Pete Hoekstra

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=90 BGCOLOR="#0000BF" TEXT="#F7F7FF" bgproperties="fixed" background="044005a0exvipq.gif"> <div> <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FFCC33" FACE="Copperplate Gothic Bold" ><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Eastside Republican Club"><U><B>Home</B></U></A><B>  </B><B> </B></FONT><B>  | </B><B> </B><B> </B><B>  </B><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Copperplate Gothic Bold" ><B>Eastside Republican Club</B></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="erc_meeting_dates.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Events"><U>Events</U></A>   |   <A HREF="eastside_republican_review_summary.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="ERC Review"><U>ERC Review</U></A>   |   <A HREF="michigan_s_13th_district.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Congressional District News"><U>Congressional District News</U></A>   |   <A HREF="civic___governmental_links.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Links"><U>Links</U></A>   |   <A HREF="erc_officers.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="About Us"><U>About Us</U></A></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=210 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <bR> <div> <B>Pete Hoekstra</B></div> <div> <A HREF="link_to_michigan_gop.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Michigan Republicans"><U><B><IMG SRC="05358580.gif" border=0 width="88" height="88" ALT="Michigan GOP" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="michigan_s_13th_district_13th_district_events_2.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Congressional District News"><U><B>13th District Event Calendar</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="redistricting_maps_based_on_2000_census.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="District Maps"><U><B>District Boundary Maps</B></U></A></div> </td> <td valign="top" height=390 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="256" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="VOID" RULES="NONE" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 280 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="196dfa120.jpg" border=0 width="250" height="274" ALT="Rep Hoekstra emphasizes a point in conversation with guests at the fundraiser" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 319 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="196ffa390.jpg" border=0 width="250" height="313" ALT="Guests at the fundraiser enjoy a hearty buffet" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 343 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="1971fa510.jpg" border=0 width="250" height="337" ALT="Plenty of opportunity to mingle and meet Rep Hoekstra" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 198 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="1973fac00.jpg" border=0 width="250" height="192" ALT="Rep Hoekstra answers questions asked by guests at the fundraiser" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div> <I><U>Candidate for Governor</U></I></div> <div> <B>Congressman Pete Hoekstra Headlined</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><IMG SRC="194599db0.jpg" border=0 width="153" height="219" ALT="U.S. Representative Peter Hoekstra" ALIGN="RIGHT" HSPACE="6" VSPACE="6"></FONT></div> <div> <B>District Fundraiser in Detroit's Bricktown</B></div> <div> "Today, it's too hard to do business in Michigan," said congressman Peter Hoekstra, <A HREF="http://hoekstraforgovernor.com/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://hoekstraforgovernor.com/"><U>candidate for Michigan Governor</U></A>, speaking in Detroit on January 18.</div> <div> Introduced by Ed Joseph, chairman of the 13th district Republican executive committee, Hoekstra said, "It is expensive to do business in Michigan."</div> <div> The event was the committee's annual fund raiser, and was held at They Say Restaurant, in Detroit's downtown Bricktown/Riverfront area.</div> <div> Campaigning on the theme, "Michigan's future belongs to us," the former Fortune 500 business executive said, "Michigan residents deserve better jobs, better schools and better lives." >><A HREF="http://hoekstraforgovernor.com/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://hoekstraforgovernor.com/"><U><I>Hoekstra for Governor</I></U></A>.</div> <div> Speaking about the Detroit Metropolitan/Wayne County Airport the Holland congressman said, "We have one of the best airports in the world."</div> <div> Addressing Detroit's international trade bottleneck, and he added, "We need a new rail tunnel!"</div> <div> Hoekstra said he is committed to eliminating Michigan's current complex and costly business tax.</div> <div> "As I talk with job creators around the state, they all say that we need to make it easier to do business here. Michigan leads the nation in unemployment because employers recognize the business climate in Michigan and understand the incredible difficulties in attempting to create jobs," he said.</div> <div> In his announcement for Governor of Michigan, Hoekstra said, "I want to be your Governor because I believe the people of the state of Michigan deserve better jobs, better schools, better lives." >><A HREF="http://hoekstraforgovernor.com/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://hoekstraforgovernor.com/"><U><I>Hoekstra for Governor link</I></U></A>.</div> <div> Hoekstra of Holland has been a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives, representing Michigan's 2nd District, since 1993. The district comprises 11 counties, stretching from Allegan to Benzie along 200 miles of Lake Michigan shoreline. >><A HREF="http://hoekstra.house.gov/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://hoekstra.house.gov/"><U><I>Rep. Hoekstra's congressional link</I></U></A>.</div> <div> <I><B>Business Career</B></I></div> <div> After graduating from Hope College in 1975, he earned an MBA from the University of Michigan before launching a successful career at Herman Miller, Inc. The Zeeland, Michigan, company has been cited frequently as one of the most admired in America and rated one of the best places to work.</div> <div> Over his 15-year Herman Miller career, Hoekstra shouldered responsibilities in product development, product management, and dealer development, eventually becoming marketing vice president. While with that firm, Hoekstra had the opportunity to partner with outside designers in the development and introduction of several groundbreaking, world-renowned product lines.</div> <div> His career at Herman Miller allowed him to develop skills at the cutting edge of innovative management practices -- learning the concepts of participative management and team building. These skills worked not only at Herman Miller but also contributed to his later work in the public service sector.</div> <div> <I><B>Public Service</B></I></div> <div> In 1992, Hoekstra defeated the 26-year incumbent in the GOP congressional primary. Although outspent at least 15-to-1, he attributes the victory to a strong grassroots effort. He has been elected to nine consecutive terms in the U.S. House of Representatives.</div> <div> In the Congress, Hoekstra has served on numerous House committees, including Education & Labor, Budget, and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. He also was privileged to participate in development of the 1994 “Contract with America” which laid the foundation for Republican recapture of the U.S. House for the first time in 40 years.</div> <div> Working on a bipartisan basis with a Democratic President, Hoekstra and the Republican congressional leadership helped balance the budget for four years in the late 1990s, led the way to overthrowing results of a corrupt Teamster's Union election, and acted to reform the U.S. intelligence community in response to the 2001 terrorist attacks and the 9/11 Commission Report.</div> <div> The congressman has also continued to work for reform in education and government, advocating increased flexibility for both parents and states.</div> <div> Hoekstra grew up in western Michigan after his parents emigrated from the Netherlands to become proud United States citizens when he was three-years-old.</div> <div> Hoekstra and his wife, Diane, have been married for more than 30 years, reside in Holland, and have three children, Erin, Allison (Mrs. Mike Murray), and Bryan. Spending time with family is Hoekstra's greatest enjoyment, followed by running, biking and golfing.</div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> >><A HREF="michigan_s_13th_district.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Congressional District News"><U><I>13th District News</I></U></A></div> </td> </tr></table></body>