Barbara Gleim
{{short description|American politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| image = Barb Gleim by Gage Skidmore.jpg
| name = Barbara Gleim
| caption = Gleim at the 2024 Hazlitt Summit hosted by Young Americans for Liberty Foundation
| state = Pennsylvania
| state_house = Pennsylvania
| district = 199th
| term_start = {{start date|2019|1|1}}{{cite web |date=January 1, 2019 |title=SESSION OF 2019 203D OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY No. 1 |url=https://www.legis.state.pa.us/WU01/LI/HJ/2019/0/20190101.pdf |work=Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Legislative Journal |publisher=Pennsylvania House of Representatives |access-date=23 November 2022 |pages=3, 5}}
| term_end =
| predecessor = Stephen Bloom
| successor =
| constituency =
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1964|5|20}}
| birth_place = Lanham, Maryland, U.S.
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| party = Republican
| alma_mater = Glenelg High School
|education = University of Maryland (BA)
Delaware Valley University (MBA)
| occupation =
| spouse = Tracey
| children = 3
| residence = Middlesex Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, U.S.
| website =
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Barbara Gleim (born May 20, 1964) is an American politician. A Republican, she is a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from the 199th District.
Early life and education
Gleim was born on May 20, 1964, in Lanham, Maryland. She graduated from Glenelg High School in 1982. In 1985, Gleim earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from the University of Maryland. She earned a Master's in Business Administration degree in food and agribusiness from Delaware Valley University in 2009.{{cite web |title=Barbara Gleim |url=https://archives.house.state.pa.us/people/member-biography?ID=8161 |website=Pennsylvania House of Representatives Archives |access-date=24 December 2022}}
Political career
Gleim served on the Cumberland Valley School District school board for eight years, two of which she served as president of the board.
Gleim was elected to represent the 199th District in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 2018. She won re-election in 2020 and 2022.{{cite web |title=Representative Barbara Gleim |url=https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/home/member_information/house_bio.cfm?id=1864 |website=Pennsylvania House of Representatives |publisher=Pennsylvania General Assembly |access-date=24 December 2022}}
In 2020, Gleim was among 26 Pennsylvania House Republicans who called for the reversal of Joe Biden's certification as the winner of Pennsylvania's electoral votes in the 2020 United States presidential election, citing false claims of election irregularities.{{cite news |last1=Murphy |first1=Jan |author1-link=Jan Murphy |title=26 Pa. House Republicans call for withdrawing certification of presidential electors |url=https://www.pennlive.com/elections/2020/11/26-pa-house-republicans-call-for-withdrawing-certification-of-presidential-electors.html |work=PennLIVE Patriot-News |date=27 November 2020 |language=en}}
Personal life
Gleim lives in Middlesex Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, with husband Tracey. They have three adult children.{{cite web |title=About Barb |url=https://www.repgleim.com/about |website=PA State Rep. Barb Gleim |publisher=PA House Republican Caucus |access-date=24 December 2022}}
References
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Category:Republican Party members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
Category:University System of Maryland alumni
Category:Delaware Valley University alumni
Category:People from Cumberland County, Pennsylvania
Category:Women state legislators in Pennsylvania
Category:21st-century American women politicians
Category:21st-century members of the Pennsylvania General Assembly