Glenn Holmes is a former state representative for the 63rd District of the

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. He is a

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Life and career

Holmes was born and raised in the

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. He graduated from Girard High School before attending

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, where he received a bachelor's in sociology. Holmes is a father of three and a grandfather of four. In 2008, Holmes was elected the mayor of

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, 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.

Ohio House of Representatives

After serving as Mayor for over nine years, Holmes decided to run for an open seat in the

in 2016. The seat became open when three-term state Representative Sean O'Brien decided to run for the Ohio Senate, where Senator

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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. Despite

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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.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Holmes, Glenn Living people Democratic Party members of the Ohio House of Representatives 21st-century American legislators People from Trumbull County, Ohio Year of birth missing (living people) University of Mount Union alumni