Know who actually works for you.

Plain-English records of every officeholder serving Holland and Ottawa County. Every claim sourced. No party spin.

Who represents you
Their real record
Your next election

Where does your power actually live?

Start at your own street — where one voice matters most — and climb toward Washington. Open a rung to see who holds it and what they decide for you.

Your city
Holland City Hall · 2 officials
A phone call away — answers to a few thousand voters.

Close to home
- Streets & snow plows
- Water & sewer
- Police & fire
- Zoning & housing
- Nathan Bocks City of Holland — Mayor Serving since 2019 · 2-year term · on the ballot Nov 2027 Public · 73/100
- Keith Van Beek City of Holland — City Manager (appointed) Serving since 2018 · Appointed — no election Public: no data
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Your county
Ottawa County · 8 officials
Public meetings you can attend — and speak at.

Close to home
- Sheriff & jail
- Health department
- County parks
- Running your elections
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Your state legislators
Lansing · 3 officials
District offices take your calls; town halls vary.

Close to home
- School funding
- Road money
- State laws that override cities
2 of 3 not yet scored — how scoring works

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The Governor
Lansing — statewide · 1 official
One office for 10 million people.

Close to home
- Signs or vetoes every state law
- Runs state agencies
- Shapes the state budget
- Gretchen Whitmer State of Michigan Serving since 2019 · 4-year term · term ends 2027 · on the ballot Nov 2026 Public · 50/100
  Running in Nov 2026 — Open seat — Whitmer is term-limited.
  
  Jocelyn Benson D
  Chris Swanson D
  John James R
  Perry Johnson R
  
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Washington
U.S. House & Senate · 3 officials
Your representative and two senators — furthest from your kitchen table.

Close to home
- Federal budget
- Great Lakes funding
- Social Security & Medicare law
2 of 3 not yet scored — how scoring works

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Scores are editorial, given only after enough sourced reporting — see how we score and cast your own on any profile. "Public" standing comes only from published approval polls or the officeholder's last contested election result; appointed or unopposed officials show no number because no honest one exists.

How West Michigan actually votes

Your reps →

R +20.4 Ottawa County margin, 2024
1.4 pts Michigan's statewide margin, 2024
−1.0 GOP margin change since 2020
+9,794 more votes cast than 2020

The margin narrowed here even as the state stayed close — and in an area this one-sided, the August primary usually decides the seat before November does.

Official certified results — history, not predictions. 2024 results (Wikipedia, from MI SOS certified totals) · 2020 results (Wikipedia, from MI SOS certified totals)

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New article Why Holland residents are frustrated with Rep. Huizenga's communication policies Jun 1, 2025
New article Huizenga and constituent access: what Holland residents are debating Jun 1, 2025

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Huizenga and constituent access: what Holland residents are debating

A sourced overview of how Rep. Bill Huizenga's office communicates with West Michigan constituents—and why telephone town halls and office policy changes have drawn protests.

Jun 1, 2025