caption district state_senate succeeded birth_place party preceded birth_date term_start spouse image article_title term_end name occupation alma_mater
rice at a parade in oklahoma city 46th oklahoma al mcaffrey oklahoma city , oklahoma democrat bernest cain 23 april 1973 november 2006 dr. apple newman rice aricewaving.jpg andrew rice
 january 15 , 2012 andrew rice non-profit director christchurch school , colby college , harvard university
andrew rice

andrew monroe rice -lrb- born april 23 , 1973 -rrb- is a civic leader and american politician from oklahoma .
he represented senate district 46 in the oklahoma state senate .
he was also a failed candidate for the united states senate , losing to incumbent u.s. senator james inhofe .
rice lost a brother in the september 11 , 2001 attacks .
rice serves as foundation fundraising director of variety care health systems in central oklahoma , a non-profit group which serves moderate income families with health care .
rice resigned from his senate seat january 15 , 2012 , citing an out-of-state career opportunity for his wife .
