PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, MARYLAND

COUNTY COUNCIL

FORMER MEMBERS

[photo, Eric C. Olson, County Council, Prince George's County, Maryland] ERIC C. OLSON
Member, County Council (Democrat), 2006-14

Member, County Council, Prince George's County, representing District 3, December 4, 2006 to December 1, 2014 (vice-chair, Dec. 7, 2010 to Dec. 4, 2012). Vice-Chair, Rules and General Assembly Committee, 2011-12, 2013-14. Member, Transportation, Housing and the Environment Committee, 2006-14 (vice-chair, 2006-07, 2012; chair, 2009-12); Planning, Zoning and Economic Development Committee, 2008-14 (vice-chair, 2008-09). Member, Health, Education and Human Services Committee, 2006-07, 2009-12; Education, Human Services and Human Resources Committee, 2007-08; Public Safety and Transportation Committee, 2007-08. Chair, Youth and Gang Violence Task Force, 2008-10.

Member, City Council, College Park, 1997-2006. Member, Board of Health, Prince George’s County, 2006-; Chesapeake Bay and Water Resources Policy Committee, 2007-11, Intergovernmental Green Building Group Technical Committee, 2007-, and National Capital Region Transportation Planning Board, 2007-14, Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments. Member, Region Forward Coalition, 2011-14 (chair, 2011; vice-chair, 2011-13), Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments. Member, Community Engagement Board of Advisors, University of Maryland. Former member, Master Planning Committee, University of Maryland.

Member, Task Force on Solar Hot Water Systems in Prince George's County, 2010; Task Force to Study Energy Generation in Prince George's County, 2013-14; Prince George's County Surcharge Exemptions for Projects Near Transit Properties Work Group, 2017-18.

Former aide to U.S. Representative Bernie Sanders of Vermont. Former staff coordinator, Congressional Progressive Caucus.

Elmira College, B.A. (history); University of Maryland, M.A. (american studies), 1995. Former chair, University Communities Caucus, National League of Cities. Phyllis Campbell Newsome Public Policy Leadership Award, Center for Nonprofit Advancement, 2008. Married; one child.

Maryland Constitutional Offices & Agencies
Maryland Departments
Maryland Independent Agencies
Maryland Executive Commissions, Committees, Task Forces, & Advisory Boards
Maryland Universities & Colleges
Maryland Counties
Maryland Municipalities
Maryland at a Glance

Maryland Manual On-Line

Search the Manual
e-mail: mdmanual@maryland.gov


This web site is presented for reference purposes under the doctrine of fair use. When this material is used, in whole or in part, proper citation and credit must be attributed to the Maryland State Archives. PLEASE NOTE: The site may contain material from other sources which may be under copyright. Rights assessment, and full originating source citation, is the responsibility of the user.

Tell Us What You Think About the Maryland State Archives Website!

[ Archives' Home Page  ||  Maryland Manual On-Line  ||  Reference & Research
||  Search the Archives   ||  Education & Outreach  ||  Archives of Maryland Online ]

Governor     General Assembly    Judiciary     Maryland.Gov

© Copyright March 14, 2022 Maryland State Archives