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Marvin Holmes, Jr.
Democratic Party
Candidate, Maryland House of Delegates District 23
Maryland House of Delegates District 23
Tenure
2023 - Present
Term ends
2027
Years in position
3
Prior offices:
Maryland House of Delegates District 23B (Historical)
Years in office: 2003 - 2023
Compensation
Base salary
$55,526/year
Per diem
$125/day for lodging. $63/day for meals.
Elections and appointments
Last election
November 8, 2022
Next election
June 23, 2026
Military
Service / branch
U.S. Coast Guard
Years of service
1970 - 1974
Personal
Birthplace
Cleveland, OH
Religion
Methodist Episcopal
Profession
Business executive
Contact
Official website
Personal Facebook
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Marvin Holmes, Jr. (Democratic Party) is a member of the Maryland House of Delegates, representing District 23. He assumed office on January 11, 2023. His current term ends on January 13, 2027.

Holmes (Democratic Party) is running for re-election to the Maryland House of Delegates to represent District 23. He declared candidacy for the Democratic primary scheduled on June 23, 2026.[source]

Holmes previously served as Majority Caucus Leader.

Biography

Marvin Holmes Jr. was born in Cleveland, Ohio. Holmes served in the U.S. Coast Guard from 1970 to 1974. His career experience includes working as the CEO of M. E. Holmes Enterprises, LLC, the director of the Real Estate Division of the Maryland Housing Coalition Brokerage, and a new home sales consultant with the U. S. Home Corporation.[1][2]

Committee assignments

2025-2026

Holmes was assigned to the following committees:

2023-2024

Holmes was assigned to the following committees:

2021-2022

Holmes was assigned to the following committees:

2019-2020

Holmes was assigned to the following committees:

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Holmes served on the following committees:

Maryland committee assignments, 2015
• Environment and Transportation
• Administrative, Executive and Legislative Review
• Legislative Ethics, Chair

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Holmes served on these committees:

Note: Holmes also served on the Subcommittee on Land Use and Ethics, the Subcommittee on Local Government and Bi-County Agencies and the Subcommittee on Natural Resources (Chair).

2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Holmes served on these committees:

Note: Holmes also served on the Subcommittee on Housing and Real Property, the Subcommittee on Land Use and Ethics and the Subcommittee on Natural Resources (Chair).

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.


Elections

2026

See also: Maryland House of Delegates elections, 2026

General election

The primary will occur on June 23, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.

Democratic primary

Democratic primary for Maryland House of Delegates District 23 (3 seats)

The following candidates are running in the Democratic primary for Maryland House of Delegates District 23 on June 23, 2026.

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Michael Bance
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Tambei Chiawah
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Le Shaun Quander-Mosley
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Rebecca Stallworth
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Daniel Wilson

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Republican primary

Republican primary for Maryland House of Delegates District 23 (3 seats)

Michael Riker (R) and Kimberly Simmons Robinson (R) are running in the Republican primary for Maryland House of Delegates District 23 on June 23, 2026.

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Kimberly Simmons Robinson

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2022

See also: Maryland House of Delegates elections, 2022

General election

General election for Maryland House of Delegates District 23 (3 seats)

Incumbent Marvin Holmes, Jr., Kym Taylor, and Adrian Boafo won election in the general election for Maryland House of Delegates District 23 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Marvin Holmes, Jr. (D)
 
33.9
 
36,506
✔
Image of Kym Taylor
Kym Taylor (D) Candidate Connection
 
33.8
 
36,399
✔
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Adrian Boafo (D)
 
31.4
 
33,843
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.9
 
957

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Total votes: 107,705
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Maryland House of Delegates District 23 (3 seats)

The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for Maryland House of Delegates District 23 on July 19, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Marvin Holmes, Jr.
 
16.2
 
10,382
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Image of Adrian Boafo
Adrian Boafo
 
14.4
 
9,237
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Kym Taylor Candidate Connection
 
14.0
 
8,957
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Jocelyn Collins
 
13.9
 
8,938
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Monica Roebuck
 
11.9
 
7,609
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9.5
 
6,104
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Remi Duyile
 
6.1
 
3,888
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Januari McKay
 
5.9
 
3,784
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Valeria Tomlin
 
4.1
 
2,630
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Jacqueline D. Steele McCall
 
4.0
 
2,575

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Total votes: 64,104
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2018

See also: Maryland House of Delegates elections, 2018

General election

General election for Maryland House of Delegates District 23B (Historical) (2 seats)

Ron Watson and incumbent Marvin Holmes, Jr. won election in the general election for Maryland House of Delegates District 23B (Historical) on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
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50.5
 
30,579
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Marvin Holmes, Jr. (D)
 
48.3
 
29,235
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.1
 
685

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Total votes: 60,499
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Maryland House of Delegates District 23B (Historical) (2 seats)

The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for Maryland House of Delegates District 23B (Historical) on June 26, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Ron Watson
 
29.5
 
8,869
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Marvin Holmes, Jr.
 
