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Revision as of 05:23, 15 February 2010
Kathleen Maura Rice | |
|---|---|
| District Attorney of Nassau County | |
| In office 2005–incumbent | |
| Preceded by | Denis Dillon |
| Constituency | Nassau County, New York |
| Personal details | |
| Born | New York, New York |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | Touro Law School |
Kathleen Maura Rice (born February 15, 1965 in New York City) is the current District Attorney of Nassau County, New York, elected on November 8, 2005. A Democrat, she defeated 30-year incumbent Denis Dillon, by a margin of 51%-49% (about 8000 votes).[1]
Early Life and Education
Rice grew up in Garden City, and was one of 10 siblings in an Irish Catholic family. She graduated from The Catholic University of America in 1987 with a B.A. in English and graduated from Touro Law School in June 1991.[2]
She began her career as a prosecutor in Brooklyn before being appointed Assistant United States Attorney in Philadelphia by then-Attorney General Janet Reno in 1999.[2]
Nassau County District Attorney
Rice returned to her native Long Island in 2005 to run against incumbent Denis Dillon as a Democrat, shortly after the Democratic party declined to endorse Dillon. She campaigned on a platform of zero tolerance for drunk drivers and refuses to plea bargain such cases.[3] The issue was prominent in Nassau County in 2005 in the aftermath of a serious drunk-driving accident that killed a limo driver and a 7-year-old girl coming home from a wedding. [1]
She advocated the use of monitoring devices on persons who had been convicted of DWI and who were forbidden to drink as part of their probation.[3] She was praised by many public figures, including Denna Cohen, president of the Long Island chapter of Mothers Against Drunk Driving. "She's absolutely correct that there's an epidemic of drunk driving on Long Island ... there's not a day that you can open the paper and not read about another DWI crash. I am so proud of the way she is handling the situation" Cohen said.[4]
She defeated him as part of a county-wide victory for the Democratic Party on Long Island. Rice took office on January 1, 2006, as Long Island's first female district attorney.[2]
Personal
She is single and has no children.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b Kilgannon, Corey (2005-11-10). "A Prosecutor Comes Home a Conqueror". New York Times.
- ^ a b c "Nassau County DA Biography". Nassau County District Attorney Website.
- ^ a b "Rice Out To Forge Her Own Legacy In Nassau". WCBS TV.
- ^ "Rookie N.Y. DA Goes After Drunk Drivers". The Associated Press. 2006-09-25.
External links
- Bio page at the DA Office
- Campaign web site