Glenn Lancaster believes Oregon is one of the best places in the country to live — and that it doesn’t have to keep getting harder for the people who call it home.
That belief comes from a lifetime of work, service, and responsibility.
Glenn began his career more than 40 years ago as a technician in a high-power electrical lab at Elastimold in Hackettstown, New Jersey. He didn’t start at the top — he worked his way up. Through persistence and problem-solving, he advanced into research and development and later into sales, learning how complex systems actually work and how decisions affect real people.
In 1983, Glenn married his wife Anna, an accomplished artist. Together they raised two sons — one who serves as a Washington County Sheriff’s deputy and another who proudly served as a United States Marine. Like many families, they learned the value of discipline, responsibility, and service firsthand.
In 1991, Glenn and his family moved to Oregon. He continued his work in utility sales, and in 1999 co-founded Stephens, McCarthy, Lancaster LLC, a manufacturer’s representative company serving the electric utility industry. Glenn remained a partner in the firm until his retirement in 2020.
Over decades in the private sector, Glenn learned something simple but important: systems matter, accountability matters, and when things aren’t working, pretending otherwise only makes them worse.
That same mindset drives his public service.
Glenn’s commitment to serving others has always extended beyond his professional life.
From 1997 to 2001, he served on the board of Compassionate Hands International, a humanitarian organization providing relief to communities around the world. Closer to home, he served on the Charbonneau Country Club Board of Directors, where he contributed to emergency preparedness and public safety planning.
Wanting to stay directly involved at the local level, Glenn also served as a Precinct Committee Person, helping neighbors stay informed about local issues and elections.
Through all of this, Glenn has remained focused on one simple idea: decisions should be made close to the people they affect, and leadership should be accountable for results.
Oregon didn’t become more expensive, less safe, or less effective by accident.
It happened because leadership stopped asking hard questions, stopped measuring results, and stopped listening to everyday people.
Glenn believes Oregon deserves better.
He believes government should:
Make life easier — not more expensive
Enforce the law and restore public order
Focus schools on education, not ideology
Fix problems instead of managing decline
Glenn isn’t running for office to chase politics. He’s running because he knows Oregon can do better — and because he’s spent his life fixing systems that weren’t working.
Glenn’s personal motto is simple: “Love Where You Live.”
It reflects his belief that people should feel proud of their communities, confident in their future, and supported by leadership that works for them — not against them.
Glenn Lancaster is running for Oregon Senate to help make that possible again.
To bring common sense back.
To restore accountability.
To fix what’s broken.