Glenn Cunningham (Nebraska politician)

Glenn Clarence Cunningham (September 10, 1912 – December 18, 2003) was an American Republican politician.

Glenn Cunningham
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Nebraska's 2nd district
In office January 3, 1957 – January 3, 1971
Preceded by	Jackson B. Chase
Succeeded by	John Y. McCollister
Mayor of Omaha
In office 1948–1954
Preceded by	Charles W. Leeman
Succeeded by	John R. Rosenblatt
Personal details
Born	(1912-09-10)September 10, 1912 Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.
Died	December 18, 2003(2003-12-18) (aged 91) Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Alma mater	University of Nebraska at Omaha

He was born in Omaha, Nebraska on September 10, 1912 and graduated from the University of Nebraska at Omaha in 1935. He sold insurance for a while. From 1946 to 1948 he was a member of the Omaha board of education and a member of Omaha city council from 1947 to 1948. He was elected Mayor of Omaha from 1949 to 1954.

He was a delegate to the 1948 Republican National Convention and to the 1952 Republican National Convention. He was elected as a Republican to the Eighty-fifth United States Congress and to the six succeeding Congresses serving from January 3, 1957 to January 3, 1971. Cunningham voted in favor of the Civil Rights Acts of 1957,[1] 1960,[2] 1964,[3] and 1968,[4] and the Voting Rights Act of 1965,[5] but did not vote on the 24th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.[6] He lost his bid for renomination to the Ninety-second United States Congress in 1970 to then Douglas County Commissioner John Y. McCollister. He died on December 18, 2003, in Omaha. He was a member of the Episcopalian church and of Pi Kappa Alpha.

Glenn Cunningham Lake was named for Cunningham.