State Sen. Tom Holland
Kansas Senate - District 3
About
Tom Holland understands business and how to do more with less. For nearly 16 years, Holland has solved the daily problems of running a small business while carving out a path for long term growth.
As president of Holland Technologies, Inc., an Information Technology consulting and professional services firm in Baldwin, Kan., Tom Holland helps other businesses manage their projects, develop the software and connect with customers so their business can grow.
A native Midwesterner, Tom Holland grew up in Indianapolis and received a Masters in Business Administration from the University of Minnesota. In 1993, Holland and his wife Barbara moved their family to Baldwin because they saw Kansas as a land of opportunity – a place to start their business and put their children in the best public schools.
In 2002, Holland watched his children’s classrooms become over-crowded, and our state sue the Legislature to fully fund the public school system. A problem solver by nature, Holland ran for the Kansas House in 2002 to protect our schools.
Holland served the families of Kansas’ 10th House District from 2003-2009. In 2009, he became a State Senator representing the 3rd District in rural Douglas, Leavenworth and Jefferson Counties. He presently serves as the ranking minority member on the Senate Assessment and Taxation, Business & Labor and Commerce committees and also serves on the Financial Institutions and Insurance committee.
As a legislator, Tom received recognition in 2003 from the Kansas Disability Caucus for leadership in addressing the need to fund programs for people with disabilities. He serves as advisory council co-chair of the Kansas Small Business Development Center and also serves on the board of directors for both Kansas, Inc. and KTEC.
Tom is an active member of Plymouth Congregational Church in Lawrence, KS where he previously served as the Annual Appeal chairman, chairman of the Stewardship Committee and music director. He currently plays upright bass with the Plymouth Strings group.
An active community leader and parent, Tom has coached youth baseball teams for several years in Lawrence and also served as a Cub Scouts den leader. Tom and his wife of 29 years, Barbara, have four children: Thomas (28, University of Kansas graduate), Derek (23, Baker University graduate), Brandon (21, University of Kansas Junior), and Louisa (14, South Junior High eighth grader).
Holland has over 27 years of experience in the Information Technology industry and is a certified Project Management Professional. His organization received Deloitte & Touche’s Technology “Fast Fifty” Award for Kansas and Western Missouri for both 1999 and 2000. Before starting his business, Holland served as a manager of Price Waterhouse Management Consulting Services and prior to that served as an Executive Account Systems Engineer for IBM.
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