Russell Holmes

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Russell E. Holmes
Holmes in 2025
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
from the 6th Suffolk district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 5, 2011
Preceded byWillie Mae Allen
Personal details
Born (1969-08-17) August 17, 1969 (age 55)
Mound Bayou, Mississippi, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
EducationBoston University
Northeastern University

Russell Earl Holmes is an American politician who serves as a Democratic member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives. First elected in November 2010, he represents the Sixth Suffolk District, which includes the Boston neighborhoods of Dorchester, Hyde Park, Jamaica Plain, Mattapan and Roslindale.

Massachusetts House of Representatives

Holmes speaking at the Boston Foundation

Holmes was first elected to the Massachusetts House of Representatives in November 2010, and assumed office in January 2011.

Holmes served as treasurer for the 187th General Court freshman class and was formerly a member of the Judiciary Committee. Holmes was one of a handful of legislators nationally selected to participate in the Emerging Leaders program at University of Virginia Darden School of Business. He was also member of the Electronic Benefit Transfer Card Commission. He served as the Chair of the Black and Latino Caucus of Massachusetts.[1] Holmes was a member of Public Housing Sustainability and Reform Advisory Committee.

In early 2023, Holmes cosponsored a bill to allow Massachusetts prisoners to earn time off from their sentences by immediately forfeiting some of their vital organs and/or bone marrow to the state.[2][3][4]

Committee Assignments

For the 2025-26 Session, Holmes sits on the following committees in the House:[5]

  • Vice Chair, House Committee on Operations, Facilities and Security
  • House Committee on Ways and Means
  • Joint Committee on Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery
  • Joint Committee on Racial Equity, Civil Rights, and Inclusion
  • Joint Committee on Ways and Means

For the 2023-24 Session, Holmes sat on the following committees in the House:

  • Vice Chair, House Committee on Operations, Facilities and Security
  • House Committee on Global Warming and Climate Change
  • House Committee on Ways and Means
  • Joint Committee on Bonding, Capital Expenditures and State Assets
  • Joint Committee on Ways and Means

For the 2021-22 Session, Holmes sat on the following committees in the House:

  • House Committee on Global Warming and Climate Change
  • House Committee on Ways and Means
  • Joint Committee on Bonding, Capital Expenditures and State Assets
  • Joint Committee on Veterans and Federal Affairs
  • Joint Committee on Ways and Means

For the 2019-20 Session, Holmes sat on the following committees in the House:

  • House Committee on Bonding, Capital Expenditures and State Assets
  • House Committee on Ways and Means
  • Joint Committee on Election Laws
  • Joint Committee on Public Service
  • Joint Committee on Ways and Means

For the 2017-18 Session, Holmes sat on the following committees in the House:

  • House Committee on Ways and Means
  • Joint Committee on Election Laws
  • Joint Committee on Public Service
  • Joint Committee on Ways and Means

For the 2015-16 Session, Holmes sat on the following committees in the House:

  • Vice Chair, Joint Committee on Housing
  • House Committee on Ways and Means
  • Joint Committee on Financial Services
  • Joint Committee on Public Service
  • Joint Committee on Ways and Means

For the 2013-14 Session, Holmes sat on the following committees in the House:

  • Vice Chair, House Committee on Personnel and Administration
  • Joint Committee on Financial Services
  • Joint Committee on Housing

For the 2011-12 Session, Holmes sat on the following committees in the House:

  • Joint Committee on Financial Services
  • Joint Committee on Housing
  • Joint Committee on the Judiciary

Caucuses

Holmes was a former chair of the following caucuses:[6]

  • Massachusetts Black and Latino Legislative Caucus (Prior to 2015)

Task Forces and Commissions

Holmes is involved in the following task forces and commissions:[7]

  • Chair, Mattapan Library Task Force
  • Chair, Mattapan Economic Development Initiative
  • Member, Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) Card Commission
  • Vice Chair, Public Housing Sustainability and Reform Advisory Committee

See also

References

  1. ^ "2019-2020 Massachusetts Black & Latino Legislative Caucus". mablacklatinocaucus.com. Archived from the original on July 29, 2020. Retrieved August 5, 2020.
  2. ^ Medsger, Matthew. "Early release from prison for organ donations? Maybe in Massachusetts".
  3. ^ "An Act to establish the Massachusetts incarcerated individual bone marrow and organ donation program". The State of Massachusetts.
  4. ^ An Act to establish the Massachusetts incarcerated individual bone marrow and organ donation program (PDF) (House Docket 3822). Massachusetts General Assembly. January 20, 2023.
  5. ^ "Representative Russell E. Holmes". malegislature.gov. Retrieved 2025-07-21.
  6. ^ "Representative Russell E. Holmes". malegislature.gov. Retrieved 2025-07-21.
  7. ^ "Representative Russell E. Holmes". malegislature.gov. Retrieved 2025-07-21.
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