Glenn Arthur Burklund (June 27, 1924 – October 5, 1998) was an American inventor and Republican politician who served one term in the Virginia General Assembly representing Fairfax County, Virginia, in the 28th House District.
In the Navy, he honed his mechanical abilities, such that after discharge he was able to set up his own research laboratory and sell it.
[2] He married Margaret Orosz (1926-) Burklund received several patents for inventions, five involving textiles.
Burkland was active in the National Rifle Association of America, the Fairfax County Gun Club, and in the local Republican Party.
The first controversy involved his request that the Fairfax library censor three films screened during national library week, particularly one which he thought failed to acknowledge controversy concerning evolution (the local American Legion commander objected to the other two as communistic).