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Board of County Commissioners

Commissioner
Greg Hartmann

Greg Hartmann was recently sworn in as Hamilton County Commissioner on January 3, 2009 after serving nearly six years as the Hamilton County Clerk of Courts. Economic development, public safety and cost savings and efficiency in county government will be the focus of his work for Hamilton County.

Greg’s background as Clerk of Courts has prepared him well to serve Hamilton County. Greg earned a national reputation for modernizing the office and making it more accountable to taxpayers. This work included development of an instant notification program that now conducts daily background checks on Hamilton County foster parents. During his time as Clerk of Courts, Greg returned over $1.3 million to county taxpayers through careful fiscal management. He was also featured in dozens of news accounts for his groundbreaking work in protecting Ohioans from identity theft.

Greg Hartmann began his legal career in Cincinnati in 1999, when he joined the Hamilton County Prosecutor's Office. As an Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, Greg prosecuted hundreds of criminal cases including many violent felonies. Prior to his service as an Assistant Hamilton County Prosecutor, he was an attorney in private practice focused on litigation. Greg’s early private sector experience includes time as a manager of west coast operations for Airline Distribution Services, Inc.

Greg 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. Greg devotes much of his time to community causes such as 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. Greg was recognized as one of Cincinnati’s top 40 business leaders under the age of 40 by the Business Courier.

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.