Rex Rice

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As of April 2024, Rice serves on the Corrections and Penology Committee, the Education Committee, the Judiciary Committee, the Labor, Commerce and Industry Committee, and the Transportation Committee. [1]

Since 2022, he has opposed efforts to pass a hate crime bill in South Carolina. [13]

In February 2023, he filed a resolution to limit congressional terms. [14] This would make South Carolina one of 34 states that would need to call a national convention to amend the US Constitution.

In November 2023, he sponsored Constitutional Carry legislation to relax gun control laws by lowering the age of carrying a handgun and getting rid of requiring permits, training, and background checks. [15]

Political Views

Conservatism

Rice is a fiscal conservative. [16] Rice believes education and environment issues should be left entirely to the states. For example, he advocates for the repeal of the No Child Left Behind Act. [17]

Reproductive Rights

Rice supports a near-total ban on abortion, without exceptions for rape or incest. [18] [19]

Personal Life

Rice lives in Easley, South Carolina with his wife Ruth. He owns a construction company. [16] He is Presbyterian. He graduated from Anderson University and the University of South Carolina. [1]

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  2. ↑ "The Voter's Self Defense System". Vote Smart. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
  3. ↑ "SC - Election Results". www.enr-scvotes.org. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
  4. 1 2 Staff, ABC Columbia Site (June 29, 2016). "Sen. Larry Martin Loses Re-Election Bid". ABC Columbia. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
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  10. ↑ Self, Jamie (June 28, 2016). "4 SC Senate incumbents fall in runoffs". The State. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
  11. ↑ "The Latest: Senate incumbents defeated in primary runoffs". AP News. June 29, 2016. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
  12. ↑ Smith, Tim (October 10, 2018). "Statehouse corruption probe: Upstate senator was victim of veiled attacks, grand jury says". The Greenville News. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
  13. ↑ Chhetri, Devyani (March 2, 2022). "Could the lack of a hate crimes bill hurt job growth in South Carolina?". The Greenville News. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
  14. ↑ Selleck, Stacey (February 7, 2023). "South Carolina Senator Rex Rice Files Resolution to Term Limit Congress - U.S. Term Limits" . Retrieved April 11, 2024.
  15. ↑ Llerena, Rey (November 14, 2023). "Gun safety organization holds meeting to discuss potential new 'Constitutional carry' bill". WYFF. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
  16. 1 2 South Carolina General Assembly (May 27, 2010). "H. 5039: Honorable Rex Fontaine Rice". SCStateHouse.gov. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
  17. ↑ Adcox, Seanna (May 26, 2010). "GOP candidates for SC 3rd District blast Obama". Spartanburg Herald Journal. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
  18. ↑ Paquette, Danielle (May 23, 2023). "As S.C. abortion vote nears, GOP women rebuke the men: 'It's always about control'". Washington Post. ISSN   0190-8286 . Retrieved April 11, 2024.
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Rex Rice
Member of the South Carolina Senate
from the 2nd district
Assumed office
November 14, 2016
Members of the South Carolina Senate
President of the Senate
Thomas C. Alexander (R)
Majority Leader
A. Shane Massey (R)
Minority Leader
Brad Hutto (D)
  1. ▌ Thomas C. Alexander (R)
  2. ▌ Rex Rice (R)
  3. ▌ Richard Cash (R)
  4. ▌ Michael Gambrell (R)
  5. ▌ Tom Corbin (R)
  6. ▌ Dwight Loftis (R)
  7. ▌ Karl B. Allen (D)
  8. ▌ Ross Turner (R)
  9. ▌ Danny Verdin (R)
  10. ▌ Billy Garrett (R)
  11. ▌ Josh Kimbrell (R)
  12. ▌ Scott Talley (R)
  13. ▌ Shane Martin (R)
  14. ▌ Harvey S. Peeler Jr. (R)
  15. ▌ Wes Climer (R)
  16. ▌ Michael Johnson (R)
  17. ▌ Mike Fanning (D)
  18. ▌ Ronnie Cromer (R)
  19. ▌ Tameika Isaac Devine (D)
  20. ▌ Dick Harpootlian (D)
  21. ▌ Darrell Jackson (D)
  22. ▌ Mia McLeod (I)
  23. ▌ Katrina Shealy (R)
  24. ▌ Tom Young Jr. (R)
  25. ▌ A. Shane Massey (R)
  26. ▌ Nikki G. Setzler (D)
  27. ▌ Penry Gustafson (R)
  28. ▌ Greg Hembree (R)
  29. ▌ Gerald Malloy (D)
  30. ▌ Kent M. Williams (D)
  31. ▌ Mike Reichenbach (R)
  32. ▌ Ronnie A. Sabb (D)
  33. ▌ Luke A. Rankin (R)
  34. ▌ Stephen Goldfinch (R)
  35. ▌ Thomas McElveen (D)
  36. ▌ Kevin L. Johnson (D)
  37. ▌ Larry Grooms (R)
  38. ▌ Sean Bennett (R)
  39. ▌ Vernon Stephens (D)
  40. ▌ Brad Hutto (D)
  41. ▌ Sandy Senn (R)
  42. ▌ Deon Tedder (D)
  43. ▌ Chip Campsen (R)
  44. ▌ Brian Adams (R)
  45. ▌ Margie Bright Matthews (D)
  46. ▌ Tom Davis (R)
South Carolina House of Representatives
Preceded by
 Member of the South Carolina House of Representatives
from the 26th district
1994–2010		Succeeded by
Eric Bikas
South Carolina Senate
Preceded by Member of the South Carolina Senate
from the 2nd district
2016–present		Incumbent
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