Eric S. Schmitt

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Eric Schmitt
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43rd Attorney General of Missouri
Assumed office
January 3, 2019
GovernorMike Parson
Preceded byJosh Hawley
46th Treasurer of Missouri
In office
January 9, 2017 – January 3, 2019
GovernorEric Greitens
Mike Parson
Preceded byClint Zweifel
Succeeded byScott Fitzpatrick
Member of the Missouri Senate
from the 15th district
In office
January 7, 2009 – January 4, 2017
Preceded byMichael R. Gibbons
Succeeded byAndrew Koenig
Personal details
Born
Eric Stephen Schmitt

(1975-06-20) June 20, 1975 (age 46)
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouse(s)Jaime Forrester
Children3
EducationTruman State University (BA)
Saint Louis University (JD)
WebsiteGovernment website

Eric Stephen Schmitt[1] (born June 20, 1975) is an American lawyer and politician who has served as the 43rd Attorney General of Missouri since 2019. He previously served as the 46th State Treasurer of Missouri from 2017 to 2019. Before that, he was 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, where he was one of two aldermen for Ward 3.[2] On November 13, 2018, Schmitt was named Attorney General of Missouri by Governor Mike Parson, after the incumbent, Josh Hawley, was elected to the United States Senate.[3][4] On November 3, 2020, Schmitt was elected to serve a full four-year term as Missouri's attorney general. In March 2021, he announced his candidacy for U.S. Senator from Missouri in 2022.

As Attorney General of Missouri, Schmitt has filed lawsuits to have the Affordable Care Act invalidated by courts, sued school districts and municipalities for implementing mask requirements during the COVID-19 pandemic, sued the Biden administration for its environmental policies, and signed onto am amicus brief that argued that LGBT individuals were not protected by workplace discrimination bans. He filed a lawsuit against China's handling of the pandemic, making Missouri the first U.S. state to do so. After Joe Biden won the 2020 election and Donald Trump refused to concede, Schmitt joined other Republicans in claiming fraud and supported lawsuits to invalidate the 2020 election results.

Early life and education[]

Schmitt was born in Bridgeton, Missouri.[5]

Schmitt graduated from DeSmet Jesuit High School in 1993 and from Truman State University in 1997, with a Bachelor of Arts 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 Saint Louis University School of Law, where he earned his Juris Doctor in 2000.[6]

He was an adjunct faculty member at Saint Louis University, teaching a class in the fall 2018 semester.[7]

Career[]

Lawyer and Glendale alderman[]

Schmitt was admitted to the Missouri bar in 2000. He was a partner at the firm Lathrop & Gage, LLP in Clayton, Missouri.[8] Schmitt served as an alderman for Glendale, Missouri, from 2005 to 2008.[9][10]

Missouri Senate (2009–2017)[]

On November 4, 2008, Schmitt was elected to the Missouri Senate. He represented the 15th district, which includes parts of central and western St. Louis County.[11] Following the 2010 census, Schmitt's district was redrawn, although it is still centered around central St. Louis County. On February 28, 2012, Schmitt filed for reelection in the 15th district. He ran unopposed in both the primary and general elections in 2012.[12]

In 2016, Schmitt sponsored S.B. 572 that set a limit on the percent of revenue that Missouri local governments could obtain from non-traffic fines (such as fines for violation of city ordinances). The bill passed the state Senate in a 25–6 vote in January 2016.[13] Following the Ferguson unrest, Schmitt said that too many municipalities were overly-reliant on fines to raise revenue and fund their budgets. He led the bipartisan legislative effort to bar cities, counties and law-enforcement agencies from setting traffic-ticket quotas. Schmitt worked with Democratic Senator Jamilah Nasheed and others on the legislation, which passed the state Senate in February 2016 and was enacted into law.[14][15][16]

In 2010, Schmitt, who has a son with autism, supported a bill in the Missouri General Assembly that required health insurers to pay up to $40,000 annually to beneficiaries for applied behavioral analysis, a type of autism therapy.[17] In 2015, Schmitt worked to enact legislation allowing Missouri residents to establish tax-exempt savings accounts for relatives with disabilities.[18] The bill sponsored by Schmitt was signed by Governor Jay Nixon in 2015.[19]

In the state Senate, Schmitt championed tax-cut legislation.[20][21] He sponsored a major franchise tax cut, which passed.[20] He introduced legislation in 2013 that would halve the state's corporate income tax and reduce taxes on C corporations.[20] Schmitt and supporters promoted the tax as a way to match the Kansas experiment, while opponents described the taxes as economically unsustainable.[20] The legislation, enacted in 2014, also lowered state income taxes by 0.1% beginning in 2018.[21][22]

Missouri State Treasurer (2017–2019)[]

Schmitt did not run for re-election to the Missouri Senate in 2016 because he was term-limited. Instead, he filed to run for Treasurer of Missouri in the 2016 elections.[23] Schmitt ran as a Republican and was unopposed in the Republican primary.[24] He defeated opponents Democrat Judy Baker and Libertarian Sean O'Toole in the general election.[25]

Schmitt launched the MO ABLE program in 2017, which is similar to 529 college savings plans.[26][27][28] He created the Show-Me Checkbook website which provides data on state spending, state revenues, payroll, debt obligations, and cash flow.[29][30][31] He sponsored legislation in 2014 that made tax cuts when state revenues exceed financial triggers.[32][33][34]

Missouri Attorney General (2019–present)[]

See also: 2020 Missouri Attorney General election

Schmitt was appointed to the office of Attorney General of Missouri by Governor Mike Parson to succeed Josh Hawley, who was elected to the United States Senate in 2018. Schmitt took office in January 2019. On November 3, 2020, he was elected to another term.

