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LWV League of Women Voters of California
Orange County, CA November 5, 2002 Election
Smart Voter Full Biography for Margie L. Rice

Candidate for
Mayor; City of Westminster

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EXPERIENCE:

  • Elected Mayor November, 2000
  • Six years as Westminster City Councilwoman
  • Twelve years as Director on the Board of Midway City Sanitary District
  • Seventeen years as Trustee on the Board of the Westminster School District
  • Fifty-five years as PTA volunteer
  • Forty-five years, Westminster homeowner

COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVE TO OUTSIDE AGENCIES:
  • Orange County Housing Community Development Commission
  • Orange County Council of Governments
  • West Orange County Cities Group
  • Alternate, Orange County Library Advisory Commission
  • Alternate, Public Cable Television Authority
  • Friends of the Abbey Centre, Inc. Board of Directors

CURRENT COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES:
  • Huntington Beach Intercommunity Hospital Board
  • Westminster Kiwanis, served 2 years as President, currently InterClub Chair
  • Westminster Collaborative Board
  • Westminster Foundation for Educational Excellence Board
  • Liaison, Westminster Chamber of Commerce
  • Trustee of Calvary Baptist Church of Westminster

PREVIOUS COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES:
  • Westminster Boys & Girls Club
  • West Orange County Water Board
  • Alternate, Orange County Fire Authority
  • Westminster Historical Society
  • Westminster Hospital Guild
  • Foundation for the Arts Board of Directors
  • Served with Westminster Little League for 15 years
  • Served with Long Beach Cub Scouts for 10 years

SERVICE ON WESTMINSTER SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD ON FOLLOWING COMMITTEES:
  • Eight years on the Special Education Consortium Board, Textbook Studies, Mainstreaming Arts in the Curriculum, Budget, Career Education, Early Childhood Education, Enrollment, Ethnic Study, Site Improvement, Citizen's Advisory Committee for School Closure and Board Advisory Committee Alternate.

STATE SERVICE
  • Juvenile Task Force, appointed by State Assemblyman Chet Wray
  • State Education Advisory Committee, appointed by Assemblyman Richard Robins

AFFILIATIONS:
  • League of Cities
  • U.S. Conference of Mayors

HONORS:
  • "Woman of the Year" for the 68th Assembly District , Assemblyman Ken Maddox
  • 2001 recipient of Kiwanis International Hixon Award
  • Nominated Chamber of Commerce 2001 Citizen of the Year
  • Westminster School District PTA Council Service Award
  • Numerous community volunteer awards

PERSONAL:
  • Mother of four children, grandmother of 17, great-grandmother of 17

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