RepublicanIn office since Nov 2020

Adam Holmes

Ohio State Representative, District 97 since 2020. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

Ohio State Representative, District 97Born 1967Military personnel

In office
6 yrs
Since 2020
Bills became law
1
16 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed
0.0%
Chamber median 0.0%
With party
100%
On votes splitting the parties
Last margin
+51.0
Won 2026
Next election
2028
Nov 7, 2028

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET

Committees

As of 2026-10.

  • Data Center · co-chair
  • Energy · chris
  • Select Committee on Data Centers · co-chair
  • Natural Resources
  • Technology and Innovation
  • Veterans and Military Development

Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 16 sponsored · 1 became law
BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw
HB 4 Designate Ohio Stillbirth Prevention Day
Health Care · Became law Aug 2025
HB 325 Designate Marshal Teddy Ray Holcomb Memorial Highway
Crimes, Corrections, and Law Enforcement · Passed House Oct 2025
HB 1034 Authorize operation of autonomous vehicles on public roads
Commerce · Introduced Oct 2026
HB 738 Designate PFC Chris Dixon Memorial Highway
Memorial Highways and Bridges · Introduced Mar 2026
HB 276 Prohibit certain actions re: reimbursing 340B covered entities
Health Care · Introduced May 2025

Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Holmes sits in the Ohio House of Representatives

Holmes is closer to the center than 40% of the chamber's Republicans.

Dem. medianRep. medianHolmesMore liberalMore conservative

Closest: Nick Santucci, Johnathan Newman, Kellie Deeter

Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:58 PM ET

With Holmes’s party

  • Votes with the chamber's Republicans100%
  • Cosponsorships of the other party's bills19%

Black tick: the average of Republicans in the Ohio House of Representatives.

Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships

Key votes

Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Holmes’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.

DateBillHolmesRep. majorityDem. majorityResult
Oct 1, 2026HB 519: Prohibit specified actions with intent to steal a motor vehicleYesYesNoPassed 78–16
Jun 11, 2026HB 105: Revise non-recourse litigation funding agreement regulationsYesYesYesPassed 82–12
Jun 11, 2026HB 292: Establish the Ohio Defense CommissionYesYesYesPassed 86–7
Jun 11, 2026HB 455: Regards the operation of public schools and the DEWYesYesNoPassed 63–31
Jun 11, 2026SB 315: Enact the Enhanced Cybersecurity for SNAP ActYesYesYesPassed 88–10

Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls

Career

Offices held, and every time Holmes was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Elections

Margin against the seat’s presidential baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year.

YearRaceResultMarginSeat+/−
2026Ohio House District 97WonR+51.0R+45.1+5.9
2024Ohio House of Representatives, District 97WonR+48.6——
2022Ohio House of Representatives, District 97Won———
2020Ohio House of Representatives, District 97WonR+39.3——

Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: Ohio Secretary of State (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET

Seats Holmes has held

Source: 99chambers results archive

Who Holmes has run against

Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: Ohio Secretary of State (unofficial)

How we know Holmes

One person, matched across every source we use.

Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET