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{{Short description|American politician (1914–1994)}}
{{About|the American politician|other people|David Holmes (disambiguation){{!}}David Holmes}}
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| name         = David S. Holmes Jr.
| image        = David S. Holmes Jr.png
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| state_senate =  Michigan
| district     =  [[Michigan's 4th Senate district|4th]]
| term_start   =  March 1974
| term_end     =  May 21, 1994
| predecessor  =  [[Coleman Young]]
| successor    =  [[Patricia Holmes (Michigan politician)|Patricia Holmes]]<ref>Patricia Holmes was elected in a special election to fill remaining month of David Holmes' term. [[Jackie Vaughn III]] elected in 1994 general election for the 4th District.</ref>
| office2       = Member of the [[Michigan House of Representatives]]
| term_start2   =  1959
| term_end2     =  March 1974
| predecessor2  =  [[Charline White]]
| successor2    =  [[Barbara-Rose Collins]]
| constituency2 = [[Wayne County, Michigan|Wayne County]] 11th district (1959–1964)<br>[[Michigan's 10th House of Representatives district|10th district]] (1965–1972)<br>[[Michigan's 21st House of Representatives district|21st district]] (1973–1974)
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| birth_date      =  {{Birth date|1914|08|11}}
| birth_place     =  [[Covington, Kentucky]], U.S.
| death_date      =  {{Death date and age|1994|05|21|1914|08|11}}
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| party           = [[Michigan Democratic Party|Democratic]]
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| spouse          = Avis
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| alma_mater      = [[Virginia State University|Virginia State College]]
| occupation      = Politician
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'''David S. Holmes Jr.''' (August 11, 1914 – May 21, 1994) was a member of both houses of the [[Michigan Legislature]] between 1959 and his death in 1994.<ref>{{cite news|title=Senate Remembers Holmes as Champion of People|url=http://www.gongwer.com/programming/news.cfm?article_ID=331000102#sthash.yZ60eZPT.dpbs|work=Gongwer News Service|date=May 24, 1994}}</ref>
A native of Kentucky, Holmes graduated from [[Virginia State University|Virginia State College]] and studied at the [[University of Michigan]]. He was an aide with the UAW/AFL-CIO. Holmes was elected to the [[Michigan House of Representatives]] to fill a vacancy caused by the death of [[Charline White]] in 1959. When [[Coleman Young]] was elected [[List of mayors of Detroit|Mayor of Detroit]] and resigned from the [[Michigan Senate]], Holmes won election to fill the seat and moved from the House to the Senate in March 1974 where he served for two decades until his death. On his passing, his daughter [[Patricia Holmes (Michigan politician)|Patricia]] was elected in November 1994 to fill the seat for the remaining month of session.<ref>1993–1994 Michigan Manual: [http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/1993-1994/michiganmanual/1993-MM-P0156-P0156.pdf David S. Holmes, Jr.]</ref>
Holmes was a delegate to the [[1968 Democratic National Convention|1968]] and [[1988 Democratic National Convention|1988]] [[Democratic National Convention]]s. The Holmes Act was legislated into Michigan Law in 1978 to protect youth from harsh penalties and sentencing for felony criminal offenses; it has been amended as the Holmes Youthful Training Act from the ages of 17 to 26.<ref>The Political Graveyard: [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/holmes.html#401.11.39 Holmes, David S., Jr.]</ref>
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[[Category:Democratic Party Michigan state senators]]
[[Category:Democratic Party members of the Michigan House of Representatives]]
[[Category:African-American state legislators in Michigan]]
[[Category:Virginia State University alumni]]
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[[Category:University of Michigan alumni]]
[[Category:People from Covington, Kentucky]]