CLINTON HILL — LIFELONG BROOKLYNITE MARLON RICE LAUNCHED HIS CANDIDACY on Saturday for the New York State Senate’s 25th District in front of the house where he was raised. In conjunction with his announcement, Rice’s campaign released a long-form digital ad. “The Stoop” highlights Rice’s personal biography and professional journey and reflects a time in Brooklyn when the steps of the brownstone were the “connective tissue for family, neighborhood and community safety.”
The son of a 25-year NYPD veteran and a dad and grandfather, Rice is the current director of event services for the Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation and the founder of Good People NYC, an event production company that thrives at the intersection of culture, community and connection.
As part of his campaign platform, he proposes a temporary freeze of property taxes for homeowners who maintain four rental units or fewer. He also calls for an extension of income-based utility bill caps to relieve financial pressures on middle-class households, particularly for utility costs that are beyond their control. Rice will face incumbent State Sen. Jabari Brisport in next year’s primary for State Senate. The 25th Senate District stretches from Fort Greene across Brooklyn to Brownsville and Bushwick.
Rice is experienced in another kind of race as well. A distance-runner, he has completed three marathons.
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