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{{Infobox officeholder
{{Infobox officeholder
| name=Gary Michael Polland
| name=Gary Michael Polland
|office=Chairman of the [[Republican Party]]<br> in Harris County<br>[[Houston, Texas|Houstoh]], [[Texas]]
| image=Gary Polland of TX.jpg
| office=Chairman of the<br>Harris County [[Republican Party]]<br>([[Houston, Texas|Houston]], [[Texas]])|
| term_start=1996
| term_start=1996
| term_end=2002
| term_end=2002
| birth_place=[[Chicago]], [[Illinois]], USA
| birth_place=[[Chicago]], [[Illinois]], USA
|residence=Houston, Texas|alma_mater=[[University of Texas]] at [[Austin]]
|residence=Houston, Texas|alma_mater=[[University of Texas]] at [[Austin]]
|occupation=[[Lawyer]]
|occupation=[[Lawyer]]
|spouse=Esther Slipakoff Polland
|spouse=Esther Slipakoff Polland
'''Children''':<br>
Jonathan Scott Polland
Hal Micah Polland<br>
Jonathan Scott Polland<br>
'''Mother''':<br>
Rita Polland (1927-2020)
|religion=[[Judaism]]
|religion=[[Judaism]]
}}
}}
Polland is active in the interest group, Citizens Lowering Our Unfair Taxes (CLOUT), which seeks [[property tax]] relief in Texas. CLOUT finds that "appraisal creep" has hit Texas homeowners as hard as those in the Northeast, his native [[Illinois]], and in [[Wisconsin]].
Polland is active in the interest group, Citizens Lowering Our Unfair Taxes (CLOUT), which seeks [[property tax]] relief in Texas. CLOUT finds that "appraisal creep" has hit Texas homeowners as hard as those in the Northeast, his native [[Illinois]], and in [[Wisconsin]].
Polland ran unopposed to a second term as Harris County chairman in 2000, but he stepped down in 2002 to contest the District 17 seat in the state Senate in the party [[primary]]. The seat was vacated by veteran Republican [[J. E. "Buster" Brown]] of Lake Jackson. Polland lost badly to the physician Kyle Janek, who then prevailed in the November [[general election]]. Janek polled 8,495 votes (68 percent) to Polland's 3,967 ballots (32 percent). In a post-election letter to supporters, Polland wrote: "We ran a strong campaign based on our common conservative philosophy. We faced an incumbent (Janek was a state representative at the time), who was the darling of the [[Austin]] lobby. We were outspent at least two-to--one ..." Janek was reelected in 2004 and 2006.
Polland won the support of many well-known Texas and national Republicans in his state Senate bid including former presidential contender [[Steve Forbes]], the [[publisher]] from [[New Jersey]], former Texas Secretary of State [[George Strake, Jr.]], former [[Vice President of the United States|Vice President]] [[Dan Quayle]], [[Virginia]] Republican activist Morton Blackwell, and former presidential candidate [[Gary Bauer]], the director of the Campaign for Working Families.
Polland won the support of many well-known Texas and national Republicans in his state Senate bid including former presidential contender [[Steve Forbes]], the [[publisher]] from [[New Jersey]], former Texas Secretary of State [[George Strake, Jr.]], former [[Vice President of the United States|Vice President]] [[Dan Quayle]], [[Virginia]] Republican activist Morton Blackwell, and former presidential candidate [[Gary Bauer]], the director of the Campaign for Working Families.
===Conflict with current chairman Paul Simpson===
===Conflict with current chairman Paul Simpson===
In 2014, Polland was a vigorous supporter of [[Jared Woodfill]], his successor as the Harris County Republican chairman who failed in his bid for a fourth term as chairman in the Republican primary. Woodfill was unseated by the Houston engineer-turned-lawyer Paul Simpson, who received a $90,000 donation from Ed Emmett, the since defeated county judge of Harris County. Woodfill and Emmett became estranged in 2012. Emmett claims that Woodfill took personal credit for the establishment of "victory centers" when the sites were actually the work of Emmett and the state Republican party.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blog.chron.com/houstonpolitics/2014/02/bettencourt-says-he-predicted-emmetts-whopper-donation/|title=Kiah Collier, UPDATED: Paul Bettencourt says he predicted Emmett's whopper donation, February 26, 2014|publisher=''The Houston Chronicle''|accessdate=April 1, 2014}}</ref> Simpson supporters claimed that Woodfill had grown lackluster in campaign fundraising and had accented "social issues" as chairman, including a lawsuit against the then Houston [[Mayor]] Annise Parker regarding benefits for same-sex couples employed by the city government.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/politics/houston/article/Challenger-wins-GOP-chair-race-5289730.php#/0|title=Kiah Collier, Challenger wins GOP chair race, March 4, 2014|publisher=''The Houston Chronicle''|accessdate=April 1, 2014}}</ref>
In 2014, Polland was a vigorous supporter of [[Jared Woodfill]], his successor as the Harris County Republican chairman who failed in his bid for a fourth term as chairman in the Republican primary. Woodfill was unseated by the Houston engineer-turned-lawyer Paul Simpson, who received a $90,000 donation from Ed Emmett, the since defeated county judge of Harris County. Woodfill and Emmett became estranged in 2012. Emmett claims that Woodfill took personal credit for the establishment of "victory centers" when the sites were actually the work of Emmett and the state Republican party.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blog.chron.com/houstonpolitics/2014/02/bettencourt-says-he-predicted-emmetts-whopper-donation/|title=Kiah Collier, UPDATED: Paul Bettencourt says he predicted Emmett's whopper donation, February 26, 2014|publisher=''The Houston Chronicle''|accessdate=April 1, 2014}}</ref> Simpson supporters claimed that Woodfill had grown lackluster in campaign fundraising and had accented "social issues" as chairman, including a lawsuit against the then Houston [[Mayor]] Annise Parker regarding benefits for same-sex couples employed by the city government.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/politics/houston/article/Challenger-wins-GOP-chair-race-5289730.php#/0|title=Kiah Collier, Challenger wins GOP chair race, March 4, 2014|publisher=''The Houston Chronicle''|accessdate=April 1, 2014}}</ref>
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