Mitch Holmes
Mitch Holmes is a former Republican member of the Kansas State Senate, representing District 33 from 2013 to 2017. Holmes served in the Kansas House of Representatives from 2005 to 2013.
Holmes did not seek re-election to the Kansas State Senate in 2016.
Biography
Holmes earned his B.S. in Human Resource Management from Friends University. His professional experience includes working as a computer programmer and analyst.[1]
Committee assignments
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Holmes served on the following committees:
| Kansas committee assignments, 2015 |
|---|
| • Ethics and Elections, Chair |
| • Agriculture |
| • Local Government |
| • Public Health and Welfare |
| • Federal and State Affairs |
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Holmes served on the following committees:
| Kansas committee assignments, 2013 |
|---|
| • Ethics, Elections and Local Government, Vice chair |
| • Public Health and Welfare |
| • Agriculture |
| • Federal and State Affairs |
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Holmes served on the following committees:
| Kansas committee assignments, 2011 |
|---|
| • Energy and Environmental Policy |
| • Federal and State Affairs |
| • Judiciary |
| • Pensions, Investments and Benefits, Chair |
| • Special Claims Against the State |
| • Veterans, Military and Homeland Security |
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Holmes served on the following committees:
| Kansas committee assignments, 2009 |
|---|
| • Appropriations |
| • Federal and State Affairs |
| • Local Government, Vice chair |
| • Energy and Environmental Policy Joint |
| • Special Claims Against the State Joint, Vice chair |
| • State Building Construction Joint |
Campaign themes
2008
Holmes' website highlighted his voting record as "100% on Economic Development bills, 100% on Tax Relief, Fought for Vocational weighting, Low-Enrollment weighting and Local Control for smaller schools, Supported the Marriage Amendment, Supported Concealed Carry."[2]
Sponsored legislation
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
2016
- See also: Kansas State Senate elections, 2016
Elections for the Kansas State Senate took place in 2016. The primary election was held on August 2, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was June 1, 2016. Incumbent Mitch Holmes (R) did not seek re-election.
Mary Jo Taylor defeated Matt Bristow in the Kansas State Senate District 33 general election.[3][4]
| Kansas State Senate, District 33 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Mary Jo Taylor |
76.55% | 21,114 | |
| Democratic | Matt Bristow | 23.45% | 6,467 | |
| Total Votes | 27,581 | |||
| Source: Kansas Secretary of State | ||||
Matt Bristow ran unopposed in the Kansas State Senate District 33 Democratic primary.[5][6]
| Kansas State Senate, District 33 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Matt Bristow (unopposed) | |
Mary Jo Taylor defeated Larry Salmans in the Kansas State Senate District 33 Republican primary.[5][6]
| Kansas State Senate, District 33 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Mary Jo Taylor |
51.83% | 7,334 | |
| Republican | Larry Salmans | 48.17% | 6,816 | |
| Total Votes | 14,150 | |||
2012
- See also: Kansas State Senate elections, 2012
Holmes won election in the 2012 election for Kansas State Senate District 33. Holmes defeated Ruth Teichman in the August 7 Republican primary and was unopposed in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[7][8]
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Mitch Holmes |
53% | 7,635 |
| Ruth Teichman Incumbent | 47% | 6,762 |
| Total Votes | 14,397 | |
2010
Holmes won re-election to the 114th District Seat in 2010 with no opposition. He ran unopposed in the August 3 Republican primary and was unchallenged in the general election, which took place on November 2, 2010.[9]
2008
On November 4, 2008, Holmes was re-elected to the 114th District Seat in the Kansas House of Representatives with no opposition.[10] He raised $7,760 for his campaign.[11]
| Kansas House of Representatives, District 114 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Mitch Holmes (R)
|
7,601 | 100% | ||
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
Kansas Freedom Index
The Kansas Policy Institute, Kansas’s "first free market think tank," releases its legislator scorecard as a part of its Kansas Freedom Index for Kansas state representatives and senators once a year. The Score Card gives each legislator a score from 1%-100% based on how they voted in the prior legislative term on specific issues which the Kansas Policy Institute thought were pro-limited government policies.[12]
2013
Mitch Holmes received a score of 64.7% in the 2013 index.[13]
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term Mitch + Holmes + Kansas + Legislature
See also
- Kansas State Senate
- Senate Committees
- Joint Committees
- Kansas state legislative districts
- Kansas State Legislature
External links
- Kansas Legislature - Senator Mitch Holmes
- Official campaign website
- Profile from Open States
- Project Vote Smart profile
- Kansas Votes profile
- State Surge - Legislative and voting track record
- Campaign contributions: 2012, 2010, 2008, 2006, 2004
Footnotes
- ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Mitch Holmes' Biography," accessed March 29, 2014
- ↑ Mitch Holmes, "Voting Record," accessed March 29, 2014
- ↑ Kansas Secretary of State, "Candidate list," accessed August 23, 2016
- ↑ Kansas Secretary of State, "2016 General Election official results," accessed December 19, 2016
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Kansas Secretary of State, "Candidate list," accessed June 3, 2016
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Kansas Secretary of State, "2016 Official Kansas Primary Election Results," accessed September 12, 2016
- ↑ Kansas Secretary of State, "2012 Primary Election - Official Vote Totals," accessed March 29, 2014
- ↑ Kansas Secretary of State, "2012 General Election - Official Vote Totals," accessed March 31, 2014
- ↑ Kansas Secretary of State, "2010 General Election - Official Vote Totals," accessed March 29, 2014
- ↑ Kansas Secretary of State, "2008 General Election - Official Vote Totals," accessed March 29, 2014
- ↑ Follow the Money, "Kansas 2008 - General Election Results," accessed March 29, 2014
- ↑ Kansas Policy Institute, "Freedom Index," accessed March 31, 2014
- ↑ Ballotpedia, "2013 Kansas Policy Index," accessed March 10, 2015
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Ruth Teichman (R) |
Kansas State Senate District 33 2013–2017 |
Succeeded by Mary Jo Taylor (R) |
| Preceded by - |
Kansas House of Representatives District 114 2005–2013 |
Succeeded by Jack Thimesch (R) |
