22 Facts About Tim Holden

Thomas Timothy Holden was born on March 5,1957 and is an American politician from Pennsylvania who served as a Democratic US representative for from 1993 to 2013.

Tim Holden is chairman of the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board.

Tim Holden graduated from St Clair Area High School in 1975.

Tim Holden became a licensed real estate agent, and later an insurance broker in 1983.

Tim Holden has worked as a probation officer and as Sergeant-at-Arms for the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, and was the sheriff of Schuylkill County from 1985 to 1993.

Tim Holden identified with many ordinary working people in his district.

Tim Holden managed to gain endorsements from much of Gekas's old base, much to Gekas's surprise.

Gekas got another rude surprise when Tim Holden visited African-American neighborhoods, such as Uptown and Allison Hill, after finding out that Gekas had never set foot in these neighborhoods in his congressional career.

Tim Holden asked the residents of these neighborhoods not to vote for a congressman who didn't bother to visit them.

In November 2002, in one of the biggest upsets in recent political history, Tim Holden narrowly defeated Gekas.

Tim Holden ran for re-election against Republican lawyer Scott Paterno, son of legendary Penn State football coach Joe Paterno.

Nevertheless, Tim Holden won re-election by a comfortable margin even as Bush easily carried the district.

Tim Holden faced Republican Matthew Wertz, an Afghanistan War veteran, in the 2006.

Tim Holden was challenged by Republican nominee, State Senator Dave Argall, whose state senate district covered much of the eastern portion of the congressional district, including Tim Holden's home.

Tim Holden's district was drastically reconfigured as a result of legislative redistricting done in the Pennsylvania legislature in late 2011 following the results of the 2010 Census.

Tim Holden now found himself running in territory that he did not know and that did not know him.

Tim Holden was a somewhat conservative Democrat who often bucked his party's voting trend, especially on social issues.

Tim Holden is ranked as one of the top fifteen most conservative Democrats in the House by the National Journal.

Tim Holden withdrew his co-sponsorship of SOPA on January 18,2012.

Tim Holden was nominated to the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board by Gov.

Tim Holden was unanimously confirmed by the state Senate on November 13,2013.

Tim Holden was unanimously confirmed for a second term by the state Senate on June 29,2016, and sworn in on July 11,2016.