Glenn R. Croshaw Explained

Glenn R. Croshaw
State Delegate2:Virginia
District2:81st
Term Start2:January 1987
Term End2:January 12, 2000
Preceded2:Owen B. Pickett
Succeeded2:Terrie Suit
Birth Name:Glenn Randall Croshaw
Birth Date:4 July 1950
Birth Place:Petersburg, Virginia, U.S.
Party:Democratic
Spouse:Kendra Menefee
Residence:Virginia Beach, Virginia
Alma Mater:East Carolina University
University of Virginia
Occupation:Judge

Glenn Randall Croshaw (July 4, 1950 – May 14, 2021)[1] was an American politician. A Democrat, he was a member of the Virginia House of Delegates District 81, from 1986 to 1999.[2]

Birth and Education

Croshaw was born on July 4, 1950, in Petersburg, Virginia. He attended East Carolina University where he received his BS/BA Degree in 1972. He later attended University of Virginia Law School where he earned a J.D. degree in law in 1975.[2] He was married to Kendra Menefee. He was a member of the Methodist Church.[2]

Business career

Croshaw worked for a number of years as an Attorney at Wilcox and Savage and a senior affiliated consultant at Kemper Consulting[3] before he was appointed to be a Judge of the Virginia Beach Circuit Court in July 2011.[4]

Political career

Croshaw was a member of the Virginia House of Delegates from 1986 to 1999, representing the 81st district, which consisted of parts of the cities of Virginia Beach and Chesapeake.[2] He was defeated for re-election by Terrie Suit in 1999. Croshaw received 4,922 votes and Suit received 5,295 votes, even though Croshaw out-spent Suit $418,240 to $388,494. Croshaw had run unopposed in the 1997 House election and received 8,672 votes.[5]

Notes and References

  1. News: Dave . Less . Virginia Beach circuit judge and former delegate Glenn Croshaw dies at age 70 . May 17, 2021 . May 17, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210517005414/https://www.pilotonline.com/news/obituaries/vp-nw-glenn-croshaw-obit-20210516-m3c5xnpx45dsnauhggw6yitnqu-story.html . live .
  2. Web site: Glenn Croshaw's Biography . Vote Smart . August 21, 2018.
  3. News: On the Move .
  4. Web site: Glenn R. Croshaw Elected to Virginia Beach Circuit Court . Wilcox Savage . August 21, 2018 . August 22, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180822050045/https://www.willcoxsavage.com/news-publications/news/glenn-r-croshaw-elected-to-virginia-beach-circuit-court/ . live .
  5. Web site: Glenn Croshaw Democrat . Virginia Public Access Project . August 21, 2018 . August 22, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180822045926/https://www.vpap.org/candidates/5633/elections/ . live .