About Me
Pete Hoekstra has represented Michigan's Second Congressional District since taking office in 1993. Born in Groningen in the Netherlands, Hoekstra emigrated to Holland, Michigan at the age of three with his family. (Hoekstra's district has the largest concentration of Dutch-Americans in the country.) Prior to running for Congress, Hoekstra worked for office furniture manufacturer Herman Miller, eventually rising to vice president for marketing. In 1992, he ran in the Republican primary for the 2nd District. Hoekstra has a very conservative voting record, which is consistent with the tendency of the 2nd to elect some of Michigan's most conservative state and federal legislators.