Career
The former District Attorney of Waukesha County, Wisconsin and a Republican, Schimel was elected Attorney General on November 4, 2014 and took office on January 5, 2015, succeeding fellow Republican J.B. Van Hollen. Schimel earned his Juris Doctor at the University of Wisconsin Law School (1990) and is a graduate of Mukwonago High School and holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee (1987). He began his career as a prosecutor in 1990 when he joined the Waukesha County District Attorney’s office.
In, 2006 Schimel was elected Waukesha County District Attorney.
In 2011, Brad was appointed to serve on the Wisconsin Judicial Council, and in that same year he was appointed to the Wisconsin Crime Victim Council. He currently serves in a leadership capacity as the Secretary.
Schimel is an instructor in the Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Department at Waukesha County Technical College and is a former adjunct instructor at Concordia University Wisconsin. On October 7, 2013, J.B. Van Hollen announced he would not seek reelection in 2014 for a third term as state attorney general.
Van Hollen endorsed Schimel to be his replacement.
Schimel has said his priorities are upholding the Constitution, stopping heroin use, fighting internet crimes against children and putting an end to violence against women.
