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Mike Schmier
Michael Schmier (born January 7, 1945, in Detroit, Michigan) is the owner and attorney for a private practice law firm based out of Emeryville, California. On April 22, 2010, he announced his candidacy for the statewide office of attorney general, the seat vacated by Democrat Jerry Brown, who ran for governor, in the 2010 election.[1] This was the third time Schmier has campaigned for the position, having failed to claim the Democratic nomination in both 1998 and 2002. He went on to lose the Democratic nomination to San Francisco District Attorney Kamala Harris on Tuesday, June 8, 2010, after placing last out of seven with nearly six percent of the vote.
Education
- Bachelor's degree, University of Michigan (1965)
- Master's degree, University of Michigan (1966)
- Juris Doctorate degree, University of Michigan (1969)
Professional experience
Straight out of law school, Schmier worked as a law clerk for the Chief Judge of the Federal District Court in Southern California. In 1970, he served as a Deputy District Attorney for the Los Angeles District Attorney's Office before being hired as an assistant professor of law at San Diego State University two years later. For five years beginning in 1971 Schmier was a trial and appellate attorney for the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). He started his own private practice law firm based out of Emeryville in 1976 and has continued to operate as attorney there ever since. Simultaneously, he was also named as an administrative law judge for the California Agricultural Labor Relations Board in 1977, remaining in the position for eight years.
Elections
2010
| 2010 Race for Attorney General - Democratic Primary[2] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote Percentage | |
| Democratic Party | Kamala Harris | 33.1% | |
| Democratic Party | Chris Kelly | 15.9% | |
| Democratic Party | Alberto Torrico | 14.9% | |
| Democratic Party | Ted Lieu | 10.5% | |
| Democratic Party | Rocky Delgadillo | 10.1% | |
| Democratic Party | Pedro Nava | 9.9% | |
| Democratic Party | Mike Schmier | 5.6% | |
| Total Votes | 1,676,360 | ||
2002
| 2002 Race for Attorney General - Democratic Primary[3] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Percentage | |||
 Bill Lockyer (D)
|
83.0% | |||
| Mike Schmier (D) | 17.0% | |||
| Total votes | 2,068,688 | |||
2000
| 2000 Race for United States Senate - Democratic Primary[4] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Percentage | |||
| Dianne Feinstein (D)
|
95.5% | |||
| Mike Schmier (D) | 4.5% | |||
| Total votes | 3,940,664 | |||
1998
| 1998 Race for Attorney General - Democratic Primary[5] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Percentage | |||
| Bill Lockyer (D)
|
47.3% | |||
| Lynn Schenk (D) | 25.0% | |||
| Charles M. Calderon (D) | 23.6% | |||
| Mike Schmier (D) | 4.1% | |||
| Total votes | 2,737,778 | |||
Other roles
- National Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association (1979-present)
- Board of Governors, Barristers of the Beverly Hills Bar (1980-1982)
- Board Member, Committee for the Rule of Law (1998-present)
Contact information
Campaign Address:
1475 Powell Street #201
Emeryville, CA 94608
E-mail: mike@votemikeag.com
See also
External links
- Mike Schmier's Facebook profile
- Project Vote Smart - Mike Schmier biography
- Votemikeag.com 2010 Campaign website
The Internet Archive's Wayback Machine was used to recall this version of the website from August 8, 2010.
Footnotes
- ↑ Los Angeles Daily News, "Democratic Attorney General hopeful Mike Schmier in legal crusade" 22 April, 2010
- ↑ California Secretary of State - 2010 Statewide Primary Election Results (dead link)
- ↑ CA Secretary of State: Vote 2002 - Primary Election Results
- ↑ CA Secretary of State: Vote 2000 - Primary Election Results
- ↑ CA Secretary of State: Vote 1998 - Primary Election Results
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