Glenn Ivey
DemocratU.S. Representative, MD-4| Age | 65 (b. 1961-02-27) |
| Gender | Male |
| In office since | 2023-01-03 (~3 yrs) |
| Race / ethnicity | African American |
| Religion | Protestant (Methodist; member of Cheverly United Methodist Church) |
| Education | Gar-Field High School (Woodbridge, VA), 1979; A.B. in Politics, Princeton University, 1983 (with honors); J.D., Harvard Law School, 1986 |
| Prior occupation | Attorney and prosecutor; Prince George's County State's Attorney (2003-2011); Assistant U.S. Attorney; Senate counsel; law firm partner; adjunct law professor |
| Military service | No |
| Birthplace | Chelsea, Massachusetts |
| Marital status | married — Jolene Ivey (née Stephenson) |
| Children | 6 |
| Residence | Cheverly, Maryland |
| Notable relatives | Wife Jolene Ivey is a Prince George's County Council member (and former Maryland House of Delegates member, 2007-2015); son Julian Ivey is a Maryland House of Delegates member |
Pending research: languages · openly lgbtq.
Career & politics
| First elected | 2022 |
| Previous offices | Chair, Maryland Public Service Commission (1998-2000) · Prince George's County State's Attorney (2003-2011) |
| Committees | House Committee on Appropriations (Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies; Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government) · House Committee on Ethics |
| Caucuses | Congressional Black Caucus · New Democrat Coalition · Congressional Equality Caucus · Bipartisan HBCU Caucus · Black Maternal Health Caucus · Pro-Choice Caucus · Congressional Caucus for the Equal Rights Amendment |
| Ideology | Voted with President Biden's position approximately 96% of the time in the 118th Congress; member of the centrist New Democrat Coalition; backed by AIPAC-affiliated United Democracy Project in 2022 |
| Signature legislation | Raise the Age Act of 2023 (H.R. 2870) - his first introduced bill, raising minimum age to 21 for purchase of semiautomatic centerfire rifles/shotguns |
Financial
Net worth: estimate
| Residential property | real_estate · –$500,000 · 2025 |
| Empower American Funds 2030 Target Date Retirement Fund Class R-6 | fund · –$250,000 · 2025 |
| Ameriprise Brokerage Account - NVIDIA Corporation common stock | stock · –$100,000 · 2025 |
| Congressional Federal Credit Union account | other · –$100,000 · 2025 |
| Ameriprise Brokerage Account - Alphabet Inc. Class A common stock | stock · –$50,000 · 2025 |
Scandals & crimes ledger
No recorded incidents. Under the adjudicated-only methodology, an entry appears only when a court or official body has formally acted and the record is cited.