Paul Schimpf
| Paul Schimpf | |
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| Member of the Illinois Senate from the 58th district |
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Assumed office January 11, 2017 |
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| Preceded by | David Luechtefeld |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
1971 (age 45–46) Scott Air Force Base |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Lori |
| Children | 2 |
| Residence | Waterloo, Illinois |
| Alma mater | U.S. Naval Academy (B.S.) Southern Illinois University (J.D.) |
| Profession | Attorney |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |
 United States
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| Service/branch |  United States Marine Corps |
| Years of service | 1993–2013 |
| Rank | Lieutenant Colonel |
| Unit | Judge Advocate Division |
Paul Schimpf (born 1971) is a Republican member of the Illinois Senate from the 58th district. The 58th district includes all or parts of Jefferson, Perry, Randolph, St. Clair, Monroe, Jackson, Union, and Washington counties.
Among his activities prior to his tenure as State Senator, Schimpf served in the U.S. Marine Corps, participated in the trial of Saddam Hussein, and ran for Illinois Attorney General in 2014.
Schimpf, the son of two school teachers, was born in 1971 at Scott Air Force Base and raised in Waterloo, Illinois. He was the valedictorian of his high school senior class and was a National Merit Scholar. Schimpf attended the United States Naval Academy—passing an engineering scholarship offer at the University of Illinois—and Southern Illinois University School of Law.
Schimpf served as an officer in the U.S. Marine Corps, rising to the rank of lieutenant colonel. He was commissioned as a second lieutenant in 1993 and retired in May 2013.
In 2005, Schimpf was deployed to Iraq to serve as the chief American advisor to prosecutors in the trial of Saddam Hussein.
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