Craig L. Rice

Craig Lamont Rice (born September 27, 1972) is an American politician and former member of the Montgomery County Council, serving from 2010 to 2022. Elected in 2006 to the Maryland House of Delegates, he served one four-year term and represented District 15 in western and northern Montgomery County.

Early life and education Rice was born in a Washington, D.C. hospital but raised in the suburbs of Montgomery County, Maryland. He graduated from Montgomery Blair High School. He attended the University of Illinois, majoring in aerospace engineering. Following a family tragedy, Rice returned home and transferred to University of Maryland, where he majored in computer science.

Prior to entering politics, Rice was a senior sales manager for Marriott International.

Political career Rice was elected in 2006 to serve in the state house with incumbents Kathleen Dumais and Brian Feldman, defeating incumbent Jean Cryor, Montgomery County's lone Republican representative. He served on the House Ways and Means Committee and the Montgomery County delegation's Land Use and Transportation Committee.

In 2010, Rice won a five-way Democratic primary for Montgomery County Council, District 2. He defeated Republican Robin Ficker in the General Election. Rice served on the Council's Education Committee and the Health and Human Services Committee, becoming Chair of the Education Committee in 2013. In 2013, Rice was elected the Council President, succeeding Nancy Navarro.

Rice was re-elected to the County Council in 2014. In 2015, Rice began organizing Education Budget Forums throughout the County.

Rice was re-elected to a third term on the County Council in 2018. Rice has received many awards over the course of his career. In 2018 he received the 2018 Metropolitan Kappa Youth Foundation Cornerstone Award for Education and Leadership. Voters to choose one: Name Votes Percent Outcome Craig L. Rice, Dem. 25,823 59.5% Won Dick Jurgena, Rep. 17,516 40.4% Lost

2010 Race for Montgomery County Council – District 2 Voters to choose one: Name Votes Percent Outcome Craig L. Rice, Dem. 33,398 59.39% Won Robin Ficker, Rep. 22,754 40.46% Lost

2006 Race for Maryland House of Delegates – District 15 Voters to choose three: Name Votes Percent Outcome Kathleen M. Dumais, Dem. 25,781 21.6% Won Brian J. Feldman, Dem. 25,760 21.6% Won Craig L. Rice, Dem. 20,202 17.0% Won Jean B. Cryor, Rep. 20,050 16.8% Lost Brian Mezger, Rep. 14,112 11.8% Lost Chris Pilkerton, Rep. 13,174 11.1% Lost