Tim Holden
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| In office 1993 - present |
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| Preceded by | George Gekas |
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| Succeeded by | Incumbent |
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| Born | March 5, 1957 St. Clair, Pennsylvania |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Gwen Holden |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
Thomas Timothy "Tim" Holden (born March 5, 1957), American politician, is a member of the United States House of Representatives since 1993. A Democrat, he has represented the 17th District of Pennsylvania (map), having previously represented the 6th District from 1993 until 2003. He is a member of the Agriculture Committee, the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, and the Resources Committee.
Holden is one of the most conservative Democrats in the House. A part of the centrist Blue Dog Coalition, he opposes abortion and gun control, and was one of 73 Democrats who voted for the Bankruptcy Bill. However, he has strong ties to organized labor, and has been critical of the Bush Administration's fiscal policy.
In 1980, Holden earned a bachelor's degree in sociology from Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania and became a licensed real estate agent and later an insurance broker (1983). He has worked as a probation officer, Sergeant-at-Arms for the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, and was the sheriff of Schuylkill County.
[edit] 2006 re-election campaign
Holden will face Republican Matthew Wertz, [1] an Afghan War veteran, in the November election. However, despite the demographics of the district, the Republicans appear to have ceded the district to Holden until at least the 2010 Census. In September 2005, a top Pennsylvania Republican consultant said, "I don’t know why [the GOP] would spend five minutes on that race. You can’t beat [Holden] until [legislators] redraw the [district] lines in 2011. Then you can carve him up and beat him. Maybe. Although they thought they did that last time, and he beat George Gekas, so maybe he can even survive that. Again." [2][3]
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| Preceded by Gus Yatron |
U.S. Representative for Pennsylvania's 6th Congressional District 1993–2003 |
Succeeded by Jim Gerlach |
| Preceded by George Gekas |
U.S. Representative for Pennslyvania's 17th Congressional District 2003– |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
