Andrew Rice

Infobox State Senator
name=


state_senate2= Oklahoma
district2=46th
term2=November 2006–present
preceded2= Bernest Cain
succeeded2= Incumbent
party=Democrat
date of birth=April 23, 1973
place of birth= Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
date of political death= November 4th, 2008
place of death=
alma_mater=Colby College
Harvard University
profession=
spouse=Apple Newman Rice
residence=
religion=Christianity

Andrew Monroe Rice (born April 23, 1973) represents the Oklahoma State Senate district 46. The district is located Oklahoma County. He is a candidate in the 2008 election for the United States Senate against Senator Jim Inhofe, representing Oklahoma.

Early Life

Rice 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 Divinity School in 1999. From 1996 to 1997 Rice studied drug addiction problems and treatment in urban India.cite web |url=http://www.oksenate.gov/senators/biographies/rice_bio.html |title=Senator Andrew Rice - District 46 |accessdate=2008-08-26 |work=Alphabetical Directory |publisher=Oklahoma State Senate ] During graduate school Rice produced a documentary entitled "From Ashes" which focused on the AIDS epidemic in India.

In 2001 his brother died in the September 11, 2001 attacks. [cite web |url=http://firedoglake.com/2007/10/06/blue-america-welcomes-andrew-rice-d-ok/ |title=Blue America Welcomes Andrew Rice (D-OK) |accessdate=2008-08-26 |last=Klein |first=Howie |authorlink=Howie Klein |date=2007-10-06 |work=Firedoglake ]

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

tate Senate

Andrew Rice was first elected to the State Senate in 2006. Senator Rice represents District 46 in the Oklahoma Senate, which includes much of Oklahoma County. Rice represents approximately 71,000 people.

enate 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

ponsored 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 Humanity 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.cite web |url=http://www.vetvoice.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=682 |title=Senator Andrew Rice Veteran Health Insurance Plan Passes Oklahoma Senate |accessdate=2008-08-26 |last=Scheirman |first=Katharine |date=2008-03-03 |work=VetVoice |publisher=VoteVets.org

2008 U.S. Senate Election

Senator Rice has announced that he is a candidate for the United States Senate, running against James Inhofe. In April 2007 Rice met with chairman of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, New York Sen. Charles Schumer. [cite web |url=http://tulsaworld.com/news/article.aspx?articleID=070426_1_A15_TOLBU45052 |title=Lawmaker is weighing run against Inhofe |publisher= Tulsa World |accessdate=2007-04-27] Rice officially filed as a candidate for the United States Senate from Oklahoma on Monday, June 2, 2008. On July 29, 2008 he won the Democratic nomination for Oklahoma Senate. [cite web |url=http://www.ok.gov/~elections/cflist08.html |title=Candidates for Federal, State and Legislative Offices |accessdate=2008-08-26 |date=2008-06-04 |publisher=Oklahoma State Election Board ]

Election history

United States Senate election in Oklahoma, 2008

References

External links

* [http://www.oksenate.gov/Senators/biographies/rice_bio.html Senator Andrew Rice] at the "Oklahoma State Senate"
* [http://www.andrewforoklahoma.com/ Andrew Rice for U.S. Senate] "official campaign website"
* [http://opensecrets.org/races/summary.php?id=OKS2&cycle=2008 Campaign contributions] at OpenSecrets.org
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