Mitch Holmes (born June 28, 1962) was a
Republican member of the
Kansas House of Representatives
The Kansas House of Representatives is the lower house of the legislature of the U.S. state of Kansas. Composed of 125 state representatives from districts with roughly equal populations of at least 19,000, its members are responsible for craftin ...
, representing the 114th district, where he served from 2005 to 2013. He was then elected to represent the
33rd district in the
Kansas Senate in 2012. He decided not to run for reelection on June 1, 2016. During his time in the legislature, he was given evaluations of 69%, 76%, 67%, 73% and the most recent evaluation of 82% from the
American Conservative Union
The American Conservative Union (ACU) is an American political organization that advocates for conservative policies, ranks politicians based on their level of conservatism, and organizes the Conservative Political Action Conference. Founded on ...
.
Prior to his election to the House, Holmes worked as a computer programmer and analyst. He received his Certificate in Computer Programming from
DePaul University
DePaul University is a private university, private, Catholic higher education, Catholic research university in Chicago, Illinois. Founded by the Congregation of the Mission, Vincentians in 1898, the university takes its name from the 17th-centu ...
, a BS in Human Resource Management from
Friends University
Friends University is a private nondenominational Christian university in Wichita, Kansas. It was founded in 1898. The main building was originally built in 1886 for Garfield University but was donated in 1898 to the Religious Society of Friends ...
, and an AA in Music Education from
Hutchinson Community College.
Committee membership
* Appropriations
* Federal and State Affairs
* Local Government (Vice-chair)
* Joint Committee on Energy and Environmental Policy
* Joint Committee on Special Claims Against the State (Vice-chair)
* Joint Committee on State Building Construction
Major donors
The top 5 donors to Holmes' 2008 campaign:
Follow the Money - 2008 Campaign Contributions
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*1. Koch Industries $600
*2. Kansas Assoc of Realtors $500
*3. Sunflower Electric Power Corp $400
*4. Kansas Land Title Assoc PAC $250
*5. HSBC North America $250
References
External links
Official Website
Kansas Legislature - Mitch Holmes
Project Vote Smart profile
Kansas Votes profile
State Surge - Legislative and voting track record
* Campaign contributions
200420062008
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Republican Party members of the Kansas House of Representatives
Living people
DePaul University alumni
Friends University alumni
1962 births
21st-century American legislators
Republican Party Kansas state senators
Hutchinson Community College alumni