Background
Schmidt was born in Kaukauna, Wisconsin, United States of America.
Schmidt was born in Kaukauna, Wisconsin, United States of America.
He graduated from a high school in Oneida, Wisconsin before attending the Saint Paul Seminary School of Divinity, the William Mitchell College of Law and Mankato State University.
During the Vietnam War, Schmidt served in the United States Marine Corps. Schmidt was first elected to the Assembly in 1984. He is a Republican.
Additionally, he was a member of the Kaukauna Area School Board from 1984 to 1987.