Legislator Details
Number of sessions served 3
Gender: Female
Age at election: 53
Vital Records Information:
Birth
Date: 12/28/1957
City: Muskegon, MI
County: Muskegon County, MI
Country: US
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Marital Information:
married Rick; children: 2, daughters, Morgan and Taylor.
Number of Children: 2
Background
Religion: Lutheran
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Occupation: businesswoman
Race: Caucasian or White
Education:
BA from Michigan State University in business, 1981
Biographical Sketch:
She served 12 years as White River Township Trustee and is a former Montague Area Public School board member. She was also appointed by Governor John Engler to the MUSTFA Board; served on the boards for the Community Foundation for Muskegon County, White Lake Community Fund, Hackley Hospital Cornerstone Foundation, Tanglewood Park Project for Sr. Citizens, West Shore Symphony Orchestra, White Lake Recyclers, Lebanon Lutheran Church and was a member of Muskegon Rotary. She has received the White Lake Chamber of Commerce Athena Award in 1999 which recognizes businesswomen and community leaders. She was a small business owner working in property management and her husband Richard was CEO for Master Tag in Montague. Holly worked at Master Tag, which manufactures horticultural tags and worked with her family business Bolema Lumber, a retail hardware and lumber company and property management.
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Sessions Served:
Committees Served On: Commerce and Trade, Families, Children and Seniors, Military and Veterans' Affairs , Tourism and Outdoor Recreation
City of Residence: Montague
County of Residence Muskegon
Reason for Leaving Office: Term Limited
End of Term Status: Departed
Notes: Chair of the Committee on Tourism and Outdoor Recreation
City of Residence: Montague
County of Residence Muskegon
Reason for Leaving Office:
End of Term Status: Re-elected
Committees Served On: Health Policy , Local, Intergovernmental and Regional Affairs, Military and Veterans' Affairs and Homeland Security, Natural Resources, Tourism and Outdoor Recreation, Michigan Capitol Committee
Postions Held: Assistant Majority Whip
City of Residence: Montague
County of Residence Muskegon
District Description: Townships of White River, Montague, Blue Lake, Holton, Whitehall, Dalton, Cedar Creek, Egelston, Moorland, Casnovia, Fruitport, Sullivan, Ravenna; cities of Montague, Whitehall, Lakewood Club, Roosevelt Park, North Shores, Fruitport, Ravenna and part of Casnovia [see map in manual p.226] in Muskegon County and Chester Township in Ottawa County
Reason for Leaving Office: Lost Election
End of Term Status: Departed
Notes: She lost to Collene Lamonte at the November 2012 General Election.
Bibliography:
Rep's web page 2011; Capitol2011 p.42; Manual 2015 p.199, includes portrait
