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Ronald Rice
Ronald Rice (Democratic Party) was a member of the New Jersey State Senate, representing District 28. He assumed office in 1986. He left office on August 31, 2022.
Rice (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the New Jersey State Senate to represent District 28. He won in the general election on November 2, 2021.
Rice was re-elected to a new term in 2017. He retired from the state House on August 31, 2022.[1] He died on March 15, 2023.[2]
Biography
Rice earned his A.S. in police science from Essex County College, his B.S. in administration and planning from John Jay College of Criminal Justice, and his M.A. in criminal justice from Rutgers University. He also attended Rutgers School of Law. His professional experience includes working as a police officer, a college instructor, and a manager for the Public Service Gas and Electric Company. Rice served as a sergeant in the United States Marine Corps from 1966 to 1970.[3]
Committee assignments
2020-2021
Rice was assigned to the following committees:
- Economic Justice and Equal Employment Opp Committee, Co-chair
- Housing Affordability Committee
- Public Schools Committee, Co-chair
- Community and Urban Affairs Committee, Vice-chair
- Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee
2019-2020
Rice was assigned to the following committees:
- Community and Urban Affairs Committee, Vice-Chair
- Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Rice served on the following committees:
| New Jersey committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Economic Justice and Equal Employment Opp, Co-Chair |
| • Public Schools, Co-Chair |
| • Community and Urban Affairs, Vice-Chair |
| • Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens |
2014 legislative session
In the 2014 legislative session, Rice served on the following committees:
| New Jersey committee assignments, 2014 |
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| • Community and Urban Affairs, Vice-Chair |
| • Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens |
2010-2011
In the 2010-2011 legislative session, Rice served on the following committees:
| New Jersey committee assignments, 2010 |
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| • Community and Urban Affairs, Chair |
| • Public Schools, Co-Chair |
| • Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens |
Sponsored legislation
The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.
Elections
2021
See also: New Jersey State Senate elections, 2021
General election
General election for New Jersey State Senate District 28
Incumbent Ronald Rice defeated Frank Contella in the general election for New Jersey State Senate District 28 on November 2, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Ronald Rice (D) | 77.9 | 33,104 |
 | Frank Contella (R) | 22.1 | 9,383 | |
| Total votes: 42,487 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Jersey State Senate District 28
Incumbent Ronald Rice defeated Quadir Selby in the Democratic primary for New Jersey State Senate District 28 on June 8, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ronald Rice | 91.8 | 8,425 |
 | Quadir Selby | 8.2 | 750 | |
| Total votes: 9,175 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Jersey State Senate District 28
Frank Contella advanced from the Republican primary for New Jersey State Senate District 28 on June 8, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Frank Contella | 100.0 | 1,437 |
| Total votes: 1,437 | |||
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2017
- See also: New Jersey State Senate elections, 2017
General election
Elections for the New Jersey State Senate took place in 2017. All 40 seats were up for election. The general election took place on November 7, 2017. A primary election took place on June 6, 2017. The filing deadline for the primary election was April 3, 2017.[4][5] Incumbent Ronald Rice (D) defeated Troy Knight-Napper (Green) in the New Jersey State Senate District 28 general election.[6][7]
| New Jersey State Senate, District 28 General Election, 2017 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Ronald Rice Incumbent |
96.05% | 31,774 | |
| Green | Troy Knight-Napper | 3.95% | 1,306 | |
| Total Votes | 33,080 | |||
| Source: New Jersey Department of State | ||||
Democratic primary election
Incumbent Ronald Rice ran unopposed in the New Jersey State Senate District 28 Democratic primary election.[8]
| New Jersey State Senate, District 28 Democratic Primary, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | ||
| Ronald Rice Incumbent | ||
| Source: New Jersey Department of State | ||
Republican primary election
No candidates filed for this race. [8]
| New Jersey State Senate, District 28 Republican Primary, 2017 | ||
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| Candidate | ||
| Source: New Jersey Department of State | ||
2013
- See also: New Jersey State Senate elections, 2013
Rice won re-election in the 2013 election for New Jersey State Senate District 28. Rice was unopposed in the June 4 Democratic primary and defeated Frank Contella (R) in the general election on November 5, 2013.[9][10][11][12]
| New Jersey State Senate, District 28 General Election, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Ronald Rice Incumbent |
75.7% | 27,265 | |
| Republican | Frank Contella | 24.3% | 8,744 | |
| Total Votes | 36,009 | |||
2011
- See also: New Jersey State Senate elections, 2011
Rice won re-election to the District 28 State Senate seat in 2011. He ran unopposed in the June 7 Democratic primary election. Rice defeated Russell Mollica (R) in the general election, which took place on November 8, 2011.[13]
| New Jersey State Senate District 28 General Election, 2011 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Ronald Rice Incumbent |
76.6% | 14,781 | |
| Republican | Russell Mollica | 23.4% | 4,519 | |
| Total Votes | 19,300 | |||
2007
- See also: New Jersey State Senate elections, 2007
In 2007, Rice was re-elected to the New Jersey State Senate District 28. Rice (D) finished with 12,821 votes and was followed by Herbert Glenn (R) with 3,838 votes. Rice raised $295,533 for his campaign fund.[14]
| New Jersey Senate 2007 General Election, District 28 (2007) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Ronald Rice (D)
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12,821 | |||
| Herbert Glenn (R) | 3,838 | |||
Campaign themes
2021
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Campaign finance summary
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2022
In 2022, the New Jersey State Legislature was in session from January 11 to December 31.
