Carol Glanville

American politician

Carol Glanville


Member of the Michigan House of Representatives 74th district (2021–2022) 84th district (2023–present)
Incumbent
Assumed office May 13, 2022
Preceded by	Mark Huizenga

Personal details
Born	Michigan, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Education	Western Michigan University (BA) University of Phoenix (MA)

Carol Glanville is an American politician who has served in the Michigan House of Representatives since May 2022 after winning a special election. She represents the 84th district, which covers part of Kent County. Glanville served on the Walker City Commission from 2019 until her election to the legislature.^[1]

Early life and education

Glanville was born and raised in Michigan. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Spanish and translation from Western Michigan University and a Master of Arts in Education in curriculum and technology from the University of Phoenix.^[2]

Career

Outside of politics, Glanville works as a program manager at the Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy.^[3]

On January 7, 2019, Glanville was one of four candidates considered by the City Commission of Walker, Michigan, to fill a vacancy in the city's second electoral ward.^[4] Glanville was unanimously selected by the six commissioners to fill the vacancy,^[1] and she was sworn in on January 14.^[5] On November 3, 2020, Glanville was elected to a full term on the Commission, winning 55% of the vote.^[6]

Michigan House of Representatives

A Democrat, Glanville's victory over Republican candidate Robert Regan was considered an upset, as the Michigan's 74th House of Representatives district is typically a Republican stronghold that voted for Trump by 16 points in 2020.^[7]^[8] Glanville won the seat, which had been in Republican hands since 1993, by 52%-40%.^[9]

Glanville's surprise victory has been attributed to a series of controversial comments made by her opponent, Regan, who said that he told his daughters "if rape is inevitable, lie back and enjoy it." He also spread conspiracy theories on the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, called COVID-19 a "fake pandemic," and shared an opinion that "feminism...is a Jewish program to degrade and subjugate white men.”^[7]

Glanville's House term expired on December 31, 2022. She was elected to a full term in the newly-drawn, significantly more Democratic-leaning 84th district in the 2022 election.^[7]

References

^ ^a ^b "City Commission Members". City of Walker. Archived from the original on 4 May 2022. Retrieved May 4, 2022.
^ "Carol Glanville, M.A.Ed". Johnson Center for Philanthropy. Retrieved 2022-05-04.
^ "EMILY's List Endorses Carol Glanville in Michigan Special Election". emilyslist.org. Retrieved 2022-05-04.
^ "Special City Commission Agenda Ward 2 Interviews". City of Walker. January 7, 2019. Retrieved May 4, 2022.
^ "City Commission Agenda Commission Chambers". City of Walker. January 14, 2019. Retrieved May 4, 2022.
^ "Kent County, Michigan Election Results" (PDF). Retrieved May 4, 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c Roth, Andrew (May 4, 2022). "Far-right Republican Robert Regan loses race in heavily red state House district". Michigan Advance. Retrieved May 4, 2022.
^ Crosbie, Jack (2022-05-04). "Michigan Democrat Flips Deep-Red District After Opponent Told His Daughters to 'Lie Back and Enjoy' Rape". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2022-05-04.
^ 2022 Michigan regular and special election results: Democrat flips seat in GOP stronghold, The Michigan Daily, Irena Li, May 5, 2022. Retrieved May 5, 2022.