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Ronald C. Rice
From Ballotpedia
| Ronald C. Rice | ||
| Candidate for | ||
| U.S. House, New Jersey, District 10 | ||
| Party | Democratic | |
| Websites | ||
| Campaign website | ||
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Rice is a two-term Newark city councilman and has a law degree from Seton Hall.[2]
Issues
Political philosophy
In the 2012 Democratic primary, Rice considered himself the most progressive of the five candidates.[2]
Campaign themes
2012
According to his website, Rice's campaign platform included the following issues[3]
- Pass the Emergency Jobs to Restore the American Dream Act and the 21st Century Full Employment and Training Act
- Pass legislation to redress the U.S. Supreme Court's Citizens United decision
- Support school choice and homeschooling initiatives
Elections
2012
Rice ran in the 2012 election for the U.S. House, representing New Jersey's 10th District. He lost to Donald Payne Jr. in the June 5 Democratic primary.[1]
Rice has said that voters shouldn't elect Payne Jr. just because his father previously held the seat. Rice called for the election to be "a referendum on taking our party back."[2][4]
| New Jersey's 10th Congressional District Democratic Primary, 2012 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Donald Payne Jr. |
59.6% | 36,576 |
| Ronald C. Rice | 19.5% | 11,939 |
| Dennis Flynn | 1.3% | 779 |
| Nia Gill | 16.6% | 10,207 |
| Wayne Smith | 2.2% | 1,356 |
| Cathy Wright | 0.8% | 501 |
| Total Votes | 61,358 | |
External links
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 WYNC "Live! NJ Election Results," June 5, 2012
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 New Jersey Star-Ledger "In packed 10th District congressional election, Donald Payne Jr. is viewed as front-runner," May 24, 2012
- ↑ Ronald Rice campaign website "The Issues," Accessed June 2, 2012
- ↑ New Jersey Secretary of State "2012 Primary Results"
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