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Holmes attended [[Pennsylvania State University]] at University Park, [[Pennsylvania]] and received his Bachelor of Science from Troy University in Troy, Alabama. He operates a [[real estate]] brokerage firm and has previous experience as a salesman and timber farmer. A member of the Alabama State Republican Executive Committee, he was a delegate to the 2012 Republican National Convention in [[Tampa]], [[Florida]], which nominated [[Mitt Romney]] and [[Paul Ryan]], and the 2016 conclave in [[Cleveland]], [[Ohio]], which nominated the successful [[Donald Trump]] and [[Mike Pence]] ticket. Holmes was first pledged to [[U.S. Senator]] [[Ted Cruz]] of [[Texas]] before he could switch his support to Trump and Pence.<ref name=ballotpedia/> From 2011 to 2013, he was the chairman of the Elmore County Republican Party. Holmes is a member and former officer of the Wetumpka [[Tea Party movement]]. He is a member of Christchurch Anglican, a conservative [[Episcopalian]] denomination in Montgomery. He and his wife, the former Shirley Russell, have two children and four grandchildren. They married c. 1963.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.holmes4house.com/|title=Mike Holmes for District 31|publisher=Holmes4house.com|accessdate=October 29, 2017}}</ref>

Holmes attended [[Pennsylvania State University]] at University Park, [[Pennsylvania]] and received his Bachelor of Science from Troy University in Troy, Alabama. He operates a [[real estate]] brokerage firm and has previous experience as a salesman and timber farmer. A member of the Alabama State Republican Executive Committee, he was a delegate to the 2012 Republican National Convention in [[Tampa]], [[Florida]], which nominated [[Mitt Romney]] and [[Paul Ryan]], and the 2016 conclave in [[Cleveland]], [[Ohio]], which nominated the successful [[Donald Trump]] and [[Mike Pence]] ticket. Holmes was first pledged to [[U.S. Senator]] [[Ted Cruz]] of [[Texas]] before he could switch his support to Trump and Pence.<ref name=ballotpedia/> From 2011 to 2013, he was the chairman of the Elmore County Republican Party. Holmes is a member and former officer of the Wetumpka [[Tea Party movement]]. He is a member of Christchurch Anglican, a conservative [[Episcopalian]] denomination in Montgomery. He and his wife, the former Shirley Russell, have two children and four grandchildren. They married c. 1963.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.holmes4house.com/|title=Mike Holmes for District 31|publisher=Holmes4house.com|accessdate=October 29, 2017}}</ref>

On February 4, 2014, he won a special election for his current House seat.<ref name=pvs>{{cite web|title=Mike Holmes|url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/145595/mike-holmes#.VZVlW2TBzGd|publisher=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=October 29, 2017}}</ref> The seat became when Republican Charles Barrett Mask resigned to accept the position of chief executive officer of the Alabama Association of Realtors. In the [[primary]] on December 3, 2013, Holmes defeated intra-party rivals Jimmy Collier, Michael Griggs, and Frank Bertarelli. Since no candidate gained more than 50 percent of the votes, Holmes and Collier, the top two vote-getters, met in a runoff on February 4, which Holmes won. No [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] filed for the position, and Holmes was declared the winner. Holmes ran unopposed a few months after the special election in the regular Republican primary and then the November 4 general election for a full term in the office.<ref name=ballotpedia>{{cite web|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Mike_Holmes_(Alabama)|title=Mike Holmes (Alabama)|publisher=Ballotpedia.org|accessdate=October 29, 2017}}</ref>

On February 4, 2014, he won a special election for his current House seat.<ref name=pvs>{{cite web|title=Mike Holmes|url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/145595/mike-holmes#.VZVlW2TBzGd|publisher=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=October 29, 2017}}</ref> The seat became when Republican Charles Barrett Mask resigned to accept the position of chief executive officer of the Alabama Association of Realtors. In the [[primary]] on December 3, 2013, Holmes defeated intra-party rivals Jimmy Collier, Michael Griggs, and Frank Bertarelli. Since no candidate gained more than 50 percent of the votes, Holmes and Collier, the top two vote-getters, met in a runoff on February 4, which Holmes won. No [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] filed for the position, and Holmes was declared the winner. Holmes ran unopposed a few months after the special election in the regular Republican primary and then the November 4 general election for a full term in the office.<ref name=ballotpedia>{{cite web|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Mike_Holmes_(Alabama)|title=Mike Holmes (Alabama)|publisher=Ballotpedia.org|accessdate=October 29, 2017}}</ref>

Holmes is the vice chairman of the House Committee on Boards, Agencies and Commissions and a member of the Judiciary Committee.<ref name=pvs/>

Holmes is the vice chairman of the House Committee on Boards, Agencies and Commissions and a member of the Judiciary Committee.<ref name=pvs/>