Tom Holland | |
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Member of the Kansas Senate from the 3rd district |
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Assumed office January 3, 2009 |
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Preceded by | Roger Pine |
Personal details | |
Born |
Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. |
July 23, 1961
Political party | Democratic |
Children | 4 |
Alma mater |
Indiana University, Bloomington University of Minnesota, Twin Cities |
Tom Holland (born July 23, 1961) 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.
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 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.
The top contributors to Holland's 2008 Kansas Senate campaign, according to the National Institute on Money in State Politics:
His largest donor group was political party committees.
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.
Holland was born and raised in Indianapolis, Indiana. He and his wife Barbara have four children - Thomas, Derek, Brandon and Louisa Holland.