Hans Riemer

Hans Riemer (born September 5, 1972) is an American politician and progressive political activist.

Personal life

Hans Riemer was born in Oakland, California but currently resides in Silver Spring, Maryland. He married his wife, Angela, in 2002.

Political experience

Mr. Riemer is an appointed member of the Long Branch Citizens Advisory Board and sits on the Action Committee for Transit and the Silver Spring Citizens Advisory Board Neighborhoods Committee. In 2006, Riemer ran for elected office for the first time as a member of the Montgomery County County Council for District 5 and was defeated by Valerie Ervin (D-Silver Spring). [ [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/01/10/AR2007011001054.html Choice for Economic Development Post Left a Trail - in The Post - washingtonpost.com ] ]

Hans Riemer is also the Political and Issues Director of Rock the Vote. In September, 2003, Hans was named the "Newsmaker of the Week" by The Capital Gang on CNN for his work with Rock the Vote. From 2001 to 2003, he was a senior policy analyst at the Institute for America's Future, actively involved in the Social Security Information Project. Before that, he founded the 2030 Center in 1996, and served as its director until 2001. In 2007 he joined Barack Obama's presidential campaign as it's youth -vote director. [ [http://www.rollingstone.com/news/coverstory/obamamachineryofhope/page/3 The Machinery of Hope : Rolling Stone ] ]

Political views

* Supports the Purple Line being constructed
* Supports revitalization of town centers, such as that of Downtown Silver Spring, Wheaton, and Long Branch
* Supports small businesses

References

External links

* [http://www.hansriemer.com Hans Riemer's Official Website]
* [http://www.csss.gov/meetings/Reimer_Testimony.pdf 2001 Testimony]
* [http://strongerneighborhoods.com/Hans-Riemer-Video/CSPAN2-Social-Security-Panel.htm Video of Testimony to Social Security Panel]