Who is Eileen Rehrmann? |
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A LEADER WHO MAKES A
DIFFERENCE In a public service career spanning two decades, making a difference for people has been a way of life for Eileen Rehrmann. A way of life which began long before she entered politics. Growing up in a traditional working class family, it was expected that their oldest daughter would accept a great deal of responsibility in helping to take care of her younger siblings, and help around the house. The lively political discussions around the dinner table lead her to become active in student government, and when she was sixteen, Eileen saw John Kennedy on a campaign swing through her hometown in Pennsylvania. She took his call to public service to heart, and believed fervently that even though she came from a working class family, when President Kennedy said "those to whom much is given, much is expected," he was talking to her. After Eileen graduated from high school, her belief in public service and making a difference found new expression as an elementary school teacher in Catholic schools and then as a devoted mother of four. Eileen is now a proud grandmother of two young boys as well. "When you hold that baby for the first time, you realize you are seeing the world all over again through new eyes, and you want to make it better for them." That’s Eileen Rerhmann’s strength: making the connection between public policy and real people, making the world a better place for the young, for the defenseless, for working families that don’t have friends in high places. COMMUNITY LEADER Eileen entered the public arena while she was still raising her children by becoming active in the PTA and Board of Education. From there she moved on to the League of Women Voters where she helped pass open meeting legislation in Annapolis, and later was elected to the Bel Air Town Commission. Her extraordinary service on the Commission earned Eileen admiration, respect – and an election to the House of Delegates for eight years. HOUSE OF DELEGATES Assigned to the Budget Committee, where the General Assembly’s most important work takes place, Eileen quickly got down to business. "I was especially concerned about spending the taxpayers' dollars and the services they would receive," she says. "So I rolled up my sleeves and worked very very hard." That hard work paid off for people in every corner of the State because Eileen made sure that the budget reflected the most fundamental priorities of the people of Maryland: education, public safety, transportation, job creation and the Port of Baltimore. The people of Harford County were so impressed by her hard work and dedication they elected her to what is now her second term as Harford County Executive. One of the reasons Eileen connects so well with people is that she comes across as what she is: a genuine person. She knows that raising a family is hard work, that life brings disappointments as well as triumphs, that honesty is more important and powerful than PR, and that it is better to make sense than to make excuses. She believes deeply in her management skills, her commitment, and the need for government to work effectively, efficiently, and with integrity. Those are the qualities which have made Harford County the envy of the State. Now she wants to bring those same qualities to the Governor’s House in Annapolis. Eileen Rehrmann knows we can do better. She knows that Maryland should be the most widely admired state in the nation, not a perennial source of stories about shady dealings, wasted money, and unmet needs. The place to begin fixing these problems is with a different governor. A governor who will manage Maryland not as if it belongs to the few and powerful, but as it belongs to its rightful owners – the people. That’s the kind of governor Eileen Rehrmann will be. |
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