Bruce Holmes

District 5 Commissioner
Henry County Board of Commissioners

Bruce Holmes has had a life long commitment to helping others and giving back to his community. His recent election to the Henry County Board of Commissioners is a continuation of this service to others.

Born in El Paso, Texas and raised in Detroit, Michigan, Bruce earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Minnesota in 1987. He went on to earn his Masters in Business Management from the University of Minnesota St. Mary’s. After college, he had a successful professional pro football career that ended in 1993 with the Minnesota Vikings.

Always believing that “to whom much is given, much is expected,” Bruce always devoted much of his time volunteering at food banks, senior centers and in youth programs. Recognizing the lack of opportunity among youth in the inner cities of Minneapolis/St. Paul, Bruce started coaching football and basketball, which led him to create his first non-profit youth organization. This program provided both coaching and mentoring to young people and was recognized as “an organization that makes a difference,” as described by Coach Dennis Green of the Minnesota Vikings.

Commissioner Holmes has established the Commissioner Bruce Holmes Youth Athletic Foundation. Working in conjunction with the Henry County Parks and Recreation Department, this new program has attracted nearly 500 youth in baseball and basketball. This fall, a football and cheerleading component will be added. Like earlier programs, there will be a mentoring component as well.

As District 5 Commissioner, Bruce has had an even greater opportunity to serve and support his community in areas of public safety, quality of life, transportation infrastructure and business development.

In the area of public safety, he has worked to support the move of the Fairview Police precinct to the Publix Plaza in order to reduce crime on businesses and residents.

In the areas of quality of life, he has promoted the development of bike trails at Kelleytown Park and the addition of sidewalks and bike lanes on a redesigned Fairview Road.

He has also championed the realigning of West Panola Road to alleviate the traffic congestion at Fairview Rd and East Atlanta Rd.

Commissioner Holmes has also been a promoter of Henry County, attempting to attract businesses to this community and to make it easier to do business in Henry County.

Bruce is currently the Director of National Accounts for a hematology/oncology biotech company. He is the father of three children and two grandchildren. He is also a member of Shiloh Baptist Church in McDonough.

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