The dominos are about to fall and the impact will change the power structure in the Rhode Island State House and may transform the 2022 Providence mayoral race. The expectation is that Raimondo will be confirmed in late February or early March which will then set off now-Lt. Governor Dan McKee’s accession to the governor’s office and will trigger the need for him to appoint a successor Lt. Governor. McKee has repeatedly voiced that he will select a candidate for Lt. Governor that will serve in partnership with him -- and he expects to move the Lt. Governor into the governor’s office. De facto, he expects that he and the Lt. Governor he selects would be a team that runs together in the governor's race in 2022.