David Rice was first elected to the Board of County Commissioners in 2002 and was re-elected in 2010, 2014, and 2018, representing District 4.
Rice has been a resident of Monroe County since 1973, when he moved to the Keys to pursue his passion for scuba diving. He founded the Guidance Clinic of the Middle Keys and served as its executive director for more than 30 years before retiring in 2006.
He currently serves on the board of the Historic Florida Keys Foundation.
He has served on many community service boards over the years, including the Monroe County Housing Authority, Rural Health Network, Marathon Economic Development Council, South Florida Resource, Conservation Development Council, and Florida Keys Hurricane Recovery Foundation. He is also a founding member of the Pigeon Key Foundation.
He and his wife, Mary, have two children, a son and a daughter, as well as one grandchild.
He is an avid outdoorsman who enjoys boating, diving, fishing, hunting, and cycling. He enjoys collecting and restoring antique firearms and Civil War items. He also enjoys reading and doing projects in his workshop.