David Hollister (born April 3, 1942) served as the

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from 1993 to 2003, until he resigned to be the director of the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Growth under Michigan Governor

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's administration.

Mayor

During his tenure as mayor, he was instrumental in convincing

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Corporation to build the Grand River Assembly Plant downtown, and to build a new plant in the region to replace the

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Plant which dated back to 1903. Also under his tenure came the completion of

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, the stadium for the

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, a Class A minor league baseball team. Hollister made central city (including downtown and Old Town) revitalization a top priority of his administration.

Biography

Early life

Hollister was born in Kalamazoo and raised in

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, where he graduated from Battle Creek Central High School. He earned bachelor's and master's degrees from

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Career

From 1967 to 1970 he was a social studies teacher at Lansing Eastern High School. Prior to becoming mayor, he served in the

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from 1973-1993 representing the City of Lansing. In 2005 he was recruited to run Prima Civitas, an economic development organization funded by

and the city governments of Lansing and

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References

1942 births Living people Michigan State University alumni County commissioners in Michigan Mayors of Lansing, Michigan State cabinet secretaries of Michigan Democratic Party members of the Michigan House of Representatives 20th-century American politicians 21st-century American politicians {{Michigan-mayor-stub