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Steve Holland said in 2016 that he's likely quitting the Legislature this week after 33 years. Geoff Pender/The Clarion-LedgerRep. Steve Holland, a Plantersville Democrat, stands by his seat and looks around House chambers at the Capitol in Jackson, Miss., Friday, March 24, 2017. Holland earlier told lawmakers that he has dementia and will retire after this legislative term.(Photo: Rogelio V. Solis/AP)An emotional Rep. Steve Holland on Friday addressed the House, telling his colleagues he has been diagnosed with dementia and plans to retire at the end of this term, after "36 years of consecutive, engaged service.""I have pretty much lived my life and politics in the cold, gray light of day, with uncompromised honesty and forthrightness," said Holland, 61, of Plantersville. "The folks in Lee County have believed in my mission for over nine terms now, even if they haven't always approved of my style or sometimes my warped display of passion and presentation."Holland, who has dealt with other serious health problems in recent years, said that doctors at the University of Mississippi Medical Center confirmed last week that he has dementia and "I now join thousands of Mississippians and Americans facing an uncertain future."After Holland addressed the House, Speaker Philip Gunn led the chamber in prayer for him and his family.PHOTO GALLERY: Rep. Steve Holland through the yearsHolland is known for his fiery, colorful (or off-color) and humorous speeches and comments and for being passionate about public health and other issues. When Democrats controlled the House, he was a longtime top lieutenant and had served as chairman of the Public Health and Agriculture committees. Since the GOP took control of the House in 2011 for the first time since Reconstruction, he's often been a chief rabble-rouser and fly in the Republicans' ointment.Last year, Holland at one point said he planned to retire before his current term ends in 2020, but later changed his mind.RELATED: Is this the end of Holland raising 'un-shir... (Jackson Clarion Ledger)

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