Greg Hartmann

Greg Hartmann is a Republican currently serving the public as a Hamilton County Commissioner.

Biography
Hartmann began his legal career in Cincinnati in 1999, when he joined the Hamilton County Prosecutor's Office as an Assistant Prosecuting Attorney.

Hartmann has also served as executive director of the Hamilton County Republican Party and on the Board of Trustees of Main Street Ventures, a non-profit business incubator promoting rapid growth enterprises in Over-the-Rhine.

Hartmann also spends time with the Catholic Inner City Schools Initiative, where he serves as a Team Captain, and on the Cincinnati Community Action Now (C.A.N.) Commission. He is a member of the Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce, Cincinnati Bar Association and the Hamilton County Farm Bureau.

In 2006, Hartmann became the GOP candidate for Ohio Secretary of State when State Sen. Jim Trakas agreed to drop out of the party primary. Hartmann was defeated in the general election by Democrat Jennifer Brunner 55-40 percent.

Greg Hartmann is a graduate of Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Virginia. In 1997, he graduated with honors from Pepperdine University School of Law. He is married and lives in Hyde Park with his wife and five children.

Hamilton County Clerk of Courts
As Hamilton County Republican Party executive director, he was appointed Clerk of Courts in 2003 when James Cissell resigned to become a county judge and then ran for election to the same post in 2004. He beat Democratic challenger Martha Good 56-44 percent.

Hartmann left this position to become a County Commissioner in 2008.

Hamilton County Board of Commissioners
Hartmann ran in the November 2008 Elections against Deomcrat Chris Dole in the race for the seat vacated by Pat DeWine on the Hamilton County Board of Commissioners. Dole was not officially backed in this race by his party in a deal arranged by party heads Tim Burke(D) and George Vincent(R). In exchange for Hartmann running unopposed, Republicans have not backed Ed Rothenberg in his bid against Democrat Todd Portune for Portune's seat on the same Board. Portune and Hartmann both won.

Greg Hartmann was sworn in as Hamilton County Commissioner on January 3, 2009.

Shea & Associates
Greg Hartmann has joined the Cincinnati law firm Shea & Associates. Shea & Associates’ law practice concentrates on medical malpractice and other professional malpractice claims.