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Hoekstra was born Cornelis Piet Hoekstra in Groningen, Netherlands. He moved to the U.S. with his parents at the age of three, and Anglicized his name to Peter Hoekstra. [8] He graduated from Holland Christian High School (Holland, Michigan) in 1971. [9] He received a Bachelor of Arts in political science from Hope College in 1975 and an MBA ...
Peter Hoekstra was born in the province of Groningen, the Netherlands on October 30, 1953. He immigrated into the United States as a three year old child with his parents in 1957. The family settled in western Michigan, in an area that is a Dutch American stronghold. He grew up there, went to Hope College, in Holland, Michigan and graduated ...
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Feb 15, 2024 · Former congressman Pete Hoekstra addresses the Michigan Republican Convention in Grand Rapids, Mich., on April 23, 2022. (Daniel Shular/AP)
Feb 14, 2024 · Pete Hoekstra Is Rightful Chair of Michigan Republicans, R.N.C. Says. The Republican National Committee sided with a group of state members who ousted Kristina Karamo, a far-right election denier ...
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Pete Hoekstra. Cornelis Pieter "Pete" Hoekstra ( / ˈhʊkstrə /; born October 30, 1953) is an American politician of Dutch descent. He was the United States Ambassador to the Netherlands from November 2017 to January 2021. He is a former member of the United States House of Representatives, representing Michigan's 2nd congressional district ...
Mar 29, 2024 · You’ve got the State House, you’ve got [the Michigan] Supreme Court ,” Hoekstra listed. Listen: Michigan GOP leader Pete Hoekstra on his party’s efforts to win the November election. He knows the money will trickle in with so much on the line this election. “There’s lots of folks investing in the MI GOP,” stated Hoekstra.
From Jan 1993 to Dec 2010, Hoekstra missed 691 of 11,825 roll call votes, which is 5.8%. This is much worse than the median of 3.1% among the lifetime records of representatives serving in Dec 2010. The chart below reports missed votes over time. We don’t track why legislators miss votes, but it’s often due to medical absenses, major life ...
