1. Glenn Frederick Ivey was born on February 27,1961 and is an American politician and attorney serving as the US representative for Maryland's 4th congressional district since 2023.
46 Facts About Glenn Ivey
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Glenn Ivey won the 2022 Democratic primary for the 4th congressional district over Donna Edwards, who previously represented the district for four terms, and then defeated the Republican nominee.
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Glenn Ivey served on Capitol Hill as chief counsel to Senate majority leader Tom Daschle, as counsel to US senator Paul Sarbanes during the Whitewater controversy, as chief majority counsel to the Senate Banking Committee, and on the staff of US representative John Conyers.
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Glenn Ivey worked for US attorney Eric Holder as an assistant US attorney and as chair of the Maryland Public Service Commission.
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Glenn Ivey was twice elected state's attorney for Prince George's County, Maryland.
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Glenn Ivey was born in Chelsea, Massachusetts, but grew up in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, where much of his extended family lived and his mother worked as the first Black teacher at an all-white school.
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In March 1998, Governor Parris Glendening named Glenn Ivey to serve as chairman of the Maryland Public Service Commission.
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Glenn Ivey taught trial advocacy at Harvard Law School during winter sessions from 2013 to 2021 and was an adjunct professor at the University of Maryland School of Law from 1995 to 2014.
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Glenn Ivey is a past president of the DC chapter of the Harvard Law School Association, a former chair of the Maryland Legal Services Corporation, and a former member of the DC Bar Association's board of governors.
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In July 2020, Prince George's county executive Angela Alsobrooks appointed Glenn Ivey to serve as the chair of the county's police reform task force.
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Glenn Ivey is a member of The Sentencing Project's Board of Directors.
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Glenn Ivey ran and was elected twice as state's attorney for Prince George's county and served from January 2003 to January 2011.
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When Glenn Ivey took office in December 2002, Prince George's county had the second-highest crime rate in Maryland.
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Glenn Ivey sought to involve community groups in crafting policies and strategies for tackling crime in the county and partnered with faith leaders to assist domestic violence survivors and to gain tougher sentences for convicted offenders.
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In October 2002, following the arrest of DC snipers Lee Boyd Malvo and John Allen Muhammad, Glenn Ivey declined to prosecute them in his county because of their murder convictions in both Maryland and Virginia.
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In July 2008, Glenn Ivey's office faced intense public scrutiny to hold someone accountable following the strangulation death of 19-year-old Ronnie White, who was accused of killing a police officer.
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Glenn Ivey was sworn into the United States House of Representatives on January 3,2023, succeeding Anthony Brown.
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On July 29,2024, Glenn Ivey was announced as one of six Democratic members of a bipartisan task force investigating the attempted assassination of Donald Trump.
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In October 2011, Glenn Ivey said through a spokesperson that he was considering a run for the United States House of Representatives in Maryland's 4th congressional district, challenging the incumbent, Donna Edwards.
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Glenn Ivey declared his candidacy on November 3, but dropped out in January 2012, saying he could not raise enough money for his campaign.
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In September 2015, Glenn Ivey announced that he would again run for the House of Representatives in Maryland's 4th congressional district, seeking to succeed Edwards, who unsuccessfully ran for United States Senate in 2016.
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Glenn Ivey led his competitors, including former Maryland lieutenant governor Anthony Brown and state delegate Joseline Pena-Melnyk, in fundraising until the very end of the campaign.
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Glenn Ivey worked as an attorney in private practice following his loss.
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On October 26,2021, Glenn Ivey again declared his candidacy for the House of Representatives in Maryland's 4th congressional district, seeking to succeed outgoing three-term Democrat Anthony Brown, who ran for attorney general of Maryland in 2022.
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Glenn Ivey downplayed the help he received from AIPAC and its allies, telling The Post that while their support was "extremely helpful", voters in the district weren't especially concerned about Israel.
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Glenn Ivey won the general election on November 8,2022, defeating Republican nominee Jeff Warner with over 90 percent of the vote, one of the largest margins for a Democrat facing major-party opposition.
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When Glenn Ivey first took office as state's attorney in 2002, he said he believed in using the death penalty.
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Glenn Ivey sought the death penalty several times during his tenure as state's attorney, and said in November 2007 that he filed notice of his intent to seek death in case about once a year.
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In February 2009, Glenn Ivey testified before the Maryland House of Delegates' Judicial Proceedings Committee that he had had a change of heart during his time as state's attorney, particularly because of the effect the process had on victims' families.
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Ahead of the 2013 legislative session, Glenn Ivey pushed for a bill that would repeal the death penalty in Maryland, which became law.
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Glenn Ivey opposes the Iran nuclear deal negotiated by the Obama administration in 2015.
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In 2006, Glenn Ivey traveled to Israel with other local elected officials on a Jewish Community Relations Council trip.
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Glenn Ivey took two trips between September 2023 and October 2024 organized by AIPAC.
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Glenn Ivey opposes the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions movement against Israel.
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Glenn Ivey voted to provide Israel with support following 2023 Hamas attack on Israel.
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Glenn Ivey said he supported the "Boston Strategy" for youth violence, which involves targeting gangs and prosecuting all offenders tied to a crime to get long sentences.
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In March 2008, Ivey joined an amicus curae brief in the US Supreme Court case District of Columbia v Heller in support of the District of Columbia's handgun ban.
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Glenn Ivey's plan called for universal background checks and expanded gun dealership inspections, a ban on assault rifles and high-capacity magazines, and increased funding for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
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In June 2024, Glenn Ivey signed onto a Maryland Healthcare for All pledge to support legislation to extend Inflation Reduction Act-provided healthcare benefits beyond 2025.
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Glenn Ivey said he would be willing to work with police to fight crime while "holding accountable" officers engaged in misconduct.
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In October 2012, Glenn Ivey appeared in an ad to support Question 6, a referendum to support the legalization of same-sex marriage in Maryland.
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In November 2022, Glenn Ivey said he supported bringing the new Federal Bureau of Investigation headquarters to Prince George's County, later citing it as one of his top priorities.
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In March 2023, Glenn Ivey joined other Democratic members of Maryland's congressional delegation, Governor Wes Moore, and Prince George's County Executive Angela Alsobrooks in co-signing a letter to President Joe Biden asking him to get involved in the FBI's headquarters selection process.
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Glenn Ivey met his future wife, Jolene Stephenson, through a mutual friend who attended Stephenson's high school and Glenn Ivey's law school.
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In February 2004, Glenn Ivey took a leave of absence of several weeks to undergo surgery to remove a bean-sized cancer tumor on his kidney.
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Glenn Ivey's doctors told him that the cancer was detected early and his chances of a full recovery were good.