James Glenn Jr. (born February 17, 1948)
is a former
Democratic member of the
Kentucky House of Representatives
The Kentucky House of Representatives is the lower house of the Kentucky General Assembly. It is composed of 100 Representatives elected from single-member districts throughout the Commonwealth. Not more than two counties can be joined to form a ...
.
Personal life
Jim Glenn was married to his wife Cornelia for 38 years, who died in June 2010. He currently resides in Owensboro and has two children: Kim and James III.
Glenn is a devout Christian.
Glenn obtained his BS from the
University of Wisconsin-Superior
A university () is an institution of tertiary education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. ''University'' is derived from the Latin phrase , which roughly means "community of teachers and scholars". Univ ...
in 1971, his MBA from the
University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh in 1974, and his EdD from the
University of Kentucky
The University of Kentucky (UK, UKY, or U of K) is a Public University, public Land-grant University, land-grant research university in Lexington, Kentucky, United States. Founded in 1865 by John Bryan Bowman as the Agricultural and Mechanical ...
in 2001.
Career
Glenn is representing District 13 of Kentucky House since 2019. Glenn was also a candidate for Kentucky state Treasurer in the 2015 Democratic primary.
In 2018, Glenn made history by winning the Kentucky House race by just one vote.
Glenn lost reelection in 2016 and 2020 to Republican
DJ Johnson.
References
External links
Kentucky Legislature - Representative Jim Glenn
Project Vote Smart - Representative Jim Glenn (MT)profile
GLENN, JAMES (JIM) - FollowTheMoney.org
Democratic Party members of the Kentucky House of Representatives
1948 births
Living people
21st-century members of the Kentucky General Assembly
Politicians from Birmingham, Alabama
Politicians from Owensboro, Kentucky
University of Wisconsin–Madison alumni
University of Kentucky alumni
African-American state legislators in Kentucky
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