[1] After high school he attended The American College in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania.

Redmer was a member of the Republican State Central Committee for 9th District in Baltimore County from 1978 to 1982.

Redmer was first elected to the Maryland House of Delegates in January 1990 to represent District 8 in Baltimore County, which covers the greater Parkville area.

In 2003, Redmer was appointed Maryland Insurance Commissioner by Governor Bob Ehrlich, resigning his seat in the House of Delegates.

[5] Redmer stressed his close relationship to Maryland's Republican governor, saying "If you like Larry Hogan, I'm your guy".

[6] Redmer pledged not to raise taxes and proposed consideration of a build-leaseback approach with private sector participation to finance the construction of replacements for three County high schools: Dulaney, Lansdowne, and Towson High School.