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==Biography==
==Biography==
Mark E. Glogowski was born on July 30, 1943 in Rochester, New York. He attended Spencerport Central High School, received a B.S. in Chemistry at the University of Rochester, his M.S. in Chemistry at the Rochester Institute of Technology, and his PhD in Chemistry at the University of Arizona, Tucson.<ref>[http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/143062/mark-glogowski#.WPi0yFPytZp]]</ref>


In 1980, he was a Republican Town Leader and in 1995, ran for town council as a Republican. In 2009, he registered Libertarian and joined the Libertarian Party (State and National levels), in 2011 published The Political Primer: Fundamentals of Politics, in 2012 and 2014 ran for NYS Assembly (139th district), in 2015 became the Chairman of the Libertarian Party of New York, a position he held until 2018. On March 4, 2019, he was elected Chair of the [[Free Libertarian Party, Inc.]], the corporate entity of the [[Libertarian Party of New York]]. During that same convention, the [[Interim State Committee]] succeeded as the governing body of the [[Libertarian Party of New York]]. Glogowski proposed converting the corporation into a PAC under the proposed name [[Libertarian Advocates of New York]], but the membership of the corporation opted to dissolve in November 2019.
===Early Life===
Mark E. Glogowski was born on July 30, 1943 in Rochester, New York. He attended Spencerport Central High School, received a B.S. in Chemistry at the University of Rochester, his Master of Science degree in Chemistry at the Rochester Institute of Technology, and his PhD in Chemistry at the University of Arizona, Tucson.<ref>[http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/143062/mark-glogowski#.WPi0yFPytZp]]</ref> He went on to work at Eastman Kodak for 32 years.


Glogowski was a member of the Interim State Committee from 2019 to 2020 and in 2020, he was elected as a member of the State Committee from Judicial District 7. He currently serves on the State Committee, as well as a member of the Rules Committee.
===Politics===
In 1980, he was a Republican Town Leader and in 1995, ran for town council as a Republican. In 2009, he registered Libertarian and joined the Libertarian Party (State and National levels), in 2011 published The Political Primer: Fundamentals of Politics, in 2012 and 2014 ran for NYS Assembly (139th district), in 2015 became the Chairman of the Libertarian Party of New York, a position he held until 2018 when he was defeated by [[Jim Rosenbeck]] at the state convention.


Glogowski died on June 9, 2024 at the age of 80.
On March 4, 2019, he was elected Chair of the [[Free Libertarian Party, Inc.]], the corporate entity of the [[Libertarian Party of New York]]. During that same convention, the [[Interim State Committee]] succeeded as the governing body of the [[Libertarian Party of New York]]. Glogowski proposed converting the corporation into a PAC under the proposed name [[Libertarian Advocates of New York]], but the membership of the corporation opted to dissolve in November 2019.
 
Glogowski was a member of the Interim State Committee from 2019 to 2020 and in 2020, he was elected as a member of the State Committee from Judicial District 7. He served on the State Committee until he resigned due to health reasons in 2023.
 
Glogowski died on June 9, 2024 at the age of 80. His obituary noted, "Throughout his life he was involved in many social groups including Toastmasters and the Knights of Columbus. Mark was involved with various political groups over the years, most recently the NYS Libertarian Party, educating people on the importance of their vote and the political system. Mark enjoyed fishing, political discussions and spending time with family."


==Political Campaigns==
==Political Campaigns==

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