Jim Schmitt
| James J. Schmitt | |
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| Mayor of Green Bay, Wisconsin | |
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Assumed office May 2003 |
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| Preceded by | Paul Jadin |
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June 7, 1958 Two Rivers, Wisconsin |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Dona Degenhardt Schmitt |
| Children | Three children |
| Residence | Green Bay, Wisconsin |
| Alma mater | St. Norbert College (B.A.) |
| Profession | Business Owner |
James J. "Jim" Schmitt (born June 7, 1958) is an American politician and businessman from the state of Wisconsin. A Republican, Schmitt is the mayor of Green Bay, Wisconsin.
In the private sector, Schmitt was president of Famis Manufacturing Inc. and received the Green Bay Area Chamber of Commerce Small Business Entrepreneur of the Year award.
Schmitt served two consecutive terms on the Brown County Board of Supervisors. On April 1, 2003 he was elected the 41st mayor of Green Bay, Wisconsin, succeeding Paul Jadin who had not sought re-election.
In 2007, Schmitt was re-elected with 70% of the vote, and won again in April 2011. He serves on the Advisory Board of both the U.S. Conference of Mayors and the League of Wisconsin Municipalities.
On February 17, 2015, Schmitt received 51 percent of the vote in a three-way primary. He went on to defeat Tom DeWane 53% to 47%. With this victory, Schmitt has extended his tenure to 16 years and has overtaken Sam Halloin as the longest-serving mayor in Green Bay history.
In January 2015, Green Bay city council Aldermen Chris Wery, Guy Zima, and Andy Nicholson alleged that Schmitt accepted as much as $10,000 in illegal donations for his mayoral campaign. Schmitt contended that the errors were intentional, and handed his records over to the Brown County District Attorney and the Wisconsin Government Accountability Board to be audited. Because of a potential conflict of interest, the Brown County District Attorney turned the records over to the Milwaukee County District Attorney.
In September 2016, Schmitt agreed to plead guilty as part of a plea agreement to three misdemeanor charges, including false statements to an election official, accepting campaign contributions not belonging to the reported contributor, and accepting campaign contributions in excess of state limits.
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