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'''George Thomas Holland II''' (born July 23, 1961) is a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] member of the [[Kansas Senate]], representing the [[Kansas's 3rd Senate district|3rd district]] since 2009. He was a member of the [[Kansas House of Representatives]] from 2003 to 2008. |
'''George Thomas Holland II''' (born July 23, 1961) is an American politician currently serving as a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] member of the [[Kansas Senate]], representing the [[Kansas's 3rd Senate district|3rd district]] since 2009. He was a member of the [[Kansas House of Representatives]] from 2003 to 2008. |
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He is the ranking minority member on both the Senate Assessment and Taxation & Commerce committees and serves on the Joint Committee on Information Technology. |
He is the ranking minority member on both the Senate Assessment and Taxation & Commerce committees and serves on the Joint Committee on Information Technology. |
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{{main|2010 Kansas gubernatorial election}} |
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He announced on February 17, 2010, that he would seek the 2010 Democratic nomination to be the next Kansas Governor. Holland was defeated by [[Sam Brownback]] in the general election.<ref>{{cite web|title=Kansas|work=The New York Times|year=2010|url=http://elections.nytimes.com/2010/results/kansas|accessdate=July 23, 2017}}</ref> |
He announced on February 17, 2010, that he would seek the 2010 Democratic nomination to be the next Kansas Governor. Holland was defeated by more than 30 points by [[Sam Brownback]] in the general election.<ref>{{cite web|title=Kansas|work=The New York Times|year=2010|url=http://elections.nytimes.com/2010/results/kansas|accessdate=July 23, 2017}}</ref> |
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== Major donors == |
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The top contributors to Holland's 2008 Kansas Senate campaign, according to the ''National Institute on Money in State Politics'':<ref>[http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?c=108014 Tom Holland 2008 campaign contributions]</ref> |
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:Kansas Democratic Party, Tom and Barbara Holland (personal campaign contributions), Senate Democratic Committee of Kansas, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee of Kansas, Carpenters Local 1329 union |
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His largest donor group was political party committees. |
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== Professional career == |
== Professional career == |
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Latest revision as of 04:16, 3 August 2024
Tom Holland | |
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| Member of the Kansas Senate from the 3rd district | |
| Assumed office January 12, 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Roger Pine |
| Member of the Kansas House of Representatives from the 10th district | |
| In office January 13, 2003 – January 12, 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Ralph Tanner |
| Succeeded by | Tony Brown |
| Personal details | |
| Born | George Thomas Holland II July 23, 1961 Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Children | 4 |
| Education | Indiana University, Bloomington (BA) University of Minnesota, Twin Cities (MBA) |
George Thomas Holland II (born July 23, 1961) is an American politician currently serving as a Democratic member of the Kansas Senate, representing the 3rd district since 2009. He was a member of the Kansas House of Representatives from 2003 to 2008.
He is the ranking minority member on both the Senate Assessment and Taxation & Commerce committees and serves on the Joint Committee on Information Technology.
2010 gubernatorial race
[edit]He announced on February 17, 2010, that he would seek the 2010 Democratic nomination to be the next Kansas Governor. Holland was defeated by more than 30 points by Sam Brownback in the general election.[1]
Professional career
[edit]Holland is a small business owner and entrepreneur. He is president of Holland Technologies, an informational technology services firm, and has run the business since 1994. He is also the founder of a Kansas farm winery and vineyard operation called Haven Pointe Winery LLC located in Baldwin City.
Personal life
[edit]Holland was born and raised in Indianapolis, Indiana. He and his wife Barbara have four children - Thomas, Derek, Brandon and Louisa Holland.
References
[edit]External links
[edit]- Senator Tom Holland official Kansas Legislature site
- Tom Holland/Kelly Kultala for Governor/Lt. Governor official campaign site
- Holland Technologies