Daniel Gaschke was appointed to represent the 7th District on the County Board in October 2018, after the seat became vacant. He serves on the board’s Human Services and Legislative committees.

Gaschke and his wife, Emilie, are adoptive and foster parents who operate a small business, Kindermusik with Emilie LLC, a music school offering private lessons and small-group music and movement classes for children.

Gaschke has also worked in education and mental health care – as house manager of a community-based residential facility and as an academic adviser and instructor at Shepherds College, a post-secondary school for young adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. He has also worked as a painting contractor.