District 3
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Eric Olson
Prince George's County Council Member
District 3, Democrat
14741 Governor Oden Bowie Drive
County Council
2nd Floor
Upper Marlboro, MD 20772
Phone:(301) 952-3060
Fax: (301) 952-4904
Email: EOlson@co.pg.md.us
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Eric Olson was elected to his first four-year term on the County Council in the November 7, 2006 General Election. Council Member Olson represents the Third Councilmanic District of Prince George’s County, which comprises the areas of Beacon Heights, Berwyn Heights, College Park, East Pines, Glenn Dale, Glenridge, Landover Hills, Lanham, New Carrollton, Riverdale Heights and Hills, Riverdale Park, Seabrook, Templeton Knolls, University Park, West Lanham Hills, and Woodlawn.
For the 2010 Legislative Year, Council Member Olson serves as Chair of the Transportation, Housing and Environment Committee, as a member of the Planning, Zoning and Economic Development Committee, and as a member of the Health, Education and Human Services Committee. He serves as the County Council’s representative to several boards and committees of the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments including the Transportation Planning Board and the Chesapeake Bay and Water Resources Policy Committee. He serves as the County Council’s representative to the Parks and Recreation Board, and was Chair of the Youth and Gang Violence Task Force, which issued its report in 2010.
Prior to his election to the County Council, Eric served on the College Park City Council from 1997 – 2006. During his time on the City Council he served on several boards including the Metropolitan Washington Air Quality Committee; the Metropolitan Washington Transportation Planning Board; and the Coalition to Build the Inner Purple Line. He is former Chair of the University Communities Caucus of the National League of Cities and served as a member of the University of Maryland’s Master Plan Committee.
Most recently, Council Member Olson directed the National Sierra Club’s Healthy Communities Campaign, where his work included promoting public transportation, creating more walkable, vibrant communities, and combating sprawl. He has previously worked as Deputy Director of the Center for Voting and Democracy, a national organization committed to election reform and voting rights. Eric also has four years of Capitol Hill experience as an Aide to then Congressman, and now U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT), where he also served as staff coordinator for the Congressional Progressive Caucus.
Council Member Olson has a B.A. in History from Elmira College, and earned a Master’s degree in American Studies from the University of Maryland in 1995.
He is married to Sarah Treado, a social worker, and they are the proud parents of two young daughters.
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