Glenn Holmes | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Ohio House of Representatives from the 63rd District | |
| In office January 3, 2017 –April 29, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Sean O'Brien |
| Succeeded by | Gil Blair |
| Personal details | |
| Party | Democratic |
| Residence | McDonald,Ohio |
| Alma mater | Mount 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.
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]
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]