Political Career
Holt was first elected to the Arkansas House of Representatives in the 2000 general election. He served in the House from 2001 to 2003, during which time, he sponsored a bill designed to prohibit the teaching of the theory of evolution in Arkansas public schools (see Evolution below). Holt was elected to the Arkansas Senate in the 2002 general election and served there until December 31, 2006.
In 2004, Holt was the Republican nominee for the U. S. Senate. He was defeated by the Democrat Blanche Lincoln 55-44 percent.
In 2006, Holt was the Republican nominee for Lieutenant Governor and was defeated by Democrat Bill Halter 57-42 percent.
In 2010, Holt was a candidate in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate and was defeated by Republican John Boozman 53-17 percent, with the remaining percent divided among six other GOP candidates.
Jim Holt has been mentioned as a possible candidate for the Arkansas House of Representatives, where he is still eligible to serve two more terms, or the Arkansas State Senate, where he is eligible to serve one more term, in the 2012 elections. He has also been mentioned as a possible candidate for the mayor of Springdale in the upcoming 2012 elections.
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“It is my settled opinion, after some years as a political correspondent, that no one is attracted to a political career in the first place unless he is socially or emotionally crippled.”
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