Ronald C. Rice (born February 17, 1968) is an American Democratic Party politician, who served on the Newark Municipal Council from 2006 to 2014.
Rice first ran for Municipal Council in 2002, and election documented in the film Street Fight.
In 2006, Ron won the race for West Ward Councilman and was sworn into office with newly elected Mayor Cory A. Booker on July 1, 2006.
Councilman Rice announced on March 15, 2012 that he would run as a candidate in the June 5, 2012 primary election to fill the seat in Congress left vacant by the death of Donald M. Payne, the former U.S. Representative for New Jersey's 10th congressional district.
Also competing for that nomination were Dennis R. Flynn of Glen Ridge, state Senator Nia Gill, Newark Councilman Donald Payne Jr. (son of the congressman), Irvington Mayor Wayne Smith, and Cathy Wright of Newark.