Natashia L. Holmes (born April 25, 1975) is an American politician who served as the alderman of the 7th ward of the City of Chicago.

[1] Holmes was appointed by the Chicago City Council and Mayor Rahm Emanuel, replacing Sandi Jackson, who resigned in January 2013 due to personal and legal problems.

[3] Holmes earned a bachelor's degree from Alabama State University's College of Education in 1997, a Masters in Community Planning from Auburn University's College of Architecture, Design and Construction in 2000, and a Juris Doctor degree and certificate in Environmental and Energy Law from Chicago-Kent College of Law in 2011.

Prior to her appointment as alderman, she was a project manager for Metro Strategies, a Glen Ellyn, Illinois-based planning, policy and public affairs consulting firm.

[4] She also serves on the external advisory board for the Institute for Environmental Science and Policy at the University of Illinois at Chicago,[5] and was a community representative to the local school council of the Adam Clayton Powell Paideia Community Academy in the city's South Shore neighborhood.