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Eric Holder

Official portrait of United States Attorney General Eric Holder (link)
Nationality:

American
Political Party:

Democratic Party
Occupation:

Board Chair, National Democratic Redistricting Committee

82nd Attorney General of the United States (2009-2015)

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Eric Himpton Holder Jr. is an American attorney who served as the 82nd Attorney General of the United States from 2009 to 2015. Holder, serving in the administration of President Barack Obama, was the first African American to hold the position of U.S. Attorney General.

Holder is chairman of the National Democratic Redistricting Committee (NDRC), a 527 political action committee created to help Democratic Party candidates obtain majorities in the U.S. Congress ahead of the 2020 census.

Political Activity

2023 Wisconsin State Supreme Court Election

On April 1, 2023, Holder spoke at a campaign event for Democrat-backed Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge Janet Protasiewicz for the 2023 Wisconsin State Supreme Court Election. He stated, “This is the most important race in the country for 2023. It’s all on the line…We are ready to take charge again to the direction of this country by electing Janet Protasiewicz.” Washington Post. October 10, 2018. Accessed October 12, 2018. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2018/10/10/eric-holder-when-they-go-low-we-kick-them-thats-what-this-new-democratic-party-is-about/?utm_term=.d6cbaaa4d532

  • Stein, Sam. “Eric Holder: Next Democratic President Should Consider Court Packing.” The Daily Beast. March 07, 2019. Accessed March 07, 2019. https://www.thedailybeast.com/eric-holder-says-next-democratic-president-should-consider-court-packing/.
  • Pack the Courts. Twitter. March 07, 2019. Accessed March 07, 2019. https://twitter.com/PackSCOTUS/status/1103733926940553218.
  • Higham, Scott, Sari Horwitz, and Katie Zezima. “Obama Officials Failed to Focus as Fentanyl Burned Its Way across America.” The Washington Post. March 13, 2019. Accessed March 14, 2019. https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2019/national/fentanyl-epidemic-obama-administration/?utm_term=.226ecb4880c1.
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