Jennifer White Holland Explained

Jennifer White Holland
State Delegate:Maryland
Term Start:January 11, 2023
Birth Name:Jennifer White
Birth Date:21 April 1988
Birth Place:Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Education:Michigan State University (BA)
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health (MSPH)
Profession:Nonprofit executive
Website:Campaign website

Jennifer White Holland (born April 21, 1988) is an American politician who is a member of the Maryland House of Delegates for District 10 in Baltimore County, Maryland.[1] [2]

Career

Jennifer White was born on April 21, 1988, in Detroit, Michigan. She attended Novi High School in Novi.[3] [4] She graduated from Michigan State University with a Bachelor of Arts degree with honors in political theory and constitutional democracy, and social relations and policy in 2010. She later attended the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, where she earned a Master of Science degree in public health in 2012.[1] [3] White Holland is a non-profit executive and health equity partnerships manager.

In 2017, White Holland graduated from a training course hosted by Emerge Maryland, an organization created to prepare potential female Democratic candidates for public office.[5] In 2022, she ran for the Maryland House of Delegates, running on a slate with Speaker of the Maryland House of Delegates Adrienne A. Jones, then-state delegate Benjamin Brooks, and management consultant N. Scott Phillips. She won the Democratic primary on July 19, receiving 19.2 percent of the vote.[6]

In the legislature

White Holland was sworn into the Maryland House of Delegates on January 11, 2023.[3] She is a member of the House Health and Government Operations Committee.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Members - Delegate Jennifer White Holland . mgaleg.maryland.gov . . March 12, 2024 . March 12, 2024.
  2. News: Kurtz . Josh . With Kelley's Looming Retirement, District 10 Political Picture Getting Clearer . October 23, 2022 . . December 17, 2021.
  3. Web site: Jennifer White Holland, Maryland State Delegate . Maryland Manual On-Line . Maryland State Archives . March 14, 2024 . January 14, 2024.
  4. News: Novi teens use art to unify school, celebrate diversity . 2006-05-26 . . 4B . . 2024-03-14.
  5. News: Kurtz . Josh . Meet the Members of the New Emerge Maryland Class . October 23, 2022 . . November 20, 2017.
  6. News: Gaskill . Hannah . Del. Chanel Branch loses her seat in the House as Baltimore City and County primary races settle . October 23, 2022 . . August 2, 2022.
  7. News: Gaines . Danielle E. . Jones announces new Democratic caucus, committee leaders for 2023 General Assembly session . January 5, 2023 . . January 5, 2023.