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Chris Schmidt (Wisconsin)
Chris Schmidt is a former member of the Madison Common Council in Wisconsin, representing District 11 from 2009 to 2016. He served as council president pro tem from 2012 to 2013 and council president from 2013 to April 2015. Schmidt resigned from the city council in January 2016 to focus on his career.[1]
Biography
Schmidt earned a B.A. in physics from Lawrence University and an M.S. in atmospheric science from the University of Wisconsin, Madison.[2][3]
At the time of his election to the city council, Schmidt was a researcher at the Space Science Engineering Center/Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. He has also served as the vice chair of communications and 76th Assembly District representative for the Democratic Party of Dane County and the platform and resolutions committee secretary for the Democratic Party of Wisconsin.[2]
Elections
2015
The city of Madison, Wisconsin, held elections for mayor and city council on April 7, 2015. A primary took place on February 17, 2015. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was January 6, 2015.[4][5]
In District 11, incumbent Chris Schmidt ran unopposed.[6]
Recent news
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ The Capital Times, "Madison Ald. Chris Schmidt Is Resigning from City Council," January 8, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Chris Schmidt, "About," accessed January 4, 2017
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Chris Schmidt," accessed January 4, 2017
- ↑ City of Madison, "Election Schedule," accessed September 19, 2014
- ↑ City of Madison, "Campaign Finance and Candidate Information for 2015," accessed October 17, 2014
- ↑ City of Madison Elections, "Filings-Spring 2015," accessed January 7, 2015
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