Bob Holden

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Bob Holden
Gov.Bob Holden portrait.jpg
Official portrait, 2001
53rd Governor of Missouri
In office
January 8, 2001 –January 10, 2005

Holden is currently the President and Chairman of the United States Heartland China Association, [48] the United States Heartland China Association (USHCA) is a 501(c)3 bipartisan organization committed to building stronger ties between USHCA Region (21 states located in the US between the Great Lakes to the Gulf) and the People’s Republic of China. Their focus is on Trust Building efforts connecting government officials; business leaders; educational and community interests with like-minded institutions between the Heartland Region and the People’s Republic of China.

Previously, Holden taught political science and communications courses at Webster University. Governor Holden is the founder and Director of the Holden Public Policy Forum at Webster University. The Forum describes itself as "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." [49]

In 2016, Holden was appointed to the executive committee of Missouri's statewide NAACP chapter. [50]

Holden endorsed and campaigned on behalf of Vice President Joe Biden in the Democratic primaries of the 2020 United States presidential election. [51] Holden had previously endorsed Senator Hillary Clinton in the Democratic primaries of the 2008 presidential campaign and served as a Missouri Co-Chair and a member of the Clinton campaign's Education Policy Taskforce. [52]

Electoral history

2000 Missouri gubernatorial election [53] [54]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Bob Holden 1,152,752 49.12 Decrease2.svg 8.05
Republican Jim Talent 1,131,30748.21Increase2.svg 7.78
Independent Larry Rice34,4311.47N/A
Libertarian John M. Swenson11,2740.48Decrease2.svg 1.92
Green Lavoy (Zaki Baruti) Reed9,0080.38N/A
Reform Richard Kline4,9160.21N/A
Constitution Richard L. Smith3,1420.13N/A
Total votes2,346,830 100.00 +0.07
Democratic hold
2004 Missouri gubernatorial election [55]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Claire McCaskill 437,780 51.64
Democratic Bob Holden (incumbent)383,73445.27
Democratic Jim LePage16,7611.98
Democratic Jeffery A. Emrick9,4731.12
Total votes847,748 100

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