4th CD Contest: TALE OF THE TAPE

Two candidates are running for Congress in the Nov. 4th election to succeed retiring Rep. Carolyn McCarthy, a Democrat. The 4th CD covers most of the South Shore including the Five Towns. They spoke with The Jewish Star about key issues. Clink these links to read abridged transcripts of those interviews: BLAKEMAN interview • RICE interview

Kathleen Rice — Democrat

Age: 49

Lives in: Garden City

Family: Unmarried

Education: Bachelor’s degree, Catholic University of America in Washington, DC; law degree, Touro Law School.

Career: Nassau County district attorney. Formerly, assistant U.S. attorney in Philadelphia, assistant district attorney in Brooklyn.

Bruce Blakeman — Republican

Age: 59

Family: Son from a previous marriage; engaged to be married.

Education: Bachelor’s degree, Arizona State University; law degree, California Western School of Law. 

Career: President, Madison Strategies, Ltd., a business consulting firm. Formerly presiding officer of the Nassau County Legislature, from 1996 to 1999.