first state in the nation) to recognize the Martin Luther King Holiday. References Further reading Beyda v. City of Los Angeles (sexual harassment appeal) Erin J. Aubry in LA Weekly on the 1999 10th District election Join California Nate Holden 1929 births Living people Democratic Party California state senators Holden, Nate People from Macon, Georgia Politicians from Elizabeth, New Jersey African-American state legislators in California United States Army soldiers African-American city council members in California 20th-century American politicians 21st-century American politicians 20th-century African-American politicians 21st-century African-American politicians Candidates in the 1989 United States elections