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Philip Rice was a 2014 Republican candidate for District 72 of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.

Biography

Rice's professional experience includes serving as the President and Secretary of the Cambria County Fair. He served for over twenty years on active duty with the United States Army. His awards include two Bronze Star Medals, the Combat Action Badge and the Presidential Unit Citation his outfit earned during the invasion of Iraq.[1]

Campaign themes

2014

Rice's campaign website highlighted the following issues:[1]

Hold the Line on Taxes

  • Excerpt: "Phil will work to make government - not our families - live on less. He will fight for our families and seniors and will not support raising taxes on those who already pay their fair share."

Stop Out-of-Control Spending and Borrowing

  • Excerpt: "As a longtime military officer, Phil used leadership and common sense to accomplish missions with the resources at hand. As our State Representative, he will work with us to determine priorities, fund essential services, and support budgets marked by fiscal discipline, efficiency, and effectiveness."

Protect Taxpayers – Not Politicians and Bureaucrats

  • Excerpt: "Phil is a public servant who has spent his career in the service of our nation and its people. Understanding our state’s economic constraints, he will never vote himself a pay raise because he knows public service should be about serving others. He will refuse cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs) and work to eliminate automatic raises for those elected or appointed to state government because he knows we need to first fund our promises to seniors and working families - many of whom haven’t seen a raise or increase in their COLAs for years."

Lead by Example to Change Harrisburg

  • Excerpt: "Phil is one of us. He was born and raised here in Cambria County. After over 20 years of service on active duty, Phil and his wife Michele came home to live in Ebensburg. As our State Representative, Phil commits himself to live as we do. He will drive his own car, pay a portion of his health care, and never take a per diem just for showing up for work. To save your tax dollars and restore your trust in government, Phil will work to reduce the size of the state’s bureaucracy and sponsor legislation to ensure open and transparent government."

Hold the Line on Property Taxes and Fight Special Interest Payoffs

  • Excerpt: "Phil is not a career politician. Like you, he has seen those in power continually break their promises when it comes to controlling property taxes. Despite passing gaming legislation with the promise of using the proceeds to reduce property taxes, career politicians spent this money on special interest paybacks and pet projects. Phil will fight for you, not the special interests."

Elections

2014

See also: Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2014

Elections for the Pennsylvania House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on May 20, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 11, 2014. Incumbent Frank Burns defeated Martin Westrick in the Democratic primary, while Philip Rice defeated Randall Jay Wilson in the Republican primary. Burns defeated Rice in the general election.[2][3][4]

Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 72 General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngFrank Burns Incumbent 62.6% 11,354
     Republican Philip Rice 37.4% 6,792
Total Votes 18,146
Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 72 Democratic Primary, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngFrank Burns Incumbent 68% 4,533
Martin Westrick 32% 2,132
Total Votes 6,665
Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 72 Republican Primary, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngPhilip Rice 79.4% 2,187
Randall Jay Wilson 20.6% 569
Total Votes 2,756

Personal

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Rice and his wife, Michele, have one daughter.[1]

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This section links to a Google news search for the term "Philip + Rice + Pennsylvania + House"

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Facebook, "Phil Rice," accessed May 7, 2014
  2. ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "Official primary results for May 20, 2014," accessed July 9, 2014
  3. ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "2014 Official Candidate Listing," accessed March 21, 2014
  4. ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "2014 General Election," accessed December 5, 2014


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