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Barbara Gleim

Barbara Gleim

Barbara Gleim is a Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for District 199. She was first elected to the House in 2018 and was re-elected in 2020, 2022 and 2024. She served as Deputy Whip from 2021 to 2022. Before entering the House she served on the Cumberland Valley School District school board and worked in business management. She is a member of the Pennsylvania Freedom Caucus. She has introduced legislation as part of the Fairness in Women's Sports Act and has advocated for restrictions on transgender girls' participation in women's sports.

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United States
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Politics
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Right
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Why we place them here

  • She is a plaintiff or petitioner in litigation seeking to remove or challenge protections for transgender and gay people under the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission. [1]
  • She has introduced and advocated for legislation restricting transgender girls' participation in women's sports. [1]

Outlier votes

Recorded votes where at least nine in ten members voted the other way, from the legislature's official record.

Record

  • Controversy · March 1, 2025

    Lawsuit against Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission

    Gleim is a plaintiff or petitioner in litigation filed in 2025 challenging Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission regulations that expanded the definition of sex discrimination to include sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression. [2]

  • Controversy · January 1, 2020

    Call to reverse election results

    Gleim made a call in 2020 to reverse election results. [3]

Affiliations

  • Pennsylvania House of Representatives

    The lower chamber of the Pennsylvania General Assembly; Gleim has represented District 199 as a Republican since being elected in 2018, with re-elections in 2020, 2022 and 2024, and served as Deputy Whip from 2021 to 2022. [4]

  • Pennsylvania Freedom Caucus

    A caucus of Republican state legislators in Pennsylvania; Gleim is listed as a member. [3]

  • Cumberland Valley School District school board

    A public school district board in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania; Gleim served on the board before her election to the state House. [4]

Sources

  1. [1]6abc.com
  2. [2]pacourts.us
  3. [3]en.wikipedia.org
  4. [4]archives.house.state.pa.us
  5. [5]Photo: Official portrait, Pennsylvania General Assembly

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