Hans Zeiger
{{short description|American politician in Washington state (born 1985)}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Hans Zeiger
| image = HZ portrait.jpg
| caption =
| office = Member of the Pierce County Council
from the 2nd District
| term_start = January 13, 2021
| term_end = July 31, 2022
| predecessor = Pam Roach
| party = Republican
| state_senate1 = Washington
| district1 = 25th
| predecessor1 = Bruce Dammeier
| successor1 = Chris Gildon
| term_start1 = January 3, 2017
| term_end1 = January 11, 2021
| state_house2 = Washington
| district2 = 25th
| predecessor2 = Dawn Morrell
| successor2 = Joyce McDonald
| term_start2 = January 10, 2011
| term_end2 = January 3, 2017
| birth_name = Hans Andreas Zeiger
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1985|02|20}}
| birth_place = Tacoma, Washington, U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| residence = Puyallup, Washington, U.S.
| spouse = Erin
| children = 2
| education = Hillsdale College (BA)
Pepperdine University (MPP)
| website = {{URL|https://www.co.pierce.wa.us/1375/Hans-Zeiger-District-2|Official}}
| branch = {{flag|United States Air Force}}
| unit = Air National Guard
Washington Air National Guard|
| successor = Paul Herrera
}}
Hans Andreas Zeiger (born February 20, 1985) is president of the Jack Miller Center, a national nonprofit network of academic scholars focused on civic education.[https://www.realcleareducation.com/articles/2022/07/15/jack_miller_center_announces_new_president_aggressive_national_civics_education_plan_110745.html] He served as a member of the Pierce County Council from 2021 to 2022. A member of the Republican Party, he served as a member of the Washington State Senate, representing the 25th district from 2017 to 2021 and as a member of the Washington House of Representatives from 2011 to 2017. Zeiger is an author and editor and served in the Air National Guard.{{cite web |url=http://blog.thenewstribune.com/politics/2010/12/03/hans-zeiger-wins-house-seat/
|title=Hans Zeiger wins House seat|accessdate=2014-03-04}}{{cite news|last1=Renahan|first1=Melissa|title=Double duty for Rep. Hans Zeiger|url=http://www.northwestmilitary.com/news/people-rule/2014/09/double-duty-for-representative-hans-zeiger/|accessdate=30 March 2016|publisher=Northwest Military|date=September 11, 2014}}
Early life and education
A native of Puyallup, Washington, Zeiger attended Puyallup High School, graduating in 2003. There he was involved in student government, cross country, and debate. He achieved the rank of Eagle Scout from Troop 174 in Puyallup.{{Citation needed|date=May 2021}}
Zeiger earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in American studies from Hillsdale College and a Master of Public Policy from the Pepperdine University School of Public Policy. He began doctoral studies in political science at Claremont Graduate University but withdrew during his first campaign for the state legislature.{{Citation needed|date=May 2021}}
Career
Zeiger is an author and editor whose works include "Puyallup in World War II," published in 2018 by History Press. As a college student, he authored two books published by B&H Publishing Group; Get Off My Honor: The Assault on the Boy Scouts of America in 2005, and Reagan's Children: Taking Back the City on the Hill in 2006.{{cite web |url=http://www.bhpublishinggroup.com/bhauthor/hans-zeiger/|title=Author Hans Zeiger|accessdate=2014-03-04}}
In 2013, he was commissioned as an officer in the Washington Air National Guard.{{Citation needed|date=May 2021}}
=Washington Legislature=
In 2010, Zeiger was first elected as to the Washington House of Representatives in 2010. He served on the Transportation, Higher Education, and Capital Budget Committees, and he was appointed to the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Committee.
In 2015, Zeiger announced his candidacy for the Washington State Senate in 2016 and was elected in November 2016.{{cite news|last1=Derosa|first1=Heather|title=State Rep. Hans Zeiger announces state Senate candidacy|url=http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/community/puyallup-herald/ph-news/article32996514.html|accessdate=30 March 2016|publisher=The News Tribune|date=August 31, 2015}} He was sworn in six days early, on January 3, 2017, after his predecessor resigned.{{cite web|url=https://leg.wa.gov/History/Legislative/Documents/MembersOfLeg2019.pdf|title=Members of the Legislature, 1889-2019|work=State of Washington|year=2019|access-date=2021-12-24}} In the Senate, Zeiger served as the Republican lead on Housing Stability and Affordability Committee and the State Government, Tribal Relations and Elections Committee. He also served as a member of the Human Services, Re-entry and Rehabilitation Committee and the Transportation Committee.{{Cite web|url=http://hanszeiger.src.wastateleg.org/#|title=Home - Hans Zeiger|website=Hans Zeiger|language=en-US|access-date=2017-07-08}}
=Civic involvement=
In 2007, Zeiger began a project to document the stories of Puyallup's World War II veterans.{{Cite web |last=Needles |first=Allison |date=October 29, 2018 |title=Puyallup senator pens book about World War II |url=https://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/community/puyallup-herald/article220506920.html}}
His civic and volunteer activities have included the boards of the Washington State Historical Society, the South Hill Historical Society, the William D. Ruckelshaus Center, Mainstream Republicans of Washington, and the Pierce County Developmental Disabilities Advisory Board.{{Citation needed|date=May 2021}}
In 2015, Zeiger was awarded the Gabrielle Giffords Award for Civility in State Government at the meeting of the National Conference of State Legislators.{{cite news|last1=Fickes|first1=Andrew|title=House Rep. Hans Zeiger receives civility in state government award|url=http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/community/puyallup-herald/ph-news/article30647301.html|accessdate=30 March 2016|publisher=The News Tribune|date=August 10, 2015}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.hanszeiger.com Hans Zeiger for State Senate] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100226010737/http://hanszeiger.com/ |date=2010-02-26 }}
- [https://ballotpedia.org/Hans_Zeiger Hans Zeiger at Ballotpedia]
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Category:Writers from Tacoma, Washington
Category:Politicians from Puyallup, Washington
Category:American political writers
Category:Republican Party members of the Washington House of Representatives
Category:21st-century members of the Washington State Legislature
Category:Pierce County Councillors
Category:Republican Party Washington (state) state senators
Category:Hillsdale College alumni
Category:Pepperdine University alumni
Category:American male non-fiction writers
Category:21st-century American non-fiction writers