J. Glenn Schneider, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Date of Birth: 30-Sep-1935
Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Date of Death: 13-Feb-2017
Profession: politician
Zodiac Sign: Libra 
About J. Glenn Schneider
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- Glenn Schneider (September 30, 1935 – February 13, 2017) was an American educator and politician. Born in Chicago, Illinois, Schneider attended J.
- Sterling Morton High School in Cicero, Illinois.
- Schneider served in the United States Air Force from 1955-1958.
- He received his bachelor's and master's degree in history and government from Northern Illinois University in 1961 and 1968 respectively.
- In 1962, he began teaching history and government at Naperville North High School.Schneider was involved in the Democratic Party serving as the Chairman of the Lisle Township Democratic Organization.
- Schneider served in the Illinois Constitutional Convention of 1970 and on the Naperville City Council.In 1970, he was elected to the Illinois House of Representatives succeeding Democrat James L.
- Wright of Westmont where he served until 1983.
- During his tenure, he won multiple awards from environmental organizations including the League of Conservation Voters and the United States E.P.A..In 1975, Mayor Richard J.
- Daley supported Democratic leader Clyde L.
- Choate of Anna.
- Governor Dan Walker objected to Choate for personal reasons and supported Gerald A.
- Bradley of Bloomington.
- Schneider had reservations about a Choate speakership and drafted William A.
- Redmond to run for Speaker.
- No candidate, which at various points in time included up to eleven Democrats and the Republican leader James R.
- Washburn could get the 89 votes required to be elected Speaker.
- After an election that took over a week, Republican defectors including future Speaker Lee A.
- Daniels, voted for Redmond ending the stalemate.
- He was named Chair of the Elementary and Secondary Education committee by Redmond.He died in at Central DuPage Hospital in Winfield, Illinois.
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