Andrew Rice

Andrew Rice
Rice at a parade in Oklahoma City
Member of the Oklahoma Senate from the 46th district
In office November 2006 – January 15, 2012
Preceded by	Bernest Cain
Succeeded by	Al McAffrey
Personal details
Born	(1973-04-23) April 23, 1973 (age 44) Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Dr. Apple Newman Rice
Alma mater	Christchurch School, Colby College, Harvard University
Occupation	Non-profit director

Andrew Monroe Rice (born April 23, 1973) is a civic leader and American politician from Oklahoma. He represented Senate District 46 in the Oklahoma State Senate. He was also a failed candidate for the United States Senate, losing to incumbent U.S. Senator James Inhofe. Rice lost a brother in the September 11, 2001 attacks.

Rice serves as Foundation Fundraising Director of Variety Care health systems in Central Oklahoma, a non-profit group which serves moderate income families with health care.

Rice resigned from his Senate seat January 15, 2012, citing an out-of-state career opportunity for his wife.

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.

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.

In 2001, Rice's brother, David Harlow Rice, died in the September 11, 2001 attacks.

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.

Rice's Senate district encompasses downtown and the urban core of Oklahoma City and covers approximately 71,000 people.

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.