Who Is Steve Schmidt?, Age, Height, Weight, Career, Family, Net Worth: Steve Schmidt, also known as Stephen Edward Schmidt is an American political and corporate strategist.

Due to his experience, he has worked on Republican political campaigns, including President George W. Bush, California Governor, Arnold Schwarzenegger, and Arizona Senator, John McCain.

Schmidt attended the University of Delaware from 1988 to 1993 majoring in political science. During this time, he registered as a Republican.

From 1997 to 1998, he was the communications director for California State Senator, Tim Leslie. In 1998, he became the communications director for California State Treasurer, Matt Fong.

In 1999, Schmidt was the communications director for Lamar Alexander’s presidential run, leaving in June when the campaign reduced its senior staff.

By late 2000, Schmidt was communications director of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

In 2001, he became the communications director and chief communications strategist of the National Republican Congressional Committee.

Later Schmidt joined President George W. Bush’s administration as a deputy assistant to the president and counselor to Vice President Dick Cheney.

In 2004, he was a member of the senior strategic planning group that ran Bush’s re-election campaign. Schmidt oversaw the re-election “war room”.

In 2005, he was the White House strategist responsible for the U.S. Supreme Court nominations of Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Samuel Alito.

Schmidt left the White House in 2016 to become the campaign manager of the successful re-election campaign for Arnold Schwarzenegger

In 2007, Schmidt was named “Campaign Manager of the Year” by the American Association of Political Consultants.

Schmidt was a vice chair at Edelman where he advised CEOs and senior decision-makers until he stepped down in July 2018

He then became a political analyst for MSNBC in 2011 and appeared on the third season of Showtime’s The Circus

A critic of President Donald Trump, in June 2018, Schmidt renounced the Republican Party as “fully the party of Trump”

In September 2020, he predicted that violence would erupt as a result of Trump’s election denial proclamations

Schmidt founded The Lincoln Project, a group founded in 2019 to campaign against former President Trump.

As of 2020, the organization had raised over $100 million, making it one of the most successful Super-PACs in history.

In a podcast in December 2020, Schmidt announced that he planned to register as a member of the Democratic Party.

In 2021, he left the board to make room for the appointment of a female board member a step to “reform and professionalize” The Lincoln Project

Steve Schmidt Age

Steve Schmidt celebrated his 53rd birthday in September this year (2023). He was born on September 28, 1970, in North Plainfield, New Jersey, United States

Steve Schmidt Height & Weight

Steve Schmidt has a great physique. Although he’s a tall gentleman, his height and weight are unknown to us as of this writing.

Steve Schmidt Family

Steve Schmidt was born to his parents in North Plainfield, New Jersey, United States. He’s the son of a schoolteacher and a telecommunications executive.

Schmidt has never shared any information regarding his siblings hence we can’t state whether or not he’s the only child of his parents. There are no records about that.

Since Steve Schmidt keeps his personal away from the spotlight, we do not have any information regarding his love life as of this writing. However, he was previously married to Angela Schmidt. It’s unclear when they met, when they tied the knot, when they separated, and why they divorced.

The American political and corporate strategist, Steve Schmidt has three children with his former wife Angela Schmidt. Unfortunately, the name, date of birth, age, education, and occupation of his three children are currently unknown.

Steve Schmidt Net Worth

As of October 2023, Steve Schmidt has an estimated net worth of about $50 million. He made his fortune in politics as a public affairs strategist and communication expert. Schmidt has worked on many presidential, governor, and senator campaigns.

Steve Schmidt Social Media

Steve Schmidt owns a verified Twitter account with over 1.5 million followers, a LinkedIn account with over 1K followers, and a verified Facebook page with over 500K followers.