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Orange County, CA November 2, 2010 Election
Smart Voter Full Biography for Margie L. Rice

Candidate for
Board Member; Midway City Sanitary District

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EXPERIENCE:

  • Occupation: Mayor of Westminster 10 years
  • Elected Mayor November 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008
  • 6 years as Westminster City Councilwoman
  • 18 years as Director on the Board of Midway City Sanitary District
  • 17 years as Trustee on the Board of the Westminster School District
  • 59 years as PTA volunteer

COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVE TO OUTSIDE AGENCIES (Currently Serving):

  • Orange County Council of Governments
  • Director, Public Cable Television Authority
  • Liaison, Westminster Chamber of Commerce
  • Alternate, West Orange County Water Board
  • O.C. League of Cities, Executive Steering Committee West Orange County Cities Group
  • Orange County Housing
  • Orange County Solid Waste Board

COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVE TO OUTSIDE AGENCIES (Previously Served):

  • West Orange County Cities Group
  • U.S. Conference of Mayors
  • Orange County Housing Community Development Commission (2 terms)
  • Alternate, Orange County Fire Authority
  • Alternate, Orange County Library Advisory Commission
  • Board, Huntington Beach Intercommunity Hospital
  • Boys and Girls Club Board

CURRENT COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES:

  • Westminster Kiwanis Club, served 2 years as President, current Interclub Chair
  • Westminster Advisory Committee, Coastline Community College
  • Trustee, Springdale Baptist Church of Westminster
  • Board, Rose Center Foundation
  • Public Cable Television Association (PCTA), Director, Representing the City

PREVIOUS COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES: Westminster Historical Society; Westminster Collaborative Board Member (Westminster School District); 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 as Board Member; and Westminster Foundation for Educational Excellence.

SERVICE WITH 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 Board; and Advisory Committee Alternate.

STATE SERVICE:

Juvenile Task Force, appointed by State Assemblyman, Chet Wray; State Education Advisory Committee, appointed by Assemblyman Richard Robins; State CASA Board

AFFILIATIONS:

Orange County Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) Advisory Board; League of Cities; League of California Cities, Orange County Division. Executive Steering Committee, League of California Cities; Orange County Division Waste Management Commission

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 Awards and three Continuous Service Award from different PTA's Numerous community volunteer awards

PERSONAL:

Widowed, mother of four children; grandmother of 19; great-grandmother of 21 Westminster homeowner for 54 years.

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