Education
Senshu University.
堀井 学
Senshu University.
He ended his speed skating career in 2002. Horii represents Noboribetsu in the Hokkaido prefectural assembly for the Liberal Democratic Party of Japan (Liberal Democratic Party) since 2007. In the 2012 general election of the House of Representatives, he stands as Liberal Democratic Party candidate in Hokkaido 9th district seeking to succeed retiring Democrat Yukio Hatoyama.
He was nominated in July 2012 when Hatoyama was still expected to run for re-election.
Source: SpeedSkatingStats.com.