Eric H. Holder, Jr. serves as Chairman of the National Democratic Redistricting Committee. He is an internationally-recognized leader on a broad range of legal issues and a staunch advocate for civil rights. He served in the Obama Administration as the 82nd Attorney General of the United States from 2009 to 2015, the third-longest serving Attorney General in U.S. history and the first African American to hold that office. Under Mr. Holder's leadership, civil rights, including voting rights, were a top priority at the Justice Department. Mr. Holder vigorously defended voting rights, including the enforcement of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Including his tenure as Attorney General, Mr. Holder served in government for more than thirty years, having been appointed to various positions requiring Senate confirmation by Presidents Obama, Clinton, and Reagan. He began his legal career at the Public Integrity Section of the U.S. Justice Department. He held that position until he became the first African-American Deputy Attorney General in 1997. From 2001 until his confirmation as Attorney General, Mr. Holder was a partner at Covington & Burling LLP,. He rejoined the firm in 2015.