Gary Glenn

Gary Glenn
Member of the Michigan House of Representatives
from the 98th district
In office
January 1, 2015 – December 31, 2018
Preceded byJim Stamas
Succeeded byAnnette Glenn
Personal details
Born
Gary Richard Glenn

June 16, 1958 [1]
Died (aged 65)
Political partyRepublican
SpouseAnnette Williams Glenn
Children5
Alma materLenoir-Rhyne College
Military service
Branch/serviceUnited States Army Reserves
Army National Guard
Years of service1990–1998

Gary Richard Glenn (June 16, 1958 – July 27, 2023) was an American politician and activist who was a member of the Michigan House of Representatives for the state's 98th district, from 2015 to 2018, as a Republican. He campaigned to prohibit compulsory union membership or financial support as a condition of employment.

He was also president of the American Family Association of Michigan, an organization that the Southern Poverty Law Center has recognized as a homophobic hate group.[2] In his role with the American Family Association, he coauthored a 2004 amendment to the state constitution which defined marriage as solely between one man and one woman, until it was overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court's 2015 decision in Obergefell v. Hodges.

  1. ^ Obituary, smithminer.com. Accessed July 31, 2023.
  2. ^ Schlatter, Evelyn (December 15, 2010). "18 Anti-Gay Groups and Their Propaganda". Intelligence Report. No. Winter 2010. Southern Poverty Law Center. Southern Poverty Law Center. Archived from the original on November 2, 2015. Retrieved January 16, 2024.