Hans
Riemer
At-Large Member, Montgomery
Hans Riemer, elected to the County Council
in 2010, represents one million Montgomery
County
Hans has dedicated his public service
career to creating opportunity for all people to achieve their potential. As a Councilmember, he works towards this
vision by advocating to fund public education and public transportation, early
childhood programs, libraries, recreation, human services, housing and economic
development.
A dedicated environmentalist, Hans works
hard to strengthen Montgomery
County
Hans entered public office during
difficult economic times, and he has worked with his colleagues to address some
of the toughest challenges that local governments face. While restoring fiscal health to the county
budget and advocating on behalf of Montgomery
County
Before serving on the County Council, Hans
established a record as an innovator in political engagement. He served as National Youth Vote Director for
the historic Obama for America
campaign in 2007, and previously as political director for Rock the Vote, where
he helped register nearly a million voters.
Hans also served as a senior advisor at AARP and, since his earliest
work in Washington ,
has been a national leader on protecting Social Security from Republican
efforts to privatize the program.
Hans serves as the Council’s Lead for
Digital Government, where he is working to make county government smarter and
services more efficient, and he serves on the Transportation, Energy,
Infrastructure & Environment Committee as well as the Government Operations
& Fiscal Policy Committee.
