| Birth Date: | 11 November 1924 |
| Caption: | Holley in 1963 |
| Birth Place: | Jacksonville, Florida, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Naples, Florida, U.S. |
| Party: | Republican |
| Alma Mater: | Duke University University of Florida |
| State House: | Florida |
| District: | Pinellas County |
| Term Start: | 1960 |
| Term End: | 1964 |
Charles Richard Holley Sr. (November 11, 1924[1] – March 15, 1981[2]) was an American lawyer, state legislator, and circuit court judge in the state of Florida. He was the Republican candidate for governor in 1964. He represented Pinellas County in the Florida House of Representatives from 1960 to 1964 and served as minority leader during part of that time.[3]
Holley was born on November 11, 1924, in Jacksonville, Florida. He attended Duke University where he received a bachelor's degree. He later attended the University of Florida, graduating with a law degree in 1950. He was admitted to the Florida Bar on June 6, 1950.
In 1962, he announced his candidacy for the chair of the Florida Republican Party.[4] He challenged the constitutionality of a Florida law requiring candidates for elected political office to not be serving in an elected office that would have an overlapping term with the new office if they won.[5]
He died on March 15, 1981, in Naples, Florida, aged 56.