Chris Holden

Christopher Holden
53rd Mayor of Pasadena
In office May 1997 – May 1999
Preceded by	Bill Paparian
Succeeded by	Bill Bogaard
Personal details
Born	July 19, 1960 (1960-07-19) (age 51) Pasadena, California
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Melanie Holden

Christopher Holden (born July 19, 1960 in Pasadena, California) is an American Democratic politician, a former mayor of Pasadena, California,^[1] serving from 1997 to 1999. He is also the second longest-serving member in the history the Pasadena City Council, having served since 1989.

Holden is the son of Los Angeles Politician Nate Holden, and is an alumnus of Pasadena High School and San Diego State University. He first ran for seat 3 of the Pasadena City Council in 1985, but lost narrowly to incumbent Loretta Thompson-Glickman. He was elected four years later, and was appointed Mayor in 1997. During his term, the City charter was revised to allow for open election of the mayor. However, Holden was defeated by former Councilmember Bill Bogaard

Electoral history

Pasadena General Election, 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Democratic	Bill Bogaard	11,576	60%
	Democratic	Chris Holden (incumbent)	7,760	40%
Totals			19,336	100.0%
Voter turnout			%

References

1. ^ "Politics, Family Style". Jet (magazine). 26 May 1997. http://books.google.com/books?id=JcMDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA8&dq=%22Chris+Holden%22+mayor&hl=en&ei=EAhrTamtCIHmsQPOktymBA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4&ved=0CDMQ6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=%22Chris%20Holden%22%20mayor&f=false. Retrieved 27 February 2011. 

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Political offices
Preceded by Bill Paparian	Mayor of Pasadena 1997-1999	Succeeded by Bill Bogaard
Preceded by Loretta Thompson-Glickman	Member of the Pasadena City Council for the 3rd District 1989–present	Incumbent

Persondata
Name	Holden, Christopher
Alternative names
Short description	American politician
Date of birth	July 19, 1960
Place of birth	Pasadena, California
Date of death
Place of death