Andrew Rice | |
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Rice at a parade in Oklahoma City | |
Member of the Oklahoma Senate from the 46th district |
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Assumed office November 2006 |
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Preceded by | Bernest Cain |
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Born | April 23, 1973 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse(s) | Dr. Apple Newman Rice |
Alma mater | Christchurch School, Colby College, Harvard University |
Occupation | Non-profit director |
Religion | Christian |
Andrew Monroe Rice (born April 23, 1973) is an American politician from Oklahoma currently representing Senate District 46 in the Oklahoma State Senate. He resigned from his Senate seat effective January 15, 2012, citing an out-of-state career opportunity for his wife.[1]
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Born and raised in Oklahoma City, Rice attended Casady School and graduated from Christchurch School. In 1996, he graduated from Colby College with a bachelor's degree in Religious Studies and in 1999 he earned his masters in Theological Studies from Harvard Divinity School in Cambridge, Massachusetts.[2]
From 1996 to 1997 Rice studied drug addiction problems and treatment in urban India. During graduate school, Rice produced a documentary entitled From Ashes which focused on the AIDS epidemic in India.[3]
In 2001, Rice's brother, David Harlow Rice, died in the September 11, 2001 attacks.[4]
After winning the Democratic party's three-way primary for Senate district 46 on July 25, 2006, Rice won the general election garnering 69.5 percent of the vote. He was sworn into office on November 16, 2006.[5]
Rice's Senate district encompasses downtown and the urban core of Oklahoma City and covers approximately 71,000 people.[6]
In 2010, Rice was re-elected to the Oklahoma State Senate with 68 percent of the vote. For the 2011 & 2012 legislation sessions, Rice was elected by his colleagues to serve as the Senate Democratic Leader making him the highest ranking Democrat in state government.[7]
On October 18, 2011, Rice announced his resignation effective January 15, 2012, citing an out-of-state career opportunity for his wife.[8]
Rice officially filed as a candidate for the United States Senate from Oklahoma on Monday, June 2, 2008.[9] He won the Democratic primary against Jim Rogers on July 29, 2008 but was defeated in the general election on November 4, 2008 by incumbent James Inhofe.[10]
Rice is the founder of the Progressive Alliance Foundation which works throughout the state of Oklahoma advancing progressive, fair-minded and constitutional solutions to public policy problems. He also launched the Red River Democracy Project and is on the board of The People's Opinion Project.
Rice is married to Dr. Apple Newman Rice who practices medicine in Oklahoma City. They have two sons and reside in Oklahoma City.[11]
2010 Oklahoma General Election - Senate District 46 [12] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Democratic | Andrew Rice | 7,548 | 68.28% | ||
Republican | Joshua Jantz | 3,507 | 31.72% |
2008 Oklahoma General Election - U.S. Senate [13] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Republican | Jim Inhofe | 763,375 | 56.68% | ||
Democratic | Andrew Rice | 527,736 | 39.18% | ||
Independent | Stephen P. Wallace | 55,708 | 4.14% |
2008 Oklahoma Democratic Primary Election - U.S. Senate [14] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Democratic | Andrew Rice | 113,795 | 59.65% | ||
Democratic | Jim Rogers | 76,981 | 40.35% |
2006 Oklahoma General Election - Senate District 46 [15] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Democratic | Andrew Rice | 7,342 | 69.53% | ||
Republican | Joshua Jantz | 3,217 | 30.47% |
2006 Oklahoma Democratic Primary Election - Senate District 46 [16] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Democratic | Andrew Rice | 2,383 | 60.90% | ||
Democratic | Rhonda Rudd | 1,084 | 27.70% | ||
Democratic | Drew Dugan | 446 | 11.40% |
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