Tom Holland

George Thomas Holland II (born July 23, 1961) is an American entrepreneur, educator and politician. He served as a Democratic member of the Kansas Senate, representing the 3rd district from 2009 to 2025. He was a member of the Kansas House of Representatives from 2003 to 2009.

He served as the ranking minority member on both the Senate Assessment and Taxation & Commerce committees and also served as the ranking minority member on the Joint Committee on Information Technology. He did not seek re-election in 2024.

2010 gubernatorial race

He announced on February 17, 2010, that he would seek the 2010 Democratic nomination to be the next Kansas Governor. Holland was defeated by more than 30 points by Sam Brownback in the general election.

Professional career Holland is an entrepreneur and small business owner. He is co-founder and president of Free State Firearms, LLC. Free State Firearms manufactures user-authenticated firearms. He also co-founded Holland Technologies in 1994, where he served as a senior IT project manager. He is also the founder and owner of a Kansas farm winery called Haven Pointe Winery LLC located in Baldwin City.

Holland is a lecturer at the KU School of Business (Lawrence campus). He teaches both undergraduate and graduate coursework including business strategy, small business ownership, project management and entrepreneurial finance.

Personal life Holland was born and raised in Indianapolis, Indiana. He and his wife Barbara have four children.