2021
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In 2021, the New Jersey State Legislature was in session from January 4 to January 11.
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2020
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In 2020, the New Jersey State Legislature was in session from January 14 to December 17.
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2019
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In 2019, the New Jersey State Legislature was in session from January 9, 2018, through January 14, 2020.
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2018
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In 2018, the New Jersey State Legislature was in session from January 9 through January 8, 2019.
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2017
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In 2017, the 217th New Jersey State Legislature, second annual session, was in session from January 10 through January 9, 2018.
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2016
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In 2016, the 217th New Jersey State Legislature, first annual session, was in session from January 12 through January 10, 2017.
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2015
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In 2015, the 216th New Jersey State Legislature, second annual session, was in session from January 13 through December 31.
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2014
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In 2014, the 216th New Jersey State Legislature, first annual session, was in session from January 14 through January 12, 2015.
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2013
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In 2013, the 215th New Jersey State Legislature, second annual session, was in session from January 10 to January 13, 2014.
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2012
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In 2012, the 215th New Jersey State Legislature, first annual session, was in session from January 10 to January 9, 2013.
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Endorsements
2013
In 2013, Rice’s endorsements included the following:[15]
- New Jersey State AFL-CIO
2011
In 2011, Rice’s endorsements included the following:[16]
Personal
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As of this writing, Rice lived in Newark, New Jersey.
Recent news
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See also
2021 Elections
- New Jersey State Senate
- Senate Committees
- New Jersey State Legislature
- Joint Committees
- New Jersey state legislative districts
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Insider NJ, "Senator Ronald L. Rice Retiring from Senate at the End of August," August 19, 2022
- ↑ Politico, "Former State Sen. Ron Rice, ‘African-American hero,’ dies at 77," March 15, 2023
- ↑ New Jersey State Legislature, "Biography of Ronald Rice," accessed April 10, 2014
- ↑ New Jersey Secretary of State, "2017 Primary Election Timeline," accessed March 21, 2017
- ↑ New Jersey Division of Elections, "Official List, Candidate for State Senate for Primary Election, June 6, 2017," accessed April 13, 2017
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Candidates for State Senate for General Election 11/07/2017 Election," accessed September 14, 2017
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "2017 official general election results," accessed November 30, 2017
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 New Jersey Department of State, "Official Primary Results: State Senate," accessed July 14, 2017
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Official Primary Election Results," accessed July 26, 2013
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Official general election candidates," September 9, 2013
- ↑ Associated Press, "New Jersey - Summary Vote Results," November 6, 2013
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "2013 Official General Election results," accessed December 5, 2013
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "2011 Official State Senate Primary Candidate List," accessed April 10, 2014
- ↑ Follow the Money, "New Jersey State Senate 2007 general election results," accessed April 10, 2014
- ↑ PolitickerNJ.com, "AFL-CIO endorses candidates for elections," accessed September 4, 2013
- ↑ Politicker NJ, "2011 AFL-CIO endorsed candidates," accessed August 5, 2011
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| Preceded by - |
New Jersey State Senate District 28 1986-2022 |
Succeeded by Renee Burgess (D) |
