Given the question: Pick one category for the following text. The options are - company, educational institution, artist, athlete, office holder, mean of transportation, building, natural place, village, animal, plant, album, film or written work. Tom Pugh (Minnesota politician) -  Thomas W. Pugh (born August 1949) is a Minnesota politician a former member of the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission and a former minority leader of the Minnesota House of Representatives. A Democrat Pugh was first elected to the House in 1989 representing the South St. Paul area of Dakota County.
The answer is:
Office Holder