George Holding
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from North Carolina's 2nd district |
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Assumed office January 3, 2017 |
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| Preceded by | Renee Ellmers |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from North Carolina's 13th district |
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In office January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2017 |
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| Preceded by | Brad Miller |
| Succeeded by | Ted Budd |
| U.S. Attorney for Eastern North Carolina | |
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In office 2006–2011 |
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| Nominated by | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Frank Whitney |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Walker |
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April 17, 1968 Raleigh, North Carolina |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Lucy E. Herriott |
| Children | Four – three daughters, one son |
| Alma mater | Wake Forest University (B.A., J.D.) |
| Occupation | Attorney |
| Religion | Southern Baptist |
| Website | Representative George Holding |
George Edward Bell Holding (born April 17, 1968) is an American politician who is the United States Representative for North Carolina's 2nd congressional district. He previously represented the 13th District from 2013 to 2017. He is a member of the Republican Party. His district stretches from just southwest of Raleigh to just east of Rocky Mount. He served as the United States Attorney for North Carolina’s Eastern District from 2006 to 2011.
The youngest of five children, Holding grew up in Raleigh. He attended Wake Forest University, studying Classics. After earning a Bachelor of Arts degree, he studied law at Wake Forest University School of Law. During law school, he met his future wife, Lucy Herriott. They married after graduating and returned to Raleigh where Holding practiced law with , one of the oldest law firms in North Carolina.
In 1998, Holding left the practice of law to serve as legislative counsel to U.S. Sen. Jesse Helms in Washington. He was employed by Maupin Taylor, a Raleigh law firm, from 2001–2002. Holding joined the U.S. Attorney's office for the Eastern District of North Carolina in 2002, working under Frank Whitney. Under Whitney, the U.S. Attorney's office prosecuted a number of high-profile public corruption cases, including former N.C. Agriculture Commissioner Meg Scott Phipps, former House Speaker Jim Black and former U.S. Rep. Frank Ballance. In June 2006, President George W. Bush appointed Whitney to a federal judgeship.
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