Mark Holland (American politician)

Mark Holland (born 1969) was the Mayor/CEO of Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Kansas from 2013-2017. He is a United Methodist pastor and a member of the Democratic Party.

Mayor Mark Holland presenting
For the Canadian Member of Parliament, see Mark Holland.

Personal life

Holland is a third-generation Methodist pastor, and fourth generation Wyandotte Countian. He has a wife, Julie Solomon, and four children.[1]

Career

Holland has serves as pastor of Trinity Community Church, a United Methodist congregation, since 1999.[2] He was elected as a member of the Unified Government Board of Commissioners (At-large District 1) in 2007 and re-elected in 2011.[1] After former Mayor Joe Reardon announced he would not run for a third term,[3] Holland entered the 2013 race for Mayor/CEO.[4] He was elected on April 2, 2013.[5] During his administration, Wyandotte County has attracted more than 2.8 billion in economic development.[6] As of 2014 Wyandotte County was among the top job creating counties in metropolitan Kansas City.[7] Most recently, Mayor Holland led the effort to bring a new Amazon Distribution Center to Kansas City, Kansas. The facility is scheduled to open in 2017 and will bring over 1,000 new jobs to the city.[8]

In 2017, Holland announced he would run for a second term, he lost to challenger David Alvey.[9]

References
  1. "Mayor Holland Biography, Unified Government of Wyandotte County, Kansas City, Kansas". www.wycokck.org.
  2. "Our Pastor". Trinity Community Church, A United Methodist Congregation.
  3. Kraske, Steve; Helling, Dave (January 10, 2013). "Reardon done being KCK mayor, turning to family, new job". The Kansas City Star. Retrieved June 22, 2017.
  4. "Holland launches candidacy for mayor". www.kckansan.com.
  5. Staff, 41 Action News (April 3, 2013). "Mark Holland elected mayor of KCK".
  6. "Capital Investment and Projects". Wyandotte Economic Development Council (image). July 2016. Retrieved June 22, 2017.
  7. "Wyandotte County gets nod for creating more jobs than other Kansas counties". June 30, 2014.
  8. "Amazon fulfillment center to open in KCK, bring in more than 1,000 jobs".
  9. "Mark Holland files for re-election as mayor/CEO of Unified Government".
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