Kip Holden

Kip Holden
Mayor-President of Baton Rouge and East Baton Rouge Parish[fn 1]
In office January 3, 2005 – December 31, 2016
Preceded by	Bobby Simpson
Succeeded by	Sharon Weston Broome
Member of the Louisiana Senate from the 15th district
In office 2002–2004
Preceded by	Wilson Fields
Succeeded by	Sharon Weston Broome
Member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from the 63rd district
In office 1988–2002
Preceded by	Jewel Joseph Newman
Succeeded by	Avon Honey
Personal details
Born	Melvin Lee Holden (1952-08-12) August 12, 1952 (age 71) New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Lois Stevenson
Children	5
Education	Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge (BA) Southern University, Baton Rouge (MA, JD)

Melvin Lee "Kip" Holden (born August 12, 1952), is an American politician who served from 2005 to 2016 as the Democratic Mayor-President of Baton Rouge and East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana. The parish includes the state capital of Baton Rouge and smaller suburban cities such as Baker, Central City, and Zachary.

He was the unsuccessful Democratic candidate in the November 21, 2015 race for lieutenant governor, losing to Republican Billy Nungesser.

He vacated his position as Mayor-President at the end of 2016 and was succeeded by Sharon Weston Broome, another member of the Democratic Party.^[1]

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