Hans Zeiger

Hans Zeiger is President of the Jack Miller Center, a nationwide, nonpartisan educational venture to build pipelines of academic scholars who are dedicated to teaching the American political tradition, and to grow the national movement for civic education at every level.

Originally from the Pacific Northwest, Hans is the son, grandson, and great grandson of Puyallup, Washington public school teachers. With a focus on education, Hans challenged an incumbent for a seat in the Washington State House of Representatives in 2010, winning the election by 29 votes out of 52,000 cast. He served as ranking member on the House Higher Education Committee before going on to serve in the Washington State Senate, chairing the Senate’s Education Committee and helping to pass the state’s half-credit civics graduation requirement. 

Hans led the Chapman Center for Citizen Leadership at the Seattle-based Discovery Institute from 2012 to 2020. He was a Leadership Fellow of the Henry M. Jackson Foundation, a Rodel Fellow of the Aspen Institute, and a trustee of the Washington State Historical Society. 

Hans holds a bachelor’s degree from Hillsdale College and a master’s in public policy from Pepperdine University. He also studied American politics at Claremont Graduate University. He previously served as a public affairs officer in the Air National Guard. Hans and his wife Erin have two daughters.  

Each generation must take up the American political tradition and pass it along to the generation that follows. This is not a partisan responsibility or one that rests with one class or demographic — it is one that belongs to all of us.

– Hans Zeiger