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Glenn Ivey
File:Glenn Ivey with Gold Tie.jpg
State's Attorney of Prince George's County
In office
January 2003 – January 3, 2011
Preceded byJack B. Johnson
Succeeded byAngela Alsobrooks
Chair of the Maryland Public Service Commission
In office
1998–2000
GovernorParris Glendening
Preceded byH. Russell Frisby, Jr.
Succeeded byCatherine Riley
Personal details
Born (1961-02-27) February 27, 1961 (age 63)
Chelsea, Massachusetts, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse
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(m. 1988)​
Children6
EducationPrinceton University (BA)
Harvard University (JD)

Glenn F. Ivey (born February 27, 1961) is an American attorney and politician who is a partner at the law firm of Ivey & Levetown. He previously served as the state's attorney for Prince George’s County, Maryland, from 2002 to 2011.[1] Ivey is the Democratic nominee in the 2022 election to represent Maryland's 4th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives. He won the primary over Donna Edwards, who previously represented the district for four terms.

Ivey served on Capitol Hill as chief counsel to Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle, as counsel to U.S. Senator Paul Sarbanes during the Whitewater controversy, chief majority counsel to the Senate Banking Committee, and on the staff of Rep. John Conyers (D-MI). He also worked for U.S. Attorney Eric Holder as an assistant U.S. attorney, and as chair of the Maryland Public Service Commission. He was twice elected as State's Attorney for Prince George's County, Maryland.

Education

Ivey was born in Chelsea, Massachusetts. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in politics from Princeton University in 1983 and a Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School in 1986.[2]

Career

After graduating from Harvard Law School in 1986, he worked for the Baltimore law firm of Gordon-Feinblatt.[3] From 1987 to 1988, he worked on Capitol Hill as part of the staff for U.S. Representative John Conyers.[2] Ivey returned to the practice of law, working for Preston, Gates, Ellis & Rouvelas.[3]

In 1990, he was hired by the United States Department of Justice to work as an assistant U.S. attorney in Washington, D.C.[4][5] While there, he worked for U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Eric H. Holder Jr.[6]

Ivey returned to Capitol Hill to serve as majority counsel to U.S. Senate Banking Committee Chairman Donald Riegle. Ivey worked from 1995 to 1997 as counsel for Senator Paul Sarbanes (D-MD) during the Senate Whitewater investigations.[2] Following that, he served as chief counsel (1997 - 1998) to Senate Democratic Leader Tom Daschle.[2]

From 1998 to 2000, Ivey served as chairman of the Maryland Public Service Commission, having been appointed by Governor Parris Glendening. While heading this agency of approximately 120 employees with a $10 million budget, he also served as the Chairman of the Mid-Atlantic Conference of Regulator Utility Commissioners (MACRUC).[7]

After leaving the Public Service Commission, he was a partner at Preston Gates (which later became K&L Gates) in Washington, D.C. from 2000 to 2002.[3][8]

Ivey was elected consecutively (2002 and 2006) to two terms as Prince George's County state's attorney, serving from December 2002 to January 2011.[2][6]

He chose not to run for a third term, and from January 2011 to October 2012 he was a partner at Venable LLP, before moving to a position as a partner at Leftwich & Ludaway, in Washington, D.C from November 2012 to June 2017.[9][10]

Ivey left Leftwich & Ludaway in June 2017 and became a partner at the District-based law firm Price Benowitz.[11] As of 2020, Ivey is a founding partner at the law firm of Ivey & Levetown, which handles trials and appeals in state and federal courts in Maryland, Washington, D.C., and Virginia.

During his time in private practice, he has represented individuals and companies involved in business and commericial disputes, Congressional investigations and legislative matters, white collar criminal matters, and regulatory (energy, telecommunications) issues.

Ivey has taught trial advocacy at Harvard Law School during the 2013 - 2020 winter sessions, and was an adjunct professor for nineteen years at the University of Maryland School of Law, from 1995 to 2014.[4][8]

He is the past president of the Harvard Law School Association, D.C. chapter, the former Chairman for the Maryland Legal Services Corporation,[8][12] and is a former member of the D.C. Bar Association’s Board of Governors.[8] He also served on the Trial Courts Judicial Nominating Commission, 13th Commission District, Prince George's County.[3]

He served on Prince George's County Executive Angela Alsobrooks’ Police Reform Taskforce in 2020 as chair of the committee that examined the police department’s internal policies.[13][14]

Ivey is currently a member of The Sentencing Project's Board of Directors.

