John Glowa
Independent/Unenrolled · ME
John M. Glowa Sr. is a retired Maine Department of Environmental Protection environmental specialist and a former appointee to Connecticut's Shelton Conservation Commission.
Where John Glowa stands, based on their records
Supports
Environment and Public Health (2 records), Women's Reproductive Rights (1 record)
Campaign finance information not available
Track record
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 2 support
Testified to the Maine Legislature on April 2, 2025 in support of Legislative Document 1293, a bill to prohibit coyote-killing contests, appearing as president of the Maine Wolf Coalition. He told the committee that the animals Maine calls coyotes are coyote and wolf hybrids and wolves, which are protected under the federal Endangered Species Act.
April 2, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: legislature.maine.gov · researched September 5, 2026
Was named to a local conservation commission in Connecticut at the age of fifteen, an appointment that one newspaper at the time called the youngest municipal official in the state and perhaps in the country. It followed his failed attempt to stop a wildlife habitat near his home being destroyed.
January 1, 1969Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: downeast.com · researched September 5, 2026
Track record — Women's Reproductive Rights
Women's Reproductive Rights · 1 support
Set out his platform when he entered the 2026 governor's race, describing himself as a political outsider, a social progressive and a fiscal conservative. He said he supports progressive tax reform including higher taxes on the wealthy, and that government has no business telling anyone what they can or cannot do with their reproductive system.
August 7, 2025Supports Women's Reproductive Rights
Source: mainemorningstar.com · researched September 5, 2026
Track record — General
General · 1 record
Worked for the Maine Department of Environmental Protection as an environmental specialist from 1987 until he retired in 2016.
January 1, 1987
Source: mainemorningstar.com · researched September 5, 2026
Race John Glowa is in:
- Governor · November 3, 2026 · Maine
Profile last researched August 28, 2026.