George Holland (D-IN-6)

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George Holland

 

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George T. Holland

George Holland Congressional Candidate Indiana District 6

 

Biography of George Holland from George Holland for Congress

 

PERSONAL FAMILY HISTORY

• Native Hoosier
  

• Born in Evansville, Indiana, one of nine children in a working class
  family.
  

• Rush County resident since 1993
  

• Married to Janice for 54 years.
  

• Two sons. Janice & I are the proud grandparents of six beautiful
  grandchildren.
  

COMMUNITY SERVICE

• Active in school activities when children were in school.
  

• Active in Indian Guides and Boy Scouts.
  

• Coached Little League Baseball. Also had a basketball clinic and
  coached my son’s team in basketball.
  

• Active in Church Activities: Was a Deacon and Chairman of
  Finance Committee@ Carrollton Ave. U.C.C., Indianapolis. Was
  the Vice President and President of the Consistory @ St. Peter’s U.
  C.C., Carmel, Indiana. Was a Deacon @ Main Street Christian
  Church, Rushville, IN.
  

EDUCATION

• Attended Evansville College; Fall of 1955 through Spring Semester
  of 1958.
  

Attended Indiana University School of Medicine,
Sept. 1958 – February 1959.

 

• Graduate; Butler University, 1961; B. S. Chemistry/Zoology.
  (Dean’s List)
  

MILITARY SERVICE

• Enlisted @ age 17 in U.S.A.F., July 31, 1951. Served four years
  active duty and four years of inactive reserve. Served in NATO
  three years; January, 1952-December 1954. Stationed @
  Burtonwood AFB, Warrenton, England and Chateaureaux AFB,
  Chateaureaux, France. Honorably discharged in 1959. Was
  awarded a “Certificate of Appreciation” from the State of
  Indiana in recognition of my services.(I returned this
  certificate to Governor Daniels’ office as my protest against the
  contrived Iraq and Afghanistan Invasions and Occupations
  which were based on lies, deceit and greed.)
  

EMPLOYMENT

• Now Retired. Was in pharmaceutical sales for nearly 34 years,
  (1961-1995) for American Home Products, which was known as
  Wyeth Laboratories, now owned by Pfizer Laboratories
  

ORGANIZATIONS

• Founding Member of American Veterans Against War.
  

• Member of Vietnam Veterans Against War
  

NOTABLE EVENTS

• Was a member of Veterans For Peace for several years. I was one
  of two veterans who were instrumental in forming VFP Chapter 49
  of Central Indiana.
  

• As a member of VFP, I traveled to Central America twice, at
  my own expense, in order to obtain information about the U.S.
  Supported “Contra” terrorist war against the peoples of Nicaragua.
  

• Was The Democratic Nominee and Candidate for Congress, 1988,
  Sixth District of Indiana
  

• Was The Libertarian Candidate for Congress, 2008, Sixth District
  of Indiana