Marriage and family

Ivey has been married since 1988 to Jolene Ivey, a former Maryland delegate and current (2018 – present) member of the Prince George's County Council.[2] They have six children, including Maryland delegate Julian Ivey, and live in Cheverly, Maryland.[8]

Political campaigns

Ivey ran and was elected twice as State’s Attorney for Prince George's County, Maryland, and served from December 2002 to January 2011. He chose not to run for a third term, and returned to private practice.

Ivey ran as a candidate in 2016 for the Maryland's 4th Congressional district, seeking to replace the retiring Donna Edwards. He placed second in the six-way Democratic Party primary to Anthony G. Brown.[15]

He won the 2022 Democratic primary for the open seat in the 4th Congressional District in Maryland.[16][17] His race against Edwards was described by The New York Times as a proxy fight over Israel. United Democracy Project, a super PAC established by the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, spent $5.9 million on Ivey's campaign. Edwards was supported by $720,000 from the J Street PAC.[18]

Maryland State's Attorney (2002–2011)

Crime

During his two terms as State's Attorney for Prince George's County, Ivey collaborated with the faith and business community to create training and work opportunities for ex-criminals. He established an Economic Crimes Unit, which became a local pattern for prosecuting mortgage fraud and other economic crimes. His office aggressively prosecuted violent gangs, mortgage fraud, and use of excessive force by police officers.[16]

Domestic violence

Ivey also made survivors of domestic violence a priority during his time as State's Attorney.[16] He worked with faith leaders to assist survivors and to gain tougher sentences for convicted offenders.[19]

Education

Ivey partnered with public schools and the community to bring volunteer tutors to struggling second graders.

References

  1. ^ "Glenn Ivey - Ballotpedia". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2015-12-23.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ a b c d e f Hernández, Arelis R. (2016-03-23). "Glenn Ivey: Former county prosecutor now seeking to serve in Congress". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2020-09-10.
  3. ^ a b c d "Glenn F. Ivey, State's Attorney, Prince George's County, Maryland". Maryland State Archives. Retrieved 2015-12-23.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ a b "Leftwich & Ludaway » Glenn F. Ivey". Leftwich Law. Retrieved 2015-12-23.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ "About Glenn". Glenn Ivey for Congress. Retrieved 2022-06-30.
  6. ^ a b Fritze, John (12 April 2016). "Eric Holder endorses Glenn Ivey in 4th District". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved 2020-09-10.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. ^ "LEXIS-NEXIS® Congressional Universe-Document". Advocacy and Public Policymaking. Retrieved 2015-12-23.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. ^ a b c d e "Outgoing Prince George's County State's Attorney Glenn Ivey Joins Venable". PR Newswire. Retrieved 2015-12-23.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. ^ "Leftwich & Ludaway » Glenn F. Ivey". Leftwich law. Retrieved 2015-12-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  10. ^ "Outgoing Prince George's County State's Attorney Glenn Ivey Joins Venable". PR Newswire. Retrieved 2015-12-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  11. ^ LLP, Price Benowitz. "Glenn F. Ivey Joins Price Benowitz LLP". PR Newswire. Retrieved 2017-07-14.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  12. ^ "MLSC Board and Staff | Maryland Legal Services Corporation – MLSC". Maryland Legal Services Corporation. Retrieved 2015-12-23.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  13. ^ "Tracking Progress: Prince George's County Police Reform Efforts". Prince George's County, MD.
  14. ^ "Police Reform Committee Members". Prince George's County, MD.
  15. ^ "Official 2016 Presidential Primary Election results for Representative in Congress". Maryland Board of Elections. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
  16. ^ a b c "The Post endorses Glenn Ivey for Maryland's 4th District Democratic primary". The Washington Post. The Washington Post. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
  17. ^ "Glenn Ivey Wins Democratic Nomination for U.S. House in Maryland's 4th Congressional District". U.S. News & World Report. U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  18. ^ "Biden's embrace of Israel sent clear message to party - Leading Dem". The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com. Retrieved 2022-07-21.
  19. ^ "Glenn Ivey kicks off congressional campaign with video, Web site". The Washington Post. The Washington Post. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
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