Friday, July 04, 2008

Steve Schmidt Biography

"he has the ability to think seven moves ahead of the other campaign."
Republican National Committee Chair Ken Mehlman

Steve Schmidt Judge Alito Senate Confirmation

President George W. Bush shakes hands with Judge Samuel A. Alito in the Roosevelt Room of the White House Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2006, after the Senate voted to confirm Judge Alito as the 110th Justice of the Supreme Court.

Looking on, from left, are: Harriet Miers, Counsel to the President; Bill Kelley, Deputy Counsel to the President; Steve Schmidt, Deputy Assistant to the President and former Senator Dan Coats (R-Ind.). At right are Mrs. Martha Ann Alito and Ed Gillespie. White House photo by Eric Draper
Steve Schmidt 37, Joined Supporters Of Senator McCain In 2008 on December 21, 2006. Mr. Schmit previously served at the White House as Deputy Assistant to the President and Counselor to the Vice President. During his tenure at the White House, Schmidt played a leading role in the confirmations of Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Samuel Alito to the Supreme Court.

In 2004 Schmidt helped to direct the daily message and response operation for the President's re-election campaign and was also a member of the campaign's senior strategic planning group. Schmidt has also served as the communications director of the National Republican Congressional Committee and the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Steve worked as the campaign manager for California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's successful 2006 re-election bid and joined Senator John McCain's presidential exploratory committee on December 21, 2006. (Contact: Danny Diaz, John McCain 2008 703-418-2008) and had worked for the 1998 campaign of U.S. Senate candidate Matt Fong.

Steve is a native of North Plainfield, N.J., the son of a school teacher and a business executive. His first campaign was handing out materials for Democrat Bill Bradley's 1978 Senate campaign. He and his wife Angela, a former Navy nurse, have two children 4 1/2 and 2.



PJM's Bill Bradley interviews John McCain campaign strategist Steve Schmidt

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