Cheryl Glenn
Cheryl Diane Glenn is an American politician. She was a member of the Maryland House of Delegates, representing Maryland's [Maryland Maryland House of Delegates|House of Delegates District 45|45th legislative district] which is situated in northeast Baltimore. She resigned in December 2019 in advance of a federal indictment for wire fraud and bribery to which she pleaded guilty in January 2020. In July 2020, she was sentenced to two years in prison.
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 and the George Meany Institute. She became the Political Director of and lobbyist for the Mid-Atlantic Regional Council of Carpenters, after serving as President of the City Union of Baltimore, 1988–96. She was married to Benjamin Glenn, who has since died, and has five children and eight grandchildren. Glenn is also raising her granddaughter, Taylor Bishop.Legislative career
After a long career in the labor movement, Glenn was elected to the Maryland General Assembly. 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.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 ; 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 chair of the Baltimore City Delegation and a member of its Fiscal Subcommittee, a member of the Women Legislators of Maryland and former chair of the Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland.
Legislative notes
- Co-sponsored HB 860. Signed by the Governor on May 16, 2013, the new law approved 1.1 billion dollars to construct new schools in Baltimore City.
- voted for the Clean Indoor Air Act of 2007
- voted in favor of the Tax Reform Act of 2007
- voted in favor of in-state tuition for illegal immigrants in 2007
- voted in favor of slots in the 2007 Special session
- Primary Sponsor Employee Misclassification Act of 2008
- co-sponsored the Work Place Fraud Act of 2009
General election results, 2006
- '''2006 Race for Maryland House of Delegates – 45th District'''