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Mike Holmes

Republican · North Dakota · 2026

Running for North Dakota House District 43, North Dakota

Top priorities

From the campaign site

  • Advancing energy technology development through university and industry partnerships
  • Supporting policies for farmers, ranchers and rural communities
  • Addressing affordability, workforce balance and property tax relief
Biography

Holmes serves as executive vice president for research and development at the Lignite Energy Council and previously led fossil energy research at the Energy and Environmental Research Center in Grand Forks and spent 15 years with Babcock and Wilcox developing energy technologies, per the campaign site. Holmes holds a bachelor's degree in chemistry and mathematics from Mayville State University and a master's degree in chemical engineering from the University of North Dakota, per the campaign site.

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