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Kathleen Rice

D

New York U.S. House, District 4 (2014 - Present)

Quick Facts
Personal Details

Caucuses/Former Committees

Member, New Democrat Coalition, present

Former Ranking Member, Counterterrorism and Intelligence Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives

Former Member, Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Communications Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives

Former Member, Oversight and Management Efficiency Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives

Former Co-Chair, Special Commission on Public Corruption, Governor Andrew Cuomo

Former Chair, Subcommittee on Border Security, Facilitation, and Operations, United States House of Representatives

Former Member, Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity, United States House of Representatives

Former Member, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations (Veterans' Affairs), United States House of Representatives

Former Member, Subcommittee on Transportation Security, United States House of Representatives

Former Member, Veterans' Affairs Committee, United States House of Representatives

Education

  • JD, Touro Law School, 1991
  • BA, Catholic University, 1987

Professional Experience

  • JD, Touro Law School, 1991
  • BA, Catholic University, 1987
  • Former Assistant District Attorney, Brooklyn District Attorney's Office
  • Former Assistant United States Attorney, United States Department of Justice, Philadelphia
  • District Attorney, Nassau County, 2006-2014

Political Experience

  • JD, Touro Law School, 1991
  • BA, Catholic University, 1987
  • Former Assistant District Attorney, Brooklyn District Attorney's Office
  • Former Assistant United States Attorney, United States Department of Justice, Philadelphia
  • District Attorney, Nassau County, 2006-2014
  • Representative, United States House of Representatives, District 4, 2014-present
  • Candidate, United States House of Representatives, District 4, 2018
  • Candidate, New York State Attorney General, 2010

Former Committees/Caucuses

Member, New Democrat Coalition, present

Former Ranking Member, Counterterrorism and Intelligence Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives

Former Member, Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Communications Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives

Former Member, Oversight and Management Efficiency Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives

Former Co-Chair, Special Commission on Public Corruption, Governor Andrew Cuomo

Current Legislative Committees

Member, Committee on Energy and Commerce

Member, Committee on Homeland Security

Member, Subcommittee on Communications and Technology

Member, Subcommittee on Consumer Protection & Commerce

Member, Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, and Innovation

Member, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations (Energy and Commerce)

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

  • JD, Touro Law School, 1991
  • BA, Catholic University, 1987
  • Former Assistant District Attorney, Brooklyn District Attorney's Office
  • Former Assistant United States Attorney, United States Department of Justice, Philadelphia
  • District Attorney, Nassau County, 2006-2014
  • Representative, United States House of Representatives, District 4, 2014-present
  • Candidate, United States House of Representatives, District 4, 2018
  • Candidate, New York State Attorney General, 2010
  • President, New York District Attorneys' Association, 2013-2014

Other Info

— Awards:

  • Mothers Against Drunk Driving honored Kathleen with a Lifetime Achievement Award in 2015, and in 2014 she received the Governors Highway Safety Association's highest honor, the James J. Howard Highway Safety Trailblazer Award.

Policy Positions

2021

Abortion

1. Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation?
- Pro-choice

Budget

1. In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket?
- Yes

2. Do you support expanding federal funding to support entitlement programs such as Social Security and Medicare?
- Yes

Campaign Finance

1. Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions?
- Yes

Crime

Do you support the protection of government officials, including law enforcement officers, from personal liability in civil lawsuits concerning alleged misconduct?
- No

Defense

Do you support increasing defense spending?
- Unknown Position

Economy

1. Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth?
- Yes

2. Do you support lowering corporate taxes as a means of promoting economic growth?
- No

3. Do you support providing financial relief to businesses AND/OR corporations negatively impacted by the state of national emergency for COVID-19?
- Yes

Education

1. Do you support requiring states to adopt federal education standards?
- Unknown Position

Energy and Environment

1. Do you support government funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, geo-thermal)?
- Yes

2. Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions?
- Yes

Guns

1. Do you generally support gun-control legislation?
- Yes

Health Care

1. Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")?
- No

2. Do you support requiring businesses to provide paid medical leave during public health crises, such as COVID-19?
- Yes

Immigration

1. Do you support the construction of a wall along the Mexican border?
- No

2. Do you support requiring immigrants who are unlawfully present to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship?
- No

National Security

1. Should the United States use military force to prevent governments hostile to the U.S. from possessing a weapon of mass destruction (for example: nuclear, biological, chemical)?
- Unknown Position

2. Do you support reducing military intervention in Middle East conflicts?
- Unknown Position

Trade

Do you generally support removing barriers to international trade (for example: tariffs, quotas, etc.)?
- Yes

2019

Abortion

1. Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation?
- Pro-choice

Budget

1. In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket?
- Yes

2. In order to balance the budget, do you support reducing defense spending?
- Yes

Campaign Finance

1. Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions?
- Yes

Economy

1. Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth?
- Yes

2. Do you support lowering corporate taxes as a means of promoting economic growth?
- No

Education

1. Do you support requiring states to adopt federal education standards?
- Unknown Position

Energy & Environment

1. Do you support government funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, thermal)?
- Yes

2. Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions?
- Yes

Guns

1. Do you generally support gun-control legislation?
- Yes

Health Care

1. Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")?
- No

Immigration

1. Do you support the construction of a wall along the Mexican border?
- No

2. Do you support requiring immigrants who are unlawfully present to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship?
- No

Marijuana

Do you support the legalization of marijuana for recreational purposes?
- Unknown Position

National Security

1. Should the United States use military force in order to prevent governments hostile to the U.S. from possessing a nuclear weapon?
- No

2. Do you support increased American intervention in Middle Eastern conflicts beyond air support?
- Unknown Position

Congress Bills
Speeches
Articles

Decision to self-quarantine for coronavirus on March 18, 2020

Jan. 1, 1900

On March 18, 2020, Kathleen Rice announced she was entering a self-quarantine after learning she had been in contact with someone who tested positive for coronavirus. Coronavirus pandemic Select a topic from the dropdown below to learn more.Political responses overviewState reopening plansDocumenting America's Path to RecoveryDaily updatesElection changesChanges to vote-by-mail and absentee voting proceduresFederal responsesState responsesState executive ordersStay-at-home ordersMultistate agreementsNon-governmental reopening plansEvictions and foreclosures policiesTravel restrictionsEnacted state legislationState legislative session changesSchool closuresState court closuresInmate releasesLocal government responsesDiagnosed or quarantined politiciansBallot measure changesArguments about government responsesThe 1918 influenza pandemicPandemic Response Accountability CommitteeUnemployment filingsLawsuitsSubmit COVID-19, also known as coronavirus disease 2019.

Events

2020

Mar. 8
Coronavirus Town Hall Meeting with Rep. Kathleen Rice

Sun 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM EDT

School 9M Oceanside Middle School Oceanside, NY

Feb. 22
Town Hall Meeting with Rep. Kathleen Rice

Sat 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM EST

Uniondale Public Library Uniondale, NY

Jan. 20
Open Enrollment Mobile Office Hours

Mon 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM EST

615 Riverside Blvd, Long Beach, NY 11561-2121, United States