Kathleen M. Rice
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 4th district |
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Assumed office January 3, 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Carolyn McCarthy |
| District Attorney of Nassau County | |
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In office January 1, 2006 – January 3, 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Denis Dillon |
| Succeeded by | Madeline Singas |
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Kathleen Maura Rice February 15, 1965 New York City, New York |
| Political party | Republican (Before 2005) Democrat (After 2005) |
| Residence | Garden City, New York |
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Catholic University (B.A.) Touro Law Center (J.D.) |
| Profession | Lawyer |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Website | District Attorney Website Campaign Website |
Kathleen Maura Rice (born February 15, 1965) is the United States Representative for New York's 4th congressional district. She is a member of the Democratic Party.
Prior to serving in Congress, she served as the Nassau County District Attorney, and, prior to that, she served as a federal prosecutor in the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Philadelphia and as an assistant district attorney in the Kings County District Attorney’s Office in New York City.
Rice announced on January 29, 2014, that she would run for Congress in 2014 in New York's 4th congressional district to replace retiring Democratic incumbent Carolyn McCarthy. Rice won the election over Republican Bruce Blakeman on November 4, 2014 and took office in January 2015.
Rice was born in Manhattan, New York to Laurence and Christine Rice. She grew up in Garden City, on Long Island, as one of 10 siblings. Rice graduated from Garden City High School. She received a B.A. from the Catholic University in 1987 and a J.D. from the Touro Law Center in 1991.
Rice began her career as an assistant district attorney in the Kings County District Attorney’s Office, under District Attorney Charles Hynes in 1992. She prosecuted cases involving burglaries, robberies and sexual assaults and was the first member of her class to be promoted to the homicide bureau.
In 1999, Rice was appointed assistant United States Attorney in Philadelphia by then-Attorney General Janet Reno. As a federal prosecutor, she prosecuted white-collar crimes, corporate fraud, gun and drug cases, and public corruption.
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