Health care[]

Schmitt filed lawsuits to have the Affordable Care Act invalidated by courts.[35][36][37] After Missouri voters approved a constitutional amendment to expand Medicaid coverage in the state, Schmitt supported Republican lawmakers who refused to implement the expansion.[38]

COVID-19 pandemic[]

During the COVID-19 pandemic in Missouri, Schmitt filed lawsuits to prevent St. Louis County from implementing public health restrictions (such as restrictions on indoor dining, mask mandates and limits on gatherings) to reduce the spread of COVID-19.[39][40] He opposed the release of some inmates with violent felonies from jail during the pandemic, a measure that had been proposed to reduce COVID-19 spread in detention facilities.[41][42][43]

Schmitt was involved in efforts to combat scammers and price gougers attempting to profiteer off COVID-19.[44][45][46][47][48] In March 2020, Schmitt sued televangelist Jim Bakker and Morningside Church Productions, Inc. for falsely claiming that "Silver Solution" (colloidal silver) was an effective COVID-19 treatment.[49][50]

On April 21, 2020, Schmitt filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri, on behalf of the State of Missouri against the Chinese government, Chinese Communist Party, and other Chinese officials and institutions, alleging that their actions to suppress information, arrest whistleblowers, and deny COVID-19's contagious nature led to loss of life and severe economic consequences in Missouri.[51] Missouri is the first state to sue China over the COVID-19 pandemic.[52]

In August 2021, Schmitt sued local school districts in Missouri after they implemented mask mandates.[53] In September 2021, he sued Jackson County, Missouri for enforcing an order that required restaurants to comply with a mask mandate.[54] In November 2021, the Missouri Department of Health concluded a study which found that mask mandates in Missouri reduced COVID-19 infections and deaths.[55]

In 2021, Schmitt led a lawsuit against the Biden administration over its COVID-19 vaccine requirements for health care workers.[56]

Environment[]

In 2021, Schmitt sued the Joe Biden administration, challenging its decision to suspend new oil and gas leases on federal land and water.[57] Schmitt also participated in a lawsuit by 13 other Republican state attorneys general seeking to block a Biden executive order directing federal agencies to consider the social costs of emissions of greenhouse gases (carbon, methane and nitrous oxide) in regulatory cost-benefit analyses.[58][59][60]

In 2021, with 21 other Republican attorneys general, Schmitt sued the Biden administration over Biden's revocation of the permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline.[61][62]

Criminal justice[]

Schmitt launched the SAFE Kit Initiative in 2019 to reduce the backlog of untested sexual assault kits in Missouri.[63][64] As of October 2021, thousands of kits remained to be tested.[65]

In January 2020, Schmitt successfully prosecuted a murder case in the City of St. Louis. The jury returned a quick verdict, finding Antonio Muldrew guilty of first-degree murder for shooting and killing Ethiopian refugee Abdulrauf Kadir at a convenience store in 2014. This was the first time a Missouri Attorney General prosecuted a murder case in the City of St. Louis.[66][67]

Schmitt supports an effort in the Missouri legislature to address the shortage of police officers in St. Louis City by lifting the residency requirement for police officers.[68][69][70]

Under Schmitt, the AG's Office sued the city of Marshfield, Missouri, alleging that it maintained a ticket-quota system in violation of a state law banning such quotas (Schmitt sponsored the law the General Assembly before becoming AG). In 2020, the suit ended in a settlement in which the city agreed to maintain a compliance program and have its state officials undergo training on the law.[71]

On July 21, 2020, Schmitt filed "friend of the court" (Amicus curiae|amicus briefs) which argued "Missouri's statutes specifically authorize Missouri citizens to use firearms to deter assailants and protect themselves, their families, and homes from threatening or violent intruders," and request dismissal of cases filed by prosecutor Kim Gardner against Patricia and U.S. Senate candidate Mark Thomas McCloskey for brandishing firearms directed at peaceful protesters marching in St Louis in 2020.[72][73] Schmitt expressed his concern for "the chilling effect that this [case] might have with people exercising their Second Amendment rights".[74]

Antitrust[]

In September 2019, almost all 50 state attorneys general, including Schmitt, launched an antitrust investigation against Google. The bipartisan group of state AGs accuse Google of prioritizing searches for companies that advertise on the search engine platform.[75][76]

First Amendment[]

