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Encyclopedia > Bob Holden
Bob Holden

Bob Holden (born August 24, 1949, in Kansas City, Missouri), former Governor of Missouri, is an American politician of the Democratic Party. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (521x731, 65 KB) Summary Bob Holden 53rd Governor of Missouri Official photograph. ... August 24 is the 236th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (237th in leap years), with 129 days remaining. ... 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1949 calendar). ... Nickname: City of Fountains or Heart of America Official website: http://www. ... The Governors of Missouri since its statehood in 1820 are: Alexander McNair 1821-24 Frederick Bates 1824-25 Abraham J. Williams 1825-26 John Miller 1826-32 Daniel Dunklin 1832-36 Lilburn W. Boggs 1836-40 Thomas Reynolds 1840-44 Meredith Miles Marmaduke 1844 John C. Edwards 1844-48 Austin... A politician is an individual involved in politics to the extent of holding or running for public office. ... The Democratic Party is one of the two major political parties in the United States. ...


Holden was inaugurated as Governor in January 2001 after defeating Republican Jim Talent in a close race in November 2000. Holden lost his bid for reelection in the Democratic primary on August 3, 2004, to State Auditor Claire McCaskill, who was beaten in the November 2 election by Matt Blunt. Holden left the office of Governor on January 10, 2005. 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... The Republican Party, often called the GOP (for Grand Old Party, although one early citation described it as the Gallant Old Party) [1], is one of the two major political parties in the United States. ... James Matthes Jim Talent (born October 18, 1956) is an American politician, the junior Senator from Missouri. ... Look up November in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... August 3 is the 215th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (216th in leap years), with 150 days remaining. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Claire McCaskill Claire McCaskill (born July 24, 1953), is a U.S. Democratic Party politician, and the State Auditor of Missouri. ... November 2 is the 306th day of the year (307th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 59 days remaining. ... Matthew Roy Blunt (born November 20, 1970) was elected Governor of Missouri on November 2, 2004. ... January 10 is the 10th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


From 1993 to 2001, Holden served as State Treasurer and prior to that was a member of the Missouri House of Representatives from 1983 to 1989. 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


Raised on a farm in the Ozarks near Birch Tree, Holden attended a one-room school and went on to graduate from Southwest Missouri State University with a degree in political science. While attending Southwest Missouri State University, Holden became a member of the Alpha Phi Omega Fraternity. He also attended the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University where he took courses specifically tailored for government executives. Holden met his wife Lori Hauser Holden during his first campaign for the Missouri General Assembly and together they have two boys, Robert and John D. Southwest Missouri State University is the largest of Missouris regional public state university systems, with its main campus located in Springfield. ... Alpha Phi Omega (commonly known as APO, but also ΑΦΩ, A-Phi-O, and A-Phi-Q) is a co-ed service fraternity organized to provide community service, leadership and social opportunities to college students. ... The John F. Kennedy School of Government is a school within Harvard University that offers graduate degrees in public policy and public administration, as well as conducting research in various subjects relating to politics and government. ... Harvard University campus (old map) Harvard University (incorporated as The President and Fellows of Harvard College) is a private university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. ...


Holden was a member of the National Governors Association and was elected chair of the Midwestern Governors’ Conference which led the Midwestern states’ efforts to stimulate the economy by focusing on education and research. Holden also chaired the Governor’s Ethanol Coalition and represented fellow Governors on the National Medicaid Reform Task Force. The National Governors Association (NGA) is an organization of the governors of the fifty U.S. states and five U.S. territories (American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands). ...


Holden vetoed the Concealed Carry Bill that crossed his desk.[1]


In 2004, Holden was challenged by Democratic State Auditor, Claire McCaskill, for the office of Governor. Citing Holden's ineffectiveness as Governor as well as Republican tactics to perpetuate their candidate, Matt Blunt, McCaskill pulled through the primary the victor. This made Holden the first one-term Governor (when challenged within the party) in nearly two decades. Claire McCaskill Claire McCaskill (born July 24, 1953), is a U.S. Democratic Party politician, and the State Auditor of Missouri. ... Matthew Roy Blunt (born November 20, 1970) was elected Governor of Missouri on November 2, 2004. ...


Holden now teaches management classes at Webster University. On May 10, 2006, Holden was present for the event kicking off the Holden Public Policy Forum at Webster University [2]. The Forum is a bi-partisan speakers series that will bring Governors, Senators, presidential candidates and private sector public policy leaders to St. Louis and the Webster University Old Post Office campus. Webster University is located in Webster Groves, Missouri, a suburb of St. ...


Electoral history

  • 2004 Race for Governor - Democratic Primary
  • 2000 Race for Governor
Preceded by:
Wendell Bailey		 Missouri State Treasurer
1993–2001		 Succeeded by:
Nancy Farmer
Preceded by:
Roger B. Wilson		 Governor of Missouri
2001-2005		 Succeeded by:
Matt Blunt
Governors of Missouri Missouri State Flag
McNair • Bates • Williams • Miller • Dunklin • Boggs • Reynolds • M. Marmaduke • Edwards • King • Price • Polk • H. Jackson • Stewart • C. Jackson • Gamble • Hall • Fletcher • McClurg • Brown • Woodson • Hardin • Phelps • Crittenden • J. Marmaduke • Morehouse • Francis • Stone • Stephens • Dockery • Folk • Hadley • Major • Gardner • Hyde • Baker • Caulfield • Park • Stark • Donnell • Donnelly • Smith • Donnelly • Blair • Dalton • Hearnes • Bond • Teasdale • Bond • Ashcroft • Carnahan • Wilson • Holden • Blunt

  Results from FactBites:
 
Bob Holden at AllExperts (621 words)
Holden was raised on a farm in the Ozarks near Birch Tree.
Holden served as State Treasurer from 1993 to 2001 and as governor from 2001 to 2005.
Holden was a member of the National Governors Association and was elected chair of the Midwestern Governors' Conference which led the Midwestern states' efforts to stimulate the economy by focusing on education and research.
Bob Holden - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (420 words)
Bob Holden (born August 24, 1949, in Kansas City, Missouri), former Governor of Missouri, is an American politician of the Democratic Party.
Holden lost his bid for reelection in the Democratic primary on August 3, 2004, to State Auditor Claire McCaskill, who was beaten in the November 2 election by Matt Blunt.
From 1993 to 2001, Holden served as State Treasurer and prior to that was a member of the Missouri House of Representatives from 1983 to 1989.
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