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24 THE TO URO LAWYER FALL 201 5 Achieving professional firsts is becoming a pattern for Kathleen Rice the freshman U.S. Representative for New Yorks 4th Congressional District. Nearly a decade ago she became the first woman in Long Islands history to be elected District Attorney she held the post of Nassau County District Attorney from 2006 through 2014. Now the 50-year-old Long Island native holds the distinction of being the first female Touro Law graduate class of 1991 to win a seat in Congress and the second Touro Law graduate to achieve a Congressional seat. The Democrat assumed office in January 2015 replacing retiring Democratic incumbent Carolyn McCarthy. Although Rice didnt initially imagine that her career path would take her to Washington D.C. the ideas of public service and making communities stronger safer places have been the backbone of her more than 20 years of work as a lawyer. And it was a prevalent theme throughout her Touro Law education. Prior to Congress and the Nassau County District Attorneys office Rice was appointed in 1999 as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in Philadelphia under Attorney General Janet Reno. In her more than five years there she prosecuted federal drug and gun cases as well those relating to corporate fraud and public corruption. Rice began her career in 1992 as a prosecutor in the Brooklyn District Attorneys office where she handled cases of domestic violence sexual assault armed robbery and murder. Rice has received many honors for her service as a state and federal prosecutor including the U.S. Inspector Generals Integrity Award and the U.S. Attorney Generals Award for Superior Performance as an Assistant U.S. Attorney. In a recent interview with the Touro Lawyer Rice spoke about her impressive accomplishments thus far the value of her Touro Law education and whats on the horizon for her in Congress. Freshman U.S. Congresswoman Continues to Trail Blaze Putting Community Interests at the Forefront of her Efforts