Joseph H. Holland
Joseph H. Holland | |
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Commissioner of the New York State Department of Housing and Community Renewal | |
In office January 1995 – October 1996 | |
Governor | George Pataki |
Preceded by | Angelo Aponte |
Succeeded by | Joseph Lynch |
Personal details | |
Born | New York City |
Political party | Republican |
Relations | Jerome H. Holland (father) |
Children | 3 |
Residence | Yonkers, New York |
Alma mater | Harvard Law School Cornell University |
Occupation | Lawyer, author, businessman, public servant |
Joseph H. Holland is an American businessman, real estate developer, attorney, public servant, author, and civic leader. Holland was selected by Governor
Early life and education
One of ten children, Holland is the son of Laura Mitchell Holland and
Political career
A Republican, Holland served as co-chair of
Holland has run for New York State Senate;[7][9] he also ran for Attorney General of New York in the 1994 Republican primary, but "dropped out of the race under pressure from GOP leaders to clear the way for Dennis Vacco, who won in November."[8]
In early 2018, Holland announced that he was running for Governor of New York.[10] Holland withdrew from the race on May 22, 2018 to instead run for Attorney General of New York. At the 2018 New York State Republican Party Convention, Holland gained enough votes to force a primary for the attorney general post; however, he threw his support to the first-place finisher, Keith Wofford.[11]
Career outside politics
According to
Following his stint as Commissioner of the New York Department of Housing and Community Renewal, Holland was a partner at the law firm of Wilson, Elser, Moskowitz, Edelman & Dicker. Holland left that post to form Uptown Partners, a real estate development company that focused on housing in Harlem; he reportedly sought to "aid churches and nonprofit organizations by developing their underused properties, and encourage successful African-Americans to invest in blighted neighborhoods".[7] One of his projects, the Uptown Grand restaurant, enmeshed him in a flood of accusations and counter-accusations with regard to the financing of the enterprise and conflicts with his partner Thomas Lopez-Pierre.[13]
An author, Holland has published a spiritual memoir entitled From Harlem With Love: An Ivy Leaguer’s Inner-City Odyssey; he has also published two plays (Cast Me Down, an Off-Broadway play that received six AUDELCO nominations, and Homegrown, "which experienced two extended runs at Harlem’s landmark National Black Theatre")[14] and a self-help book entitled The Touchstone Tools: Building Your Way To An Inspired Life.[15][16]
Holland is an ordained minister.[7]
Personal life
Holland married American Journal correspondent Alisa White in 1995.[12] The couple produced three children.[13] He has remarried since then.
References
- ^ a b Rodgers, Teri (November 6, 2005). "Square Feet: Interview -- With Joseph H. Holland; A Developer's Rocky Quest To Revitalize Harlem". New York Times. Retrieved February 15, 2018.
- ^ Cook, Joan (January 14, 1985). "Jerome Holland, Former U.S. Envoy". New York Times. Retrieved February 15, 2018.
- ^ University, Office of Web Communications, Cornell. "Racial Justice, Revival, and the Refounding of America - Joseph Holland '78". Cornell. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
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- ^ The Cornell Daily Sun, 6 April 1979
- ^ Vielkind, Jimmy (January 8, 2018). "The impending GOP catastrophe in Trump's backyard". Politico.com. Retrieved February 14, 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f Rodgers, Teri (November 6, 2005). "SQUARE FEET: INTERVIEW -- WITH JOSEPH H. HOLLAND; A Developer's Rocky Quest To Revitalize Harlem". New York Times. Retrieved February 15, 2018.
- ^ a b c Finnegan, Michael (October 11, 1996). "STATE HOUSING BOSS, DEEP IN DEBT, QUITS". New York Times. Retrieved February 14, 2018.
- ^ Fisher, Ian (April 28, 1994). "The Attorney General Rushes to Build a Platform; Some Say Koppell's Aggressive and Effective. Others Say He's Politicizing His Office". New York Times. Retrieved February 14, 2018.
- ^ Lovett, Ken (February 14, 2018). "Republican Joseph Holland who co-chaired Pataki's winning campaign announces he's running for governor". New York Daily News. Retrieved February 15, 2018.
- ^ Precious, Tom (May 24, 2018). "GOP delegates choose Buffalo native Keith Wofford as state attorney general candidate". Buffalo News. Retrieved May 29, 2018.
- ^ a b Brady, Lois (November 6, 2005). "VOWS;Alisa White and Joseph Holland". New York Times. Retrieved February 15, 2018.
- ^ Amsterdam News, Cyril Josh Barker, January 17, 2013. Retrieved October 10, 2018.
- ^ "Ormie King: The Hollands are true Auburn legends". Auburn Citizen. AuburnPub.com. July 28, 2013. Retrieved February 15, 2018.
- ^ "About | Touchstone Tools: Build Your Inspired LifeTouchstone Tools: Build Your Inspired Life". Archived from the original on 2016-07-20. Retrieved 2018-02-15.
- ISBN 978-1503945418.