Eric Schmitt
| Eric Schmitt | |
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| 46th Treasurer of Missouri | |
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Assumed office January 9, 2017 |
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| Governor | Eric Greitens |
| Preceded by | Clint Zweifel |
| Member of the Missouri Senate from the 15th district |
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In office January 7, 2009 – January 4, 2017 |
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| Preceded by | Michael Gibbons |
| Succeeded by | Andrew Koenig |
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June 20, 1975 Bridgeton, Missouri, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Jaime Schmitt |
| Children | 3 |
| Education |
Truman State University (BA) Saint Louis University (JD) |
| Website |
Senate website Campaign website Government website |
Eric S. Schmitt (born June 20, 1975) is an American politician and the 46th State Treasurer of Missouri since 2017. He was previously a member of the Missouri Senate, representing Missouri's 15th State Senate District from 2009 to 2017. He had also previously served as an Alderman for Glendale, Missouri from 2005 to 2008.
Schmitt is considered a rising star in the Republican Party and has an extensive legislative record including reforms for children with special needs, tax cuts and taking on the state's cities and villages using speed traps as a disproportionate part of their budgets.
Born in Bridgeton, Missouri, Schmitt is a sixth-generation Missourian and a lifelong resident of St. Louis County. Schmitt's roots run deep in rural Missouri, with family in the Tipton and Pilot Grove areas in mid-Missouri. Eric’s grandfather served in World War II, serving in the 7th Army and saw major combat as an infantryman. After the war, he returned to Missouri to start a small butcher shop.
Schmitt graduated from DeSmet Jesuit High School in 1993 and from Truman State University in 1997, where he earned a B.A. cum laude in political science. At Truman, Schmitt was a member of the Alpha Kappa Lambda fraternity, played football and baseball, and was a founding member of Truman’s Habitat for Humanity chapter. He received a scholarship to attend St. Louis University School of Law, where he earned his J.D. in 2000. Schmitt was an editor of the law review and published an article analyzing the Supreme Court decision in Clinton v. New York.
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