Wayne Holland
American politician
Wayne Holland is the former chairman of the Utah Democratic Party. He was first elected in 2005, and reelected in 2007 and 2009. He chose to not run again in 2011.
Biographical note
Holland was born in 1958 in Magna, a copper mining town a few miles west of Salt Lake City, Utah. He graduated from Cyprus High School. Then he attended Utah State University, University of Utah, and Antioch University, with a major in labor economics and labor law. He is married and has two sons.
Political career
Holland grew up in a family deeply involved in politics. His grandfather was an activist in the Democratic Farmer Labor Party of Minnesota, and his father was an engineer and a Union representative. In high school he was class president and involved in social-service organizations.
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