Mike Holmes

Background

Holmes retired in July 2026 after serving as director and technical advisor to the North Dakota Industrial Commission’s Lignite Research & Development Program and as executive vice president for research and development at the Lignite Energy Council. He has also worked with state agencies, universities and private industry.

Sources: Grand Forks Herald

What the candidate has said

Statements are attributed to the linked sources.

• Education and research

  He says his legislative interests include education, energy, agriculture and economic development, with particular interest in higher-education and research partnerships between universities and private industry.

  Grand Forks Herald

• Data centers

  He says data-center proposals should be considered individually, with communities involved in planning, permitting and zoning. He says projects should be sited carefully and should not raise energy prices for North Dakotans.

  Grand Forks Herald

• Energy development

  He said North Dakota could capture and use carbon dioxide for enhanced oil recovery and produce materials such as graphite and plastics from its energy resources.

  Grand Forks Herald