Darryl Glenn

Darryl Glenn
Member of the El Paso County Board of Commissioners
from the 1st district
Assumed office
January 11, 2011
Preceded by Wayne Williams
Personal details
Born Darryl LeMon Glenn
(1965-10-10) October 10, 1965
Political party Republican
Children 2
Alma mater United States Air Force
Academy (BS)
Western New England
University (MBA)
New England School of Law (JD)
Website Campaign website
Military service
Allegiance  United States
Service/branch  United States Air Force
Years of service 1988–2009
Rank Lieutenant Colonel

Darryl LeMon Glenn (born October 10, 1965) is an American politician and lawyer. He was the nominee of the Republican Party in the 2016 United States Senate election in Colorado.[1][2] He received 37.7% of the votes in the Colorado state Republican primary to win the nomination.[3] He lost the 2016 United States Senate election in Colorado to Democratic incumbent Michael Bennet.

Glenn was formerly a U.S. Air Force officer, retiring as a lieutenant colonel after 21 years of combined active and reserve duty.[4] He was elected to the Colorado Springs City Council in 2003 and resigned in 2010 after he was elected as District 1 county commissioner in El Paso County.[5] He was re-elected as commissioner in 2014.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Matthews, Mark K. (April 13, 2016). "Darryl Glenn looking for second upset in Senate race". denverpost.com. The Denver Post.
  2. ↑ Schrader, Megan (May 29, 2016). "Republican U.S. Senate candidate Darryl Glenn has tough road to November ballot". Colorado Springs Gazette.
  3. ↑ "June 28, 2016 Primary Election Official Results". Colorado Secretary of State. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
  4. ↑ Hutchins, Corey (June 4, 2016). "National conservative Super PAC buys ads for Darryl Glenn". coloradoindependent.com. The Colorado Independent. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
  5. ↑ "El Paso County Commissioner Announces Candidacy For U.S. Senate". KKTV. January 15, 2015. Retrieved August 22, 2016.
  6. ↑ Bartels, Lynn (January 15, 2015). "El Paso County commissioner wants to take on U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet in 2016". The Denver Post. Retrieved January 15, 2015.
Party political offices
Preceded by
Ken Buck		 Republican nominee for U.S. Senator from Colorado
(Class 3)
2016 		Most recent
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