Gary Glenn
| Gary Glenn | |
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| Member of the Michigan House of Representatives from the 98th district | |
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Assumed office January 1, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Jim Stamas |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Annette Glenn |
| Children | five |
| Residence | Larkin Township, Michigan |
| Alma mater | Lenoir-Rhyne University |
| Religion | Baptist |
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| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United States of America |
| Service/branch |
United States Army Reserve Army National Guard |
| Years of service | 2000-2008 |
Gary Glenn was elected to the Michigan House of Representatives in November 2014, representing the 98th House District comprised of the cities of Auburn, Linwood, Midland, and Pinconning, the village of Sanford, and thirteen suburban and rural townships in Bay and Midland counties. He serves as vice chairman of the House Energy Policy Committee and on the House Commerce and Trade, Military and Veterans Affairs, and Tax Policy committees. Members of the Capitol press corps affiliated with the Michigan Information and Research Service, Lansing's oldest daily legislative news service, named Glenn from among 55 first-term state representatives and senators as the MIRS "Freshman Legislator of the Year" in 2015, specifically citing his leadership and impact on energy policy and civil asset forfeiture reforms. He is a Republican from Larkin Township and as president of the American Family Association of Michigan, he coauthored the state's Marriage Protection Amendment overwhelmingly approved by voters in 2004.[1] In 2011, he was a founding board member of the Michigan Freedom to Work coalition, which launched the successful effort to enact a state Right to Work law prohibiting compulsory union affiliation or financial support. As executive director of the Idaho Freedom to Work Committee from 1980-86, he had led the successful effort to enact the same law there in 1985. In 2015, the National Right to Work Committee named Glenn the recipient of its highest honor, the Senator Everett M. Dirksen Award, for a lifetime of achievement and commitment to the principle of individual freedom. In 2014, the Abolitionist Roundtable, an organization of African-American radio talk show personalities in the metro Detroit area, named him the recipient of its annual "Champion of Liberty Award" for his life's work in defense of economic and religious freedom. In 2011, he was named “Citizen of the Year” by Citizens for Community Values during the South Bend, Indiana-based family and community values advocacy group's annual banquet on the campus of Notre Dame University.
References
- ↑ "Gary Glenn, District 98". Michigan House Republicans. Retrieved July 26, 2015.