Hans Zeiger
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Hans Andreas Zeiger is the representative-elect for the 25th Legislative District of Washington. A native of Puyallup, Washington
Puyallup, Washington
Puyallup, Washington is a city in Pierce County, Washington about five miles east of Tacoma. The population was 37,022 at the 2010 Census. Named after the Puyallup Tribe of Native Americans, Puyallup means "the generous people."-History:...

, Zeiger is a writer best known for his commentary on the Boy Scouts
Boy Scouts of America
The Boy Scouts of America is one of the largest youth organizations in the United States, with over 4.5 million youth members in its age-related divisions...

. He is currently the representative for the 25th Legislative District of Washington.

Early years

Zeiger attended Puyallup High School
Puyallup High School
Puyallup High School is a high school in the Puyallup School District in Pierce County, Washington state, commonly referred to as PHS. Originally founded in 1890 as Central High School, PHS has survived several earthquakes, a fire, and numerous renovations and additions...

, graduating in 2003. Further, he achieved the rank of Eagle Scout
Eagle Scout (Boy Scouts of America)
Eagle Scout is the highest rank attainable in the Boy Scouting program of the Boy Scouts of America . A Scout who attains this rank is called an Eagle Scout or Eagle. Since its introduction in 1911, the Eagle Scout rank has been earned by more than 2 million young men...

 from Troop 174 in Puyallup. He also attended Evergreen Boys State (EBS); now he is a key note speaker for EBS.

Education

After graduating from Puyallup High School in 2003, Zeiger attended Hillsdale College
Hillsdale College
Hillsdale College in Hillsdale, Michigan, United States, is a co-educational liberal arts college known for being the first American college to prohibit in its charter all discrimination based on race, religion, or sex; its refusal of government funding; and its monthly publication, Imprimis...

 in Hillsdale, Michigan
Hillsdale, Michigan
Hillsdale is a city in the state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 8,305. It is the county seat of Hillsdale County, and is run as a council-manager government....

. He graduated with a bachelor's of arts in American Studies in 2007. Later that year, Zeiger entered the Masters of Public Policy program at the Pepperdine University School of Public Policy. He graduated on April 17, 2009.

Career

Zeiger is a senior fellow at the American Civil Rights Union
American Civil Rights Union
The American Civil Rights Union is a civil liberties organization founded by former Reagan Administration official Robert B. Carleson in 1998. It was founded in response to views that the most prominent civil liberties organization, the American Civil Liberties Union, was too leftward leaning; ACRU...

, a non-profit organization that promotes the U.S. Constitution. His articles have appeared in publications like the Seattle Times, San Francisco Chronicle, Philadelphia Inquirer, and Baltimore Sun. He profiled the South Hill Boy Scout troop that has been home to three generations of Zeigers for a recent cover story in American Legion magazine. Zeiger has written two books; "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.

Recent

For several years, Zeiger has worked as an Assistant Scoutmaster with Troop 174. Also, in 2002 Hans served on the Puyallup Veteran’s Memorial Dedication Committee, and in 2007 he began a project to document the stories of Puyallup’s World War II veterans. In 2008 and 2009, Hans wrote a monthly column about "hometown heroes" in the Puyallup Herald, and he is a member of the Ezra Meeker Historical Society, South Hill Historical Society, and Fife Historical Society. He serves on the Puyallup/Sumner Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee, volunteers for the Puyallup Fair Foundation’s history program, and he is a member of the Cascade Land Conservancy. Zeiger is the representative for the 25th Legislative District of Washington.

Controversial statements

Zeiger wrote many controversial articles as a teenager in 2003 and 2004, including criticism of the Girl Scouts. He wrote on the website Intellectual Conservative, "the Girl Scouts allow homosexuals and atheists to join their ranks, and they have become a pro-abortion, feminist training corps." He has since removed many postings from the internet that he claims no longer represent his current views.

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