Bruce Holland (American politician)
| Franklin Bruce Holland | |
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| Member of the Arkansas Senate from the 6th district |
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In office 2011–2013 |
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| Preceded by | Ed Wilkinson |
| Succeeded by | Gary Stubblefield |
| Member of the Arkansas Senate from the 9th district |
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In office 2013 – January 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Kim Hendren |
| Succeeded by | Terry Rice |
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June 11, 1968 Fort Smith, Sebastian County Arkansas, USA |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Single |
| Residence | Greenwood, Sebastian County |
| Alma mater | University of Arkansas |
| Occupation | Businessman: Cattle |
Franklin Bruce Holland (born June 11, 1968) is a self-employed cattleman and a Republican former member of the Arkansas State Senate from District 9 in his native Sebastian County in western Arkansas.
Born in Fort Smith, Holland attended the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville. Holland is United Methodist. He is a member of the National Rifle Association, the National Wild Turkey Federation, the Sebastian County Historical Society, and the Sebastian County Farm Bureau. He is single and resides in Greenwood in Sebastian County.
Holland was elected to the Senate from District 6 in 2010 for a two-year term when he defeated the Democrat John Paul Wells, a former state representative from Paris in Logan County, 14,838 to 9,602. Shifted to the District 9 seat vacated by the term-limited Republican Kim Hendren in 2012, Holland defeated Rick Green in the Republican primary, 2,438 to 2,201. He then prevailed over the Democrat Tracy Pennartz, 13,414 to 10,472, in the general election. His current two-year term expires at the end of 2014.
Holland is the Senate assistant president pro tempore for the Third District, a post also held by Kim Hendren prior to 2013. He is the chair of the Senate Agriculture, Forestry and Economic Development Committee, and a member of the Budget, Education, Energy, and the Academic Facilities Oversight committees. Holland opposes abortion, having voted to ban the practice after twenty weeks of gestation or whenever fetal heartbeat is determined. He voted to allow university staff to carry concealed weapons.
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