16 Facts About Andrew Rice

Andrew Monroe Rice was born on April 23,1973 and is an American civic leader and politician from Oklahoma.

Andrew Rice represented Senate District 46 in the Oklahoma State Senate.

Andrew Rice was the Democratic Party's nominee for the United States Senate in 2008, losing to incumbent US Senator Jim Inhofe.

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

In 2020, Andrew Rice published a novel, Ghosts of Ursino, and a collection of poems, Luminosity.

From 1996 to 1997 Andrew Rice studied drug addiction problems and treatment in urban India.

Andrew Rice was sworn into office on November 16,2006.

In 2010, Andrew Rice was re-elected to the Oklahoma State Senate with 68 percent of the vote.

On October 18,2011, Andrew Rice announced his resignation effective January 15,2012, citing an out-of-state career opportunity for his wife.

Andrew Rice officially filed as a candidate for the United States Senate from Oklahoma on Monday, June 2,2008.

Andrew Rice won the Democratic primary against Jim Rogers on July 29,2008 but was defeated in the general election on November 4,2008 by incumbent Republican Jim Inhofe, who won reelection to a fourth term in a landslide.

In 2004, Andrew Rice founded of the Progressive Alliance Foundation which worked throughout the state of Oklahoma advancing progressive, fair-minded and constitutional solutions to public policy problems.

Andrew Rice launched the Red River Democracy Project and was on the board of The People's Opinion Project.

For 3 years, Andrew Rice was the Executive Director of Teen Recovery Solutions in Oklahoma City, which operates Oklahoma's only accredited recovery High School for teens dealing with addiction, Mission Academy.

Andrew Rice has published a novel, Ghosts of Ursino, and a collection of poems, Luminosity.

Andrew Rice is married to Dr Apple Newman Andrew Rice who practices medicine in Oklahoma City.