Former state Rep. Doug Holder, a Sarasota County Republican who served eight years in the Florida House before moving into lobbying, has been nominated to serve as U.S. Ambassador to Bulgaria.
Holder served in the Florida House representing Sarasota County from 2006 until 2014, when he left office because of term limits. He held several leadership roles during his time in Tallahassee, including chairing the legislative delegation, the House Economic Development and Tourism Subcommittee, the Congressional Redistricting Subcommittee and the House Regulated Affairs Committee, according to his biography for The Legis Group.
The bio states that Holder worked in the commodity
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