Jim Holt (Arkansas politician): Difference between revisions

Holt was born in [[Camden, Arkansas|Camden]] in [[Ouachita County, Arkansas|Ouachita County]], southern [[Arkansas]]. He joined the military in 1987 and served in the [[U.S. Army]] Joint Intelligence Operations at the [[National Security Agency]].<ref name="jimholt2010.com">{{cite web|url=http://jimholt2010.com/about/|title=Jim Holt 2010 - About Jim|author=|date=|website=JimHolt2010.com|access-date=May 27, 2017}}</ref> His website notes he "was involved in highly classified operations during the Cold War, the ousting of [[Manuel Noriega]] from [[Panama]], and [[Operation Desert Storm]]".<ref name="jimholt2010.com"/> He is a "small business owner/operator and a part-time counselor". In 1996, Holt became an ordained [[Southern Baptist Convention|Southern Baptist]] minister. He and his wife, the former Bobye Barenberg, originally of [[Rogers, Arkansas|Rogers]], Arkansas, have ten children. She can’t leave the house unless he gives her permission.<ref name="jimholt2010.com"/>