About Glenn

Glenn Oder is a lifelong resident of the City of Newport News and a graduate of Virginia Tech where he received a Bachelor of Landscape Architecture. He is currently licensed in the Commonwealth of Virginia as both a Landscape Architect and a professional real estate agent.

Glenn and his wife Mary celebrated their 30th wedding anniversary this summer. They are the proud parents of three grown daughters. Glenn and Mary reside in the Deep Creek area of Newport News and attend First Baptist Church where they both serve as Deacons and Glenn serves as a substitute Sunday School Teacher.

During the mid to late 1990’s, Glenn served 5 years on the Newport News Planning Commission and in 1998 he was elected President of the Peninsula Housing and Builders’ Association. From 1999 to 2001 Glenn served as the Principal Deputy Director for the Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development for the State of Virginia.

Glenn Oder just finished his ninth year in the Virginia General Assembly where he serves on the Transportation, the General Laws and the County, Cities, and Towns Committees. In 2008, he was appointed by the Speaker to serve as vice chair of the House Transportation Committee. He also serves as the chair of the Housing subcommittee of General Laws. Glenn puts citizens first and has sponsored legislation on behalf of many residents to address needs, ranging from out-of-control textbook costs to using port revenue to improve our roads without tax increases.