Background
Current: Educator at Emerson - Taylor - Bradley School Dist., Emerson. AR.
Past: Host at Our State of Affairs with Tara Hollis,Candidate for Governor at Campaign for Governor of Louisiana 2011
Education: Louisiana Tech University: Master of Arts in Education, Fort Hays State University: Bachelor of General Studies
Elections 2011: Louisiana gubernatorial election of 2011 - Tara Hollis received 18% of the vote, garnering 182,925 total votes.
Hollis dedicates her time and effort to improving conditions, for both students and teachers, in the public education system. She holds a patent for designing a "Digital Lesson Plan" that cuts 4 hours a week out of planning, for teachers implementing Common Core. Tara Hollis writes an education blog on issues in education. Her blog can be found at www.hollisfoundation.com.
Overview of her 2011 Campaign:
Hollis is a pro-life, pro-family, and pro-Louisiana business candidate "committed to doing what's right for Louisiana." Her campaign centered around her 12 "core pledges to the people of Louisiana":
- Full transparency for the governor's office
- Ban on one-time money for recurring expenses
- Pledge to complete full term in office
- Reverse the sale of the office of group benefits
- Reimburse state for costs of political travel
- Review cuts to K-12 education
- Increase cigarette tax to offset the health costs of smoking
- Re-bid the tarnished $340 DHH Medicaid contract
- Reduce state workforce 15% by attrition
- Reduce state contracts by 10%
- Comprehensive review of all contracts awarded by the administration
- Make the governor's schedule public"
Endorsements In the 2011 race, Hollis has received endorsements from the following organizations and individuals:
- LAE Fund for Children & Public Education
- Monroe Louisiana Federation of Teachers
- Caddo/Bossier Federation of Teachers and Support Personnel
- United Women for Successful Change
- AFL-CIO of Greater New Orleans
- Building and Trades Council of Baton Rouge
- Louis Reine, President of the Louisiana AFL-CIO
- Central Trades and Labor Council of Southwest Louisiana
- Central Trade Council of Lake Charles
- Thibodaux Central Labor Council, AFL-CIO
- Orleans Parish Democratic Parish Executive Committee
- East Baton Rouge Democratic Parish Executive Committee
- Jefferson Parish Democratic Parish Executive Committee
- St. Tammany Parish Democratic Parish Executive Committee
- Claiborne Parish Democratic Parish Executive Committee
- Washington Parish Democratic Parish Executive Committee
- Charles Riddle DA, Marksville
- Senator Butch Gautreaux, Morgan City
- Frank "Art" Flynn- DSCC Rep. District "43", Lafayette
- Dr. Mailo V. Mendoza, Ph.D, USAF (Ret), DSCC and Jefferson Parish ECM
- William Hymes, District #5 Police Jury, Natchitoches
- Dan McKay, Attorney at Law, Asst. DA - Bunkie
- Young Democrats of Louisiana
- Young Democrats of East Baton Rouge
- James D. Thomas, Young Democrats of Louisiana H.S. Chairman
