Glenn Holmes

Glenn Holmes
Member of the Ohio House of Representatives from the 63rd District
Assumed office
January 3, 2017
Preceded by Sean O'Brien
Personal details
Political party Democratic
Residence McDonald, Ohio
Alma mater Mount Union College (B.S.)

Glenn Holmes is the state representative for the 63rd District of the Ohio House of Representatives. He is a Democrat. The district includes Cortland, Girard, Hubbard, Niles, as well as Lordstown, McDonald, Newton Falls, Orangeville, and Yankee Lake in Trumbull County.

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.
Political offices
Preceded by
Sean O'Brien		 Ohio House of Representatives, 63rd District
2017–present		 Incumbent
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