| Frances Hughes Glendening | |
| Birth Date: | [1] |
| Profession: | FEC Legal and Policy Advisor (1985–2006);[2] Chief Executive Officer of Jobs for America's Graduates—District of Columbia (since 2006) |
| Order: | First Lady of Maryland |
| Term Label: | In role |
| Term Start: | January 18, 1995 |
| Term End: | November 19, 2001 |
| Predecessor: | Patricia Donoho Hughes |
| Successor: | Jennifer Crawford Glendening |
| Alma Mater: | Allegany High School (1969); University of Maryland, College Park (1974, 1977);[3] Columbus School of Law (1986) |
| Party: | Democratic since 1996[4] |
| Otherparty: | Republican until 1996 |
| Father: | George R. Hughes, Jr. (Maryland state senator);[5] |
| Mother: | Patricia Hughes |
| Spouse: | Parris Glendening (November 21, 1976 – November 19, 2001) |
| Children: | Raymond |
| Residence: | University Park, Maryland |
Frances Anne Hughes ("Francie") Glendening (born 1951)[6] is a former First Lady of Maryland. She was married to former Maryland Governor Parris Glendening, whom she divorced while he was governor.[7]
As first lady, Glendening promoted the history of the state's accomplished women, and opened Maryland's official gubernatorial home, Government House to the public.[8] She wrote an introductory letter to Maryland Women Who Dare, a packet released in 2000 about women's accomplishments in Maryland.[9]
Glendening's official portrait, painted by Aaron Shikler,[10] was unveiled on June 24, 2004.