senate will vote on her confirmation. The nomination comes about a month after…