Parris Glendening
| Parris Glendening | |
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Glendening in September 2006, discussing smart growth principles.
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| 59th Governor of Maryland | |
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In office January 18, 1995 – January 15, 2003 |
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| Lieutenant | Kathleen Kennedy Townsend |
| Preceded by | William Donald Schaefer |
| Succeeded by | Robert Ehrlich |
| 4th Executive of Prince George's County | |
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In office 1983 – December 1994 |
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| Preceded by | Lawrence Hogan |
| Succeeded by | Wayne K. Curry |
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Parris Nelson Glendening June 11, 1942 Bronx, New York, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Lynne Shaw (div., 1970s) Frances Hughes (1976–2001 div.); Jennifer Crawford Glendening (2002–present) |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
Parris Nelson Glendening (born June 11, 1942), is an American politician. A Democrat, he served as the 59th Governor of Maryland from January 18, 1995 to January 15, 2003. Previously, he was the County Executive of Prince George's County, Maryland from 1982 to 1994.
Glendening was born and raised a Roman Catholic in The Bronx, New York City, but later in his youth moved to the state of Florida.
Growing up in poverty, Glendening received a scholarship to Broward Community College. Other financial aid later enabled him to attend the Florida State University, where he received a bachelor's degree (1964), a master's degree (1965), and a Ph.D. (1967), becoming the youngest student in FSU history to receive a doctorate in political science. When he graduated he taught Government and Politics as a professor at the University of Maryland, College Park for 27 years. In 1977, he co-authored Pragmatic Federalism: An Intergovernmental View of American Government with Mavis Mann Reeves.
Glendening's career in public service began in 1973 as a city councilman in the Washington, D.C. suburb of Hyattsville, Maryland. He was elected to the county council of Prince George's County, Maryland, in 1974 and twice served as the Council Chairman. In 1982, he was elected as the County Executive of Prince George's County, eventually becoming the first county executive in Maryland history to be elected to three terms (1982–94). Under Glendening's leadership, Prince George's County was selected as an "All America County" by the National Civic League, and City and State Magazine named him the "Most Valuable County Official" in the nation. He and his top aides stood to benefit from a controversial Prince George's County supplemental retirement plan that was not widely disclosed by the press until after he was elected governor in an extremely close contest.
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