My friend and colleague Craig Rice is a popular guy in Annapolis. Smart, savvy, and gregarious, Rice is a freshman delegate on the rise. But today, on a day when the House of Delegates wore purple in support of the Baltimore Ravens, Rice is popular for a completely different reason.
He’s Ray Rice‘s cousin.
The ethics committee might need to issue a rule on trading votes for Super Bowl tickets.
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Del. Bill Frick is a practicing attorney and a member of the Maryland House of Delegates. Born and raised in Maryland, Bill attended Northwestern University and Harvard Law School, and practices civil litigation with a leading national law firm. Bill has devoted considerable time to serving pro bono clients, including his work on behalf of victims of the 2004 Charles County arson that targeted homes to be occupied by African-American families.
Delegate Frick joined the General Assembly in 2007, where he represents Montgomery County's District 16. As a legislator, Bill is devoted to consumer protection issues. He has taken on powerful interests on behalf of Maryland consumers, including his fight to ensure fairness in credit card contract practices. A graduate of Maryland public schools, Bill is a vigorous advocate for public education.
Bill lives in Bethesda with his wife, Bethany, and their two children, known by General Assembly colleagues as "the Fricklets."
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Wow, another superficial reason for Craig Rice’s popularity! The first, of course, would be the fact that he is a brown nosing, political suck up to the House and party leaders. The only thing he brings to the House is another vote the Speaker can Always depend on. This is the only criterion for a legislator being “on the rise”.
Bill, you are still fairly new. I’d hoped you were better than this.
@LJ: Your comments are absurb and totally without merit. Craig is a hard working dedicated public servant and a life-long resident of Montgomery County. He has faced adversity in the past and so he often exhibits passion when he fulfills his political responsibilities. I understand he is related to the running back Ray Rice who plays for the Baltimore “Ravens” though this is certainly not an advantage especially in “Redskin” territory which he represents. Craig deserves great credit – he has a family and an important position at Marriott, yet finds the time to devote his best efforts to the 15th District.
@LJ
As a longtime resident of the D-15, I resent your denigrating comments. Craig has been a vital partner on several education initiatives, and has spearheaded school reform, environmental issues, and has been nothing but an asset to the District 15 legislative team. The superficiality you speak of is present in other members of the county delegation to Annapolis, but definitely not in Craig.