Speaker Profile

Eric H. Holder Jr.

Fmr. Obama Attorney General

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IN-PERSON APPEARANCE

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Civil rights leader Eric Holder chairs the National Democratic Redistricting Committee. He served as the 82nd Attorney General of the United States, the first African American to hold that office. Now a senior counsel at Covington & Burling, he lives in Washington, D.C., with his wife, Dr. Sharon Malone; they have three children.

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Scheduled Appearances

Keynote

Defending the Rule of Law

Saturday May 6
In-person

Details coming soon

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Featuring: Eric H. Holder Jr.
Keynote track presented by BECU

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