In August 2019, Schmitt withdrew a legal brief that argued that the First Amendment allowed government officials to withhold records from a Sunshine Law request, following criticism from transparency advocates who noted that the brief did not cite any case law.[77] A Freedom Center of Missouri representative raised concern that the argument is similar to a case involving governor Mike Parson, which Schmitt had not yet ruled on.[78]

LGBT rights[]

In 2019, Schmitt was among 14 Republican state attorneys general signatories who signed onto an amicus brief to the Supreme Court brief arguing that the Civil Rights Act of 1964 does not protect LGBTQ people from employment discrimination.[79] In June 2020, the Supreme Court ruled, 6–3, that employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation does violate the Civil Rights Act of 1964.[80]

Religion and schools[]

In 2019, Schmitt spoke in defense of the Cameron R-1 School District after it came under criticism from the Freedom From Religion Foundation over a high school football coach who led students in prayer before and after games. The group contended that the practice violating the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment. In a letter, Schmitt called the foundation an "extreme anti-religion organization" and said he would support the coach, school, and school district if the group sued and said that no one was forcing students and players to participate in prayer in public spaces.[81]

Texas v. Pennsylvania[]

After Joe Biden won the 2020 election, Schmitt's office supported the Trump campaign's attempt to invalidate ballots it baselessly claimed were illegally cast in Pennsylvania.[82] On December 8, 2020, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued the states of Georgia, Michigan, Wisconsin, and Pennsylvania, in which Joe Biden defeated Donald Trump. Paxton was one of 17 Republican attorneys general who supported Paxton's suit, which the U.S. Supreme Court to invalidate their 62 Electoral College votes for Biden and to overturn the election results, keeping Trump in power. The suit claimed that the four state's presidential ballot tallies were "unconstitutional"; no evidence supported these claims, and the arguments had already been rejected in other state and federal courts.[83][84]

Because the suit was brought by one state against other states, the Supreme Court had original jurisdiction, though it frequently declines to hear such suits.[85] There was no evidence of consequential illegal voting in the election.[86] Paxton's lawsuit included claims that had been tried unsuccessfully in other courts and shown to be false.[87] Officials from each of the four states described Paxton's lawsuit as having recycled false and disproven claims of irregularity.[88] The merits of the objections were sharply criticized by legal experts and politicians.[89][90] Election law expert Rick Hasen described the lawsuit as "the dumbest case I've ever seen filed on an emergency basis at the Supreme Court."[91][92] Republican Senator Ben Sasse said the situation of Paxton initiating the lawsuit "looks like a fella begging for a pardon filed a PR stunt", in reference to Paxton's own state and federal legal issues (securities fraud charges and abuse of office allegations).[93] On December 11, the U.S. Supreme Court quickly rejected the suit which Schmitt had joined, in an unsigned opinion.[94]

Wrongful conviction cases[]

Schmitt has fought against motions calling for the release of Lamar Johnson who was convicted for murder on the basis of a single eyewitness's testimony. A conviction integrity unit later found overwhelming evidence of Johnson's innocence.[95] Schmitt also resisted the release on procedural grounds, of wheelchair-bound Kevin Strickland who has served 43 years, after the Jackson County prosecutor's office issued a public apology to Strickland on the basis of a wrongful conviction.[96]

A September 2020 investigation by The Kansas City Star prompted prosecutors to review the Strickland case.[97][98] In 2021, the prosecutor in the court of original jurisdiction also wrote that he was innocent and deserved release,[96] as did former Jackson County prosecutors and federal prosecutors for the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri.[96] Schmitt's assistant attorney general, Andrew Clarke, said their office believes Strickland to be guilty, that he should remain incarcerated, and that he had "worked to evade responsibility."[99] In August 2021, Schmitt's office issued a subpoena requiring the Jackson County prosecutor to turn over any communication with third parties regarding the case to him, a demand she characterized as harassment.[100]

2022 U.S. Senate election[]

Main article: 2022 United States Senate election in Missouri § Republican primary

On March 24, 2021, Schmitt announced his candidacy for the United States Senate to succeed incumbent Republican Roy Blunt.[101][102] His candidacy was backed by Missouri mega-donor Rex Sinquefield.[57] In the speech announcing his candidacy, Schmitt tied himself to Donald Trump and railed against "the radical left."[57]

Electoral history[]

2008 Missouri State Senate – District 15[103]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Eric Schmitt 51,366 54.7
Democratic James Trout 42,469 45.3
2012 Missouri State Senate – District 15[104]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Eric Schmitt 77,745 100 +45.3
Missouri Treasurer Election 2016[105]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Eric Schmitt 1,545,582 56.447% Winner
Democratic Judy Baker 1,078,063 39.372%
Libertarian Sean O'Toole 78,543 2.868%
Green Carol Hexem 66,490 1.312%
Missouri Attorney General Election 2020[106]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Eric Schmitt 1,752,792 59.384% Winner
Democratic Rich Finnernan 1,117,713 37.868%
Libertarian Kevin Babcock 81,100 2.748%

Personal life[]

Schmitt is married to Jaime. They have three children: Stephen, Sophia and Olivia.[107]

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