Tim Holden

Tim Holden
Chair of the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board
Assumed office
February 17, 2015
Appointed byTom Wolf
Preceded bySkip Brion
Member of the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board
Assumed office
November 13, 2013
Appointed byTom Corbett
Preceded byP. J. Stapleton
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania
In office
January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2013
Preceded byGus Yatron
Succeeded byMatt Cartwright
Constituency6th district (1993–2003)
17th district (2003–2013)
Schuylkill County Sheriff
In office
1985–1993
Succeeded byFrancis McAndrew
Personal details
Born (1957-03-05) March 5, 1957 (age 67)
St. Clair, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseGwen Holden
EducationBloomsburg University (BA)

Thomas Timothy Holden (born March 5, 1957) is an American politician from Pennsylvania who served as a Democratic U.S. representative for Pennsylvania's 17th congressional district from 1993 to 2013. Holden was the dean of the Pennsylvania Congressional Delegation during the 112th United States Congress.[1] On April 24, 2012, Holden was defeated in the Democratic primary in his attempt to seek re-election after the boundaries of his district were redrawn.[2] He is now chairman of the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board.

  1. ^ Bortner, Peter E. (April 22, 2012). "Holden seeks 11th term, says he stands for hard work". Republican & Herald. Retrieved April 22, 2012.
  2. ^ Weisman, Jonathan. "Ten-Term Democrat Holden Loses in Pennsylvania Primary", New York Times, April 25, 2012.

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