Cheryl Glenn

Cheryl D. Glenn
Cheryl Diane Glenn
Member of the Maryland House of Delegates from the 45th district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 10, 2007
Preceded by	Clarence "Tiger" Davis
Personal details
Born	(1951-05-27) May 27, 1951 Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Benjamin Glenn, Sr.
Children	D. Nikila, Cheron
Residence	Baltimore, Maryland
Occupation	Consultant
Religion	Baptist

Cheryl D. Glenn, (born May 27, 1951) is a member of the Maryland House of Delegates representing Maryland's 45th legislative district which is situated in northeast Baltimore.

Background

Glenn was born in Baltimore, Maryland and attended the public primary and secondary schools there. She graduated from Western High School in 1969, the Community College of Baltimore County (paralegal studies)and the George Meany Institute (labor relations). She became the Political Director of and lobbyist for the Mid-Atlantic Regional Council of Carpenters, (2004- ) after serving as President of the City Union of Baltimore, 1988-96. She is married with five children and eight grandchildren, and she is also raising her grandughter, Taylor Bishop.^[1]

Legislative career

After a long career in the labor movement, Glenn was elected to the Maryland General Assembly.^[2] Glenn was among three people elected to represent the 45th district located in east Baltimore. Although it was her first run for a state office, she finished ahead of both the incumbents in that district in the general election.^[3]

Glenn has been a member of House of Delegates since January 10, 2007. She initially served on the Environmental Matters Committee and several of its subcommittees and work groups: ground rent work group (2007); housing & real property subcommittee, 2007-2104; local government & bi-county subcommittee, 2007-2014; motor vehicle & transportation subcommittee, 2007-2104. At the beginning of the 2014 session of the Maryland General Assembly Glenn was reassigned to the Economic Matters Committee. She is also a member of the Fiscal Subcommittee of the Baltimore City Delegation, the Women Legislators of Maryland and the Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland.

Legislative notes

• voted for the Clean Indoor Air Act of 2007 (HB359)
• voted in favor of the Tax Reform Act of 2007 (HB2)
• voted in favor of in-state tuition for illegal immigrants in 2007 (HB6)
• voted in favor of slots (HB4) in the 2007 Special session^[4]
• Primary Sponsor Employee Misclassification Act of 2008 (HB 70)^[5]
• co-sponsored the Work Place Fraud Act of 2009 (HB819)^[6]

General election results, 2006

• 2006 Race for Maryland House of Delegates – 45th District^[7]

Voters to choose three:

Name	Votes	Percent	Outcome
Cheryl Glenn, Democratic	16,911	32.6%	Won
Hattie N. Harrison, Democratic	16,804	31.0%	Won
Talmadge Branch, Democratic	16,014	30.9%	Won
Ronald M. Owens-Bey, Populist	2,727	5.3%	Lost
Other write-ins	111	.2%	Lost

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