Glenn Holmes

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Glenn Holmes
Member of the Ohio House of Representatives from the 63rd District
In office
January 3, 2017 – April 29, 2019
Preceded bySean O'Brien
Succeeded byGil Blair
Personal details
Political partyDemocratic
ResidenceMcDonald, Ohio
Alma materMount Union College (B.S.)

Glenn Holmes is a former state representative for the 63rd District of the Ohio House of Representatives. He is a Democrat.

Life and career[]

Holmes was born and raised in the Mahoning Valley. He graduated from Girard High School before attending Mount Union College, where he received a bachelor's in sociology. Holmes is a father of three and a grandfather of four.[1]

In 2008, Holmes was elected the Mayor of McDonald, Ohio after serving as a councilmember there prior to that. There, he focused on employee healthcare and responsible budgeting, and when he left office the town had a $2 million surplus.[2]

Ohio House of Representatives[]

After serving as Mayor for over nine years, Holmes decided to run for an open seat in the Ohio House of Representatives in 2016. The seat became open when three-term state Representative Sean O'Brien decided to run for the Ohio Senate, where Senator Capri Cafaro was term-limited. A reliably Democratic seat, Holmes faced two other Democrats for the nomination, but won with a plurality of 44% of the vote.[3]

Despite Donald Trump winning Trumbull County, the first time a Republican had done so in over eight decades, Holmes easily defeated Republican Devon A. Stanley by a 60% to 40% margin to take the seat.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ "Growth, challenges at YSU". Retrieved 2017-01-09.
  2. ^ "Youngstown news, Former McDonald mayor sworn in as state representative". Retrieved 2017-01-09.
  3. ^ "63rd Ohio House seat up for grabs between Holmes and Stanley". Retrieved 2017-01-09.
  4. ^ "Mayor heading to Columbus". Retrieved 2017-01-09.
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