Tom Holland (politician)

Tom Holland
Member of the Kansas Senate
from the 3rd district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 3, 2009
Preceded by Roger Pine
Personal details
Born July 23, 1961 (1961-07-23) (age 50)
Indianapolis, Indiana
Political party Democratic

Tom Holland is 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. Currently, he is the Minority Caucus Chairperson.

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Committee assignments

Holland serves on these legislative committees[1]:

Major donors

The top contributors to Holland's 2008 campaign, according to the National Institute on Money in State Politics[2]:

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

His largest donor group was political party committees.

2010 Governor's race

Main article: Kansas gubernatorial election, 2010

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.

Professional

Holland has run his own small business since 1994. Holland Technologies is a project management services provider that specializes in IT project Management. Holland Technologies has worked with various government agencies in information technology projects. The business is a majority woman owned enterprise; Tom's wife Barbara owns the business.

Personal

He is married with 4 children.

References

  1. ^ Profile from the Kansas Legislature website
  2. ^ Tom Holland 2008 campaign contributions

External links

Members of the Kansas State Senate
President of the Senate: Stephen Morris (R) • Vice President of the Senate: John Vratil (R) • Majority Leader: Jay Emler (R) • Minority Leader: Anthony Hensley (D)
   
  1.    Dennis Pyle (R)
  2.    Marci Francisco (D)
  3.    Tom Holland (D)
  4.    David Haley (D)
  5.    Kelly Kultala (D)
  6.    Chris Steineger (R)
  7.    Terrie Huntington (R)
  8.    Tim Owens (R)
  1.    Julia Lynn (R)
  2.    Mary Pilcher-Cook (R)
  3.    John Vratil (R)
  4.    Pat Apple (R)
  5.    Bob Marshall (R)
  6.    Dwayne Umbarger (R)
  7.    Jeff King (R)
  8.    Ty Masterson (R)
  1.    Jeff Longbine (R)
  2.    Laura Kelly (D)
  3.    Anthony Hensley (D)
  4.    Vicki Schmidt (R)
  5.    Mark Taddiken (R)
  6.    Roger Reitz (R)
  7.    Robert Olson (R)
  8.    Pete Brungardt (R)
  1.    Jean Schodorf (R)
  2.    Dick Kelsey (R)
  3.    Leslie Donovan (R)
  4.    Mike Petersen (R)
  5.    Oletha Faust-Goudeau (D)
  6.    Susan Wagle (R)
  7.    Carolyn McGinn (R)
  8.    Steve Abrams (R)
  1.    Ruth Teichman (R)
  2.    Terry Bruce (R)
  3.    Jay Emler (R)
  4.    Allen Schmidt (D)
  5.    Raymond Merrick (R)
  6.    Garrett Love (R)
  7.    Stephen Morris (R)
  8.    Ralph Ostmeyer (R)