Glen Nye was the topic of an article in today’s Virginian Pilot. The article was a profile on this 33-year-old Norfolk man, who has recently returned to the area after some 10 years abroad, most recently, nine months in Iraq with the U.S. Agency for International Development.
After graduating from Norfolk Academy and Georgetown University, he worked for the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the State Department, most recently in Singapore.
While his trade job there was interesting, he said, “I felt my skills could be used better elsewhere.”
So in 2003, Nye headed to Afghanistan with USAID to help with the country’s constitutional convention.
By 2005, he was in the West Bank, working on community development projects. Through this work, Nye learned diplomatic and organization skills he felt he could use elsewhere. When that job ended last year, he considered his options.
Only at the end does the article give a hint about his plans:
Having worked in diplomacy for a decade, Nye has seen the impact one can have by executing policy. But he’s also seen the need to influence the debate from within, which is why he’s considering political office.
I understand Nye will be running against Thelma Drake for the 2nd Congressional seat and has lined up some financial support to do so. I wish him well.
VIVIAN J. PAIGE | All Politics is Local 
Sounds like the local Dems have come up with a good candidate who has lots more to offer than a family name to take on Thelma Drake….
Hopefully, once Drake is “out of Congress” she won’t go back to the state government….we surely don’t need any more wealthy developer types in Richmond….
Buzz…Buzz…