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Doyle E. Holmes

AK

Doyle E. Holmes is a Willow businessman and former Matanuska-Susitna Borough Assembly member and deputy mayor running for Alaska State House District 30 in 2026. He served 11 years on the Assembly, including three years as deputy mayor, and has repeatedly run for this House seat.

Where Doyle E. Holmes stands, based on their records

Supports

Election Integrity (1 record), Public Infrastructure (1 record)

Track record

Track record — Election Integrity

Election Integrity · 1 support

  • Lost the October 2015 Matanuska-Susitna Borough assembly race by 33 votes and filed a complaint over ballot handling after a Talkeetna voting machine failed. He asked the borough to investigate instead of paying for a recount, and the canvass board met more than three hours.

    October 25, 2015Supports Election Integrity

    Source: frontiersman.com · researched July 31, 2026

Track record — Public Infrastructure

Public Infrastructure · 1 support

  • Holmes served as president of the Willow Fire Service Area board of supervisors, where he and Willow resident Randall Kowalke worked together on a long-term plan for fire-house construction in the service area.

    September 22, 2015Supports Public Infrastructure

    Source: frontiersman.com · researched July 31, 2026

Track record — General

General · 3 records

  • Served as deputy mayor of the Matanuska-Susitna Borough and spent years as a member of the borough assembly before running for the state House.

    July 25, 2026

    Source: adn.com · researched July 31, 2026

  • Holmes, a Willow hardware store owner and longtime figure in Valley politics, filed a challenge to the counting of votes in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough District 7 Assembly race; the challenge failed, and he said he was weighing a further challenge over what he called a significant discrepancy.

    October 19, 2015

    Source: adn.com · researched July 31, 2026

  • Served as treasurer of Willow Area Seniors when two tenants sued the nonprofit in 2012 over housing conditions and defamation. A judge dismissed most claims, and the group's insurer settled for $50,000 in August 2012.

    September 22, 2015

    Source: frontiersman.com · researched July 31, 2026

Past race Doyle E. Holmes ran in:

Profile last researched July 24, 2026.