Jennifer White Holland

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]

Jennifer White Holland
White Holland in 2023
Member of the Maryland House of Delegates
from the 10th district
Assumed office
January 11, 2023
Preceded byBenjamin Brooks
Personal details
Born
Jennifer White

(1988-04-21) April 21, 1988 (age 36)
Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
EducationMichigan State University (BA)
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health (MSPH)
ProfessionNonprofit executive
WebsiteCampaign website

Career

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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.[2][5]

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.[2] She won the Democratic primary on July 19, receiving 19.2 percent of the vote.[6]

In the legislature

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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]

Electoral history

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Maryland House of Delegates District 10 Democratic primary election, 2022[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Adrienne A. Jones (incumbent) 12,591 28.7
Democratic Jennifer White 8,410 19.2
Democratic N. Scott Phillips 5,161 11.8
Democratic Ruben Amaya 4,249 9.7
Democratic Michael T. Brown, Sr. 4,085 9.3
Democratic Korey T. Johnson 3,823 8.7
Democratic Regg J. Hatcher, Jr. 2,347 5.4
Democratic Nathaniel Logan 1,601 3.7
Democratic Nathaniel Maurice Costley, Sr. 970 2.2
Democratic Garland M. Jarratt Sanderson 612 1.4
Maryland House of Delegates District 10 election, 2022[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Adrienne A. Jones (incumbent) 29,842 29.42
Democratic Jennifer White 27,925 27.53
Democratic N. Scott Phillips 26,643 26.27
Republican Patricia R. Fallon 9,024 8.90
Republican Jordan Porompyae 7,685 7.58
Write-in 304 0.30

References

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  1. ^ a b "Members - Delegate Jennifer White Holland". mgaleg.maryland.gov. Maryland General Assembly. March 12, 2024. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
  2. ^ a b c Kurtz, Josh (December 17, 2021). "With Kelley's Looming Retirement, District 10 Political Picture Getting Clearer". Maryland Matters. Retrieved October 23, 2022.
  3. ^ a b c "Jennifer White Holland, Maryland State Delegate". Maryland Manual On-Line. Maryland State Archives. January 14, 2024. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
  4. ^ "Novi teens use art to unify school, celebrate diversity". Detroit Free Press. 2006-05-26. p. 4B. Retrieved 2024-03-14 – via Newspapers.com. 
  5. ^ a b Kurtz, Josh (November 20, 2017). "Meet the Members of the New Emerge Maryland Class". Maryland Matters. Retrieved October 23, 2022.
  6. ^ Gaskill, Hannah (August 2, 2022). "Del. Chanel Branch loses her seat in the House as Baltimore City and County primary races settle". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved October 23, 2022.
  7. ^ Gaines, Danielle E. (January 5, 2023). "Jones announces new Democratic caucus, committee leaders for 2023 General Assembly session". Maryland Matters. Retrieved January 5, 2023.
  8. ^ "Official 2022 Gubernatorial Primary Election Results for House of Delegates". Maryland State Board of Elections. August 24, 2022.
  9. ^ "Official 2022 Gubernatorial General Election Results for House of Delegates". Maryland State Board of Elections. December 7, 2022. Retrieved August 22, 2023.