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TV Weatherman Among More Than 60 People To Apply To Be Rhode Island’s Next Lieutenant Governor

February 10, 2021

In the coming weeks, Rhode Island’s current lieutenant governor expects to pick a new lieutenant governor, as state officials anticipate current governor Gina Raimondo will join President Joe Biden’s administration as the U.S. Commerce secretary.

On Tuesday, February 9, the state released a list of the more than 60 people who applied for the position. The current lieutenant governor, Dan McKee, who is in line to move up to governor when Raimondo leaves, plans to  appoint one of the applicants.

One of the applicants is a WPRI-TV Channel 12 weatherman, T.J. Del Santo, according to The Providence Journal.

Another was the second-place finished in the 2018 Democratic primary for lieutenant governor, Aaron Regunberg, whom current lieutenant governor Dan McKee beat.

Here is a list of everyone who applied, according to Patch.com:

• Robert Albanese
• Dana Amore
• Ray Berberick
• Elizabeth Beretta-Perik
• James Black
• Maria Bucci
• John Bushee
• John Carlevale, Sr.
• Dylan Conley
• Caswell Cooke
• Daniel Cooke
• Marco Cross
• Christopher Curran
• Michelle David
• T.J. DelSanto
• Andrew Demosthenous
• Michael DeRobbio
• Grace Diaz
• James Diossa
• Louis DiPalma
• Shirley Francis-Fraser
• Joanne Giannini
• Jared Goodwin
• Alan Gustafson
• William Guthrie
• Jake Hall
• Robert Hamel
• Jeffery Hutton
• David Iwuc
• Paul Kluk
• Robert Lafleur
• Jason Lavimodiere
• Ted LeBlond
• Tracy Loignon
• Michael Mancuso
• Mathew Mannix
• Ray Mathieu
• Sabina Matos
• Kyle McCurdy
• Rachael McIntosh
• Timothy Meyers
• Donna Nesselbush
• Camille Nixon
• Keith Oliveira
• Michael Payette
• Lisa Pelosi
• Michael Pisaturo
• Riley Rancourt
• Lisa Ranglin
• Aaron Regunberg
• Jonathan Riccitelli
• Spencer Rickert
• Michael Riley
• Christopher Rock
• Peter Russo
• Matthew Santos
• Donald Sherman
• Stuart Spitalnic
• Christopher Stanley
• Anastasia Williams