About Sheriff Glodis | About Sheriff Glodis |
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A graduate of Worcester Academy, Guy quickly made a name for himself at UMass Amherst, where he served on the Board of Governors and the Student Government Association. Upon completion of his Bachelor’s Degree, he immediately embarked upon his public safety career, serving as a Corrections Officer at the Worcester County Sheriff’s Department and later as an employee of the Massachusetts Trial Court. In addition, he became increasingly politically active, serving on the Massachusetts Democratic State Committee and the Worcester Democratic City Committee. In 1996, Guy became one of the youngest members of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, representing the 16th Worcester District, at age 27. Two years later, at age 29, Guy became the newest and youngest member of the 1998 Massachusetts State Senate, representing the 2nd Worcester District in the heart of Central Massachusetts. Building on his success in the House of Representatives, Senator Glodis wasted little time in putting forth a legislative agenda built around working families, economic growth, health care, education reform, his outspoken support for fiscal responsibility, including lower taxes and rollback of the state income tax to 5%, and reforming the bilingual education system into an English immersion format. During his first term, Guy notably defended Harvard Pilgrim members by advocating for legislation to require state intervention when an HMO approaches bankruptcy. He was also best defined by his support for veterans, including: securing $150,000 for the creation of a Central Massachusetts Korean War Memorial, for which he received a Veterans Advocacy Award by the United States Federation of Korean Veterans Organizations, appropriating more than $1 million for the Worcester County Shelter for Homeless Veterans, sponsoring legislation to double tax exemption for disabled veterans, advocating to include a veterans agent in every municipality, and paying homage to the Gold Star Wives. Overwhelmingly re-elected to the State Senate in 2000, Guy was soon called upon to assume one of the Commonwealth’s most critical public safety roles. Immediately after the tragic events of 9/11, he was appointed Chairman of the Legislature’s Joint Committee on Public Safety, through which he would be responsible for all police and fire support, as well as anti-terrorism, efforts. While Chairman, Senator Glodis led the fight for over $40 million in fire equipment grant funding, a dramatic increase in community police funding, the Statewide Anti-Terrorism Unified Response Network, implementation of the Amber Alert program, as well as a comprehensive anti-terrorism reform package that put in place the framework for identification and prosecution of suspected terrorists. For his efforts, Guy was recognized as Legislator of the Year by the State Police Association of Massachusetts, the Massachusetts Coalition of Police, and the Massachusetts Corrections Officers Federated Union. At the conclusion of his service as Public Safety Chairman, Guy was selected to Chair the pivotal Joint Committee on Insurance at the beginning of the 2002 legislative session, where he championed a reform agenda advocating and protecting consumer rights. Chairman Glodis was the lead sponsor on initiatives to ban the use of credit scoring in setting insurance premiums, expand financial disclosure for insurance companies, lower auto insurance rates, prevent insurance fraud, and expand mandatory benefits for health plan members. Recognizing the need to reform and professionalize the Worcester County Sheriff’s Department, Senator Glodis embarked upon the greatest challenge of his career, taking on a 43 year entrenched incumbent. For the first time in state history, an incumbent Sheriff lost in a Democratic Primary. “We think it’s great that the new Sheriff is trying his best to depoliticize his department, which has been plagued for far too long by the ‘who-you-know’ philosophy.” “Sheriff Glodis has wasted no time in implementing the changes at the Worcester County Jail and House of Correction that he promised during his election campaign last fall.” “The new Sheriff continues to raise the bar, backing up campaign promises with swift and effective reform.” “Sheriff Glodis has without a doubt hit the ground running.” |
Born and raised in Worcester’s Quinsigamond Village, Sheriff Glodis continues a long tradition of public service in his family. His father, William J. Glodis, served as a Massachusetts State Representative for 18 years and continues to work as a public educator. Pat Glodis, Guy’s mother, is a longtime neighborhood activist in Quinsigamond Village, donating her time to advocating for a number of local environmental, transportation and crime prevention issues.
Glodis received the Democratic nomination for Sheriff, winning almost 3 to 1 in a 60 community district that includes 4 cities. Since taking office, Sheriff Glodis has implemented a comprehensive set of reforms aimed at modernizing and professionalizing an antiquated Department, including: facility wide non-contact visitation, transforming the Sheriff’s former residence into a post-incarceration halfway house, establishing senior citizens safety TRIAD groups, initiating a new anti-nepotism hiring policy, creating a new Gang Violence Prevention Officer and a Sex Offender Liaison Officer position, doubling the size of the Community Service Program, dramatically reducing worker’s compensation and overtime expenses, establishing new partnerships with the New England State Police Intervention Network, Central Mass. Law Enforcement Council, and the Central Mass. Regional Drug and Counter Crime Task Force, and completing fiscal and safety audits by the Department of Correction and the State Auditor’s Office. After only 10 months in office, Sheriff Glodis has received positive feedback for his work: