Barry Glassman was born on March 24,1962 and is an American politician who served as the 7th county executive of Harford County, Maryland, from 2014 to 2022.
32 Facts About Barry Glassman
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Barry Glassman was previously a member of the Maryland State Senate, representing District 35 in Harford County, Maryland; he was appointed in 2008 to fill a vacancy, and subsequently was re-elected to the position in 2010.
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Barry Glassman was the Republican nominee for Comptroller of Maryland in the 2022 election, which he lost to state delegate Brooke Lierman.
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Barry Glassman graduated from Havre de Grace High School in 1980.
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Barry Glassman attended Meadowvale Elementary and Havre de Grace Middle School.
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Barry Glassman worked there until 1990 when he took a position with Baltimore Gas and Electric Company.
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Barry Glassman became a member of the Maryland Association of Counties in 1990 and was active until 1998.
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Barry Glassman was a member of the National Association of Counties during the same time, serving on the rural affairs committee.
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Barry Glassman has been a member of the Maryland Claims Adjusters since 1990.
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Barry Glassman has served on several task forces, including the Task Force on Resource-Based Industry in Maryland, the Task Force to Study Motor Vehicle Salvage Inspection and Titling Practices, the Study Commission on Public Funding of Campaigns in Maryland, and the Task Force on the Future for Growth and Development in Maryland.
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At a local level, Barry Glassman is a member of the American Sheep Council, Harford County 4-H Club, the Harford County Farm Bureau, the Level Volunteer Fire Company, and Omicron Delta Kappa National Leadership Society.
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Barry Glassman was sworn into the Maryland House of Delegates on January 13,1999.
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Barry Glassman was a member of the Environmental Matters Committee, the Economic Matters Committee, and the Commerce and Government Matters Committee.
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Barry Glassman was the chair of the Harford County Delegation and the Republican Policy Committee, and a member of the Maryland Legislative Sportmen's Caucus, the Maryland Rural Caucus, the Maryland Bicycle and Pedestrian Caucus, the Maryland Veterans Caucus, and the Taxpayers Protection Caucus.
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In January 2008, Glassman was appointed to the Maryland Senate, succeeding state Senator J Robert Hooper, who had resigned for medical reasons.
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Barry Glassman was a member of the Finance Committee and the Protocol Committee, was the Senate Chair of the Harford County Delegation, and a member of the Maryland Veterans Caucus.
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On June 7,2013, Barry Glassman said he would not seek re-election to the Maryland Senate in 2014, instead announcing a run for Harford County executive.
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Barry Glassman was unopposed in the Republican primary, and defeated Joe Werner in the general election with 74.8 percent of the vote.
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Barry Glassman ran for re-election in 2018, winning a second term with 67.4 percent of the vote.
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In November 2015, Barry Glassman said he was considering a run for the Republican nomination in the 2016 United States Senate election in Maryland.
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In December 2020, Barry Glassman, who was term-limited from running for a third-term as Harford County executive, said he was "weighing his options" on a possible run for governor, comptroller, or a congressional seat.
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Barry Glassman lost to state delegate Brooke Lierman in the general election, receiving 38.3 percent of the vote.
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In May 2022, Barry Glassman vetoed a bill that would place a building development moratorium on the Perryman Peninsula, saying that the bill was "illegal" and violated the Harford County Code and the County Charter.
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In February 2021, Barry Glassman said he supported a bill introduced in the Maryland Senate to create an all-elected school board in Harford County.
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In March 2013, Barry Glassman said that he opposed the Firearm Safety Act of 2013, calling the bill "an infringement on the law-abiding folks" and not a deterrent to criminals who use guns.
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Barry Glassman supported the creation of Maryland's Prescription Drug Affordability Board, a body tasked with making recommendations to the Maryland General Assembly on how to make prescription drugs more affordable.
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In May 2019, Barry Glassman wrote an op-ed to Maryland Matters calling on Maryland governor Larry Hogan to sign the bill creating the agency into law.
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In 2003, Barry Glassman voted against a bill to legalize medical marijuana in Maryland, calling the bill a "revenue enhancement act for the drug dealers".
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Barry Glassman later reversed his position on marijuana, supporting and voting for legislation to legalize medical marijuana and decriminalize small amounts of the drug in 2014, but said he did not support the full legalization of marijuana.
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In March 2013, Barry Glassman voted against legislation that would repeal the death penalty in Maryland.
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In February 2019, Barry Glassman called on state Delegate Mary Ann Lisanti, who represents part of Harford County in District 34A, to resign after she used the n-word to describe a Prince George's County legislative district.
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Shortly after the events, Barry Glassman announced he would consider a run against Harris in 2022, but he ultimately ran for Comptroller of Maryland in 2022 instead.