Given the question: Howard Nugent was a US Republican politician from Michigan who served in the Michigan House of Representatives and was the longest-tenured Speaker in its history. Nugent was a candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Michigan in 1946 losing in the Republican primary to Eugene C. Keyes.Nugent died on May 29 1952 as a result of heart disease from which he was believed to be recovering. Given a list of categories: company, educational institution, artist, athlete, office holder, mean of transportation, building, natural place, village, animal, plant, album, film or written work, what category does the paragraph belong to?
The answer is:
Office Holder