Glenn Poshard
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| President of Southern Illinois University | |
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In office January 1, 2006 – May 1, 2014 |
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| Preceded by | James Walker |
| Succeeded by | Randy Dunn |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 19th district |
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In office January 3, 1993 – January 3, 1999 |
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| Preceded by | Terry Bruce |
| Succeeded by | David Phelps |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 22nd district |
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In office January 3, 1989 – January 3, 1993 |
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| Preceded by | Kenneth Gray |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
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October 30, 1945 Herald, Illinois, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | Southern Illinois University, Carbondale |
Glenn Poshard (born October 30, 1945 in Herald, Illinois) is a former Illinois State Senator, U.S. Congressman, Gubernatorial Candidate, and is a former President of the Southern Illinois University system.
Glenn Poshard is a three-degree graduate of Southern Illinois University. He received a bachelor's degree in secondary education in 1970, a master's degree in educational administration in 1974 and a Ph.D. in administration of higher education in 1984. After graduating from college, he taught high school, coached high school sports, and served as director of the Southern Illinois Educational Service Center in Benton, Illinois from 1975 to 1982.
He served in the Illinois State Senate from 1984 to 1988.
Poshard ran for U.S. Representative from Illinois' 22nd Congressional District and was elected in 1988. After Illinois lost a district as a result of the 1990 Census, Poshard's district was merged with the neighboring 19th District of fellow Democrat Terry L. Bruce. Although the new district retained Bruce's district number, it was demographically and geographically more Poshard's district. Poshard defeated Bruce in the primary, and continued to represent the district for another three terms.
As Congressman, he was considered to be a social conservative and fiscal populist; he was opposed to abortion, gay marriage, and the death penalty largely on religious grounds, and opposed free trade agreements. He was also a strong proponent of campaign finance reform.
In 1998 Poshard ran for governor against Republican Secretary of State George Ryan. He was somewhat more conservative on social issues than Ryan, a moderate Republican. While this garnered him support from social conservatives who normally voted Republican, it also cost him some support from Chicago liberals.
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