27.5
 
8,287
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Joseph Vallario Jr.
 
21.7
 
6,519
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Denise Tyler
 
10.4
 
3,132
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Caleb Gilchrist
 
4.7
 
1,420
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Pennie Parker
 
3.7
 
1,106
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Paul Manicone
 
2.5
 
753

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Total votes: 30,086
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2014

See also: Maryland House of Delegates elections, 2014

Elections for the Maryland House of Delegates took place in 2014. A primary election took place on June 24, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was February 25, 2014. Incumbents Joseph F. Vallario, Jr. and Marvin E. Holmes, Jr. defeated Reginald Tyer, Jr., Ron Watson and Thea Wilson in the Democratic primary, while Mike Hethmon was unopposed in the Republican primary. Vallario and Holmes defeated Hethmon in the general election for two seats. Robin Breedon (I) was excluded from the ballot for not meeting petition requirements.[3][4][5]

Maryland House of Delegates District 23B, General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngMarin Holmes, Jr. Incumbent 47.6% 22,518
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngJoseph F. Vallario, Jr. Incumbent 40.8% 19,274
     Republican Mike Hethmon 11.6% 5,494
Total Votes 47,286


Maryland House of Delegates, District 23B Democratic Primary, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngMarvin Holmes, Jr. Incumbent 32.8% 6,323
Green check mark transparent.pngJoseph F. Vallario, Jr. Incumbent 27.4% 5,284
Ron Watson 22.6% 4,357
Thea Wilson 14.5% 2,801
Reginald Tyer, Jr. 2.7% 524
Total Votes 19,289

2010

See also: Maryland House of Delegates elections, 2010

Holmes successfully won re-election in the general election on November 2, 2010. He was unopposed.[6]

2006

On November 7, 2006, Marvin Holmes, Jr. ran unopposed for District 23B of the Maryland House of Delegates[7]

Marvin Holmes, Jr. raised $12,982 for his campaign.[8]

Maryland House of Delegates, District 23B
Candidates Votes Percent
Marvin Holmes, Jr. (D) 11,951 99.4%
Write-Ins 77 0.6%

Campaign themes

2026

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2022

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Campaign finance summary

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Marvin Holmes, Jr. campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2022Maryland House of Delegates District 23Won general$60,062 $64,564
2014Maryland House of Delegates, District 23BWon $121,888 N/A**
2010Maryland House of Delegates, District 23BWon $52,365 N/A**
2006Maryland House of Delegates, District 23BWon $30,971 N/A**
2002Maryland House of Delegates, District 23BWon $14,445 N/A**
1998Maryland House of Delegates, District 23Lost $13,203 N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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Personal

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Holmes is a member of the Greater Mount Nebo African Methodist Episcopal Church, National Conference of State Legislatures, Maryland Veterans Caucus, Task Force on Business-Owner Compensation in Condemnation Proceedings, Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland, and the Maryland Green Caucus.[9]

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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ Maryland Manual On-Line, "Marvin E. Holmes, Jr., Maryland State Delegate," accessed March 21, 2023
    2. ↑ LinkedIn, "Marvin E. Holmes, Jr., GRI, CMCA, Realtor," accessed March 21, 2023
    3. ↑ Maryland Secretary of State, "Official primary election candidate list," accessed March 3, 2014
    4. ↑ Maryland State Board of Elections, "Official 2014 Gubernatorial Primary Election results for House of Delegates," accessed December 5, 2014
    5. ↑ Maryland State Board of Elections, "2014 Official General Election Results," accessed April 30, 2015
    6. ↑ Maryland Secretary of State, "Official general election results," accessed March 4, 2014
    7. ↑ Maryland State Board of Elections, "Official 2006 Gubernatorial General Election results for House of Delegates," accessed March 24, 2014
    8. ↑ Follow the Money, "Holmes' 2006 campaign contributions," accessed March 25, 2014
    9. ↑ Project Vote Smart, Rep. Holmes' Biography, accessed March 25, 2014


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