Andrew Rice

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Andrew Rice
Andrew Rice
In office
November 2006–Present
Preceded by Bernest Cain
Born April 23, 1973
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Nationality American-
Political party Democratic
Spouse Dr. Apple Newman Rice
Profession Politician
Religion Christian
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Andrew Rice represents Oklahoma State Senate district 46. The district is located in Oklahoma County. He attended Casady School and graduated from Colby College in 1996 with a Bachelor's Degree in Religious Studies; he received his Masters in Theological Studies from Harvard University Divinity School in 1999. From 1996-1997 Rice studied drug addiction problems and treatment in urban India. [1] During graduate school Rice produced a documentary entitled 'From Ashes' which focused on the AIDS epidemic in India. [2]

In 2001 his brother died in the 9/11 attack.[1]

He is married to Dr. Apple Newman Rice and they have two sons, Parker and Noah.

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[edit] State Senate

Senator Rice addressing a group in his Senate District
Senator Rice addressing a group in his Senate District

Andrew Rice was first elected to the State Senate in 2006. During the campaign his Republican opponent Joshua Jantz[2] distributed a flyer that called for thorns to be placed around the district and its voters and for their "salvation" and a desire for them to "elect righteous leaders."

Senator Rice represents District 46 in the Oklahoma State Senate, which includes much of Oklahoma County. Rice represents approximately 71,000 people. [3]

[edit] Senate Committees

  • Appropriation Subcommittee on Natural Resources and Regulatory Services
  • Business and Labor
  • Criminal Jurisprudence
  • Health and Human Resources - Co-Chair
  • Public Safety and Homeland Security

[edit] Legislation

  • Cosponsored and helped pass legislation called the “All Kids Act” to add 38,000 Oklahoma children to those eligible for government-sponsored health insurance.
  • Led a successful effort to make it easier for local governments to donate abandoned properties for use by Habitat for Humanities to construct affordable housing, especially in rural Oklahoma.
  • Co-author of the legislation creating the Hunger Task Force to tackle the problem of hunger in Oklahoma.
  • Authored legislation creating a state Veterans Health Insurance Program that provides coverage to uninsured Oklahoma veterans. The legislation was passed by the senate with 45-1 vote. [4]

[edit] U.S. Senate Run

Main article: Oklahoma United States Senate election, 2008

Senator Rice has announced that he is a candidate for the United States Senate, running against James Inhofe. In April of 2007 Rice met with chairman of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, New York Sen. Charles Schumer.[3]. Rice officially filed as a candidate for the United States Senate from Oklahoma on Monday, June 2, 2008. [[5]]

[edit] Election Results

November 7, 2006 General Election [4]

Candidate Votes %
  Andrew Rice 7,342 69.53%
  Joshua Jantz 3,217 30.47%

July 25, 2006 Primary Election [5]

Candidate Votes %
  Andrew Rice 2,383 60.90%
  Rhonda Rudd 1,084 27.70%
  Drew Dugan 446 11.40%

[edit] References

  1. ^ Blue America Welcomes Andrew Rice (D-OK) from FireDogLake.com
  2. ^ Okiedoke.com
  3. ^ Lawmaker is weighing run against Inhofe. Tulsa World. Retrieved on 2007-04-27.
  4. ^ 2006 General Results. State Election Board. Retrieved on 2007-04-27.
  5. ^ 2006 Primary Results. State Election Board. Retrieved on 2007-04-27.

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