Stephanie Schmid

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Stephanie Schmid

Democratic Party

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Last election

November 3, 2020

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Stephanie Schmid (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent New Jersey's 4th Congressional District. She lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.

Schmid completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

Stephanie Schmid studied at Yale University and University of California at Berkeley School of Law.

Elections

2020

See also: New Jersey's 4th Congressional District election, 2020

New Jersey's 4th Congressional District election, 2020 (July 7 Democratic primary)

New Jersey's 4th Congressional District election, 2020 (July 7 Republican primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House New Jersey District 4

Incumbent Chris Smith defeated Stephanie Schmid, Hank Schroeder, Michael Rufo, and Andrew Pachuta in the general election for U.S. House New Jersey District 4 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Chris Smith (R)	59.9	254,103
		Stephanie Schmid (D)	38.3	162,420
		Hank Schroeder (Make Change Happen Party)	0.8	3,195
		Michael Rufo (L)	0.6	2,583
		Andrew Pachuta (Common Sense Party)	0.5	2,067

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 424,368
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House New Jersey District 4

Stephanie Schmid defeated Christine Conforti and David Applefield in the Democratic primary for U.S. House New Jersey District 4 on July 7, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Stephanie Schmid	67.4	38,444
		Christine Conforti	25.1	14,331
		David Applefield	7.4	4,244

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 57,019
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Jim Keady (D)
• Tiffany Kaszuba (D)
• Hassan Shehadeh (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House New Jersey District 4

Incumbent Chris Smith defeated Alter Eliezer Richter in the Republican primary for U.S. House New Jersey District 4 on July 7, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Chris Smith	94.8	51,636
	Submit photo	Alter Eliezer Richter	5.2	2,853

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 54,489
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Campaign themes

2020

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Stephanie Schmid completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Schmid's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

A New Jersey native, Stephanie Schmid is a retired United States Foreign Service Officer, attorney, and human rights leader with a record of serving her community, protecting those most vulnerable, and solving difficult public policy problems. Stephanie is running to bring new leadership to Congress at a time when we need our representatives to solve pressing challenges and create better opportunities for the people of New Jersey.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

• Responsive and Transparent Leadership
• Providing lower cost healthcare for everyone
• Reducing the tax burden on the middle class

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Stephanie believes healthcare is a human right. She will work for lower cost healthcare for everyone and will protect reproductive healthcare. She will work tirelessly to combat climate change, enact campaign finance reform, and reduce taxes for middle class families. Stephanie is committed to listening to the needs of her constituents and amplifying their voices in Washington.

As a US Foreign Service Officer, Stephanie spent seven years strengthening democratic institutions, political parties, and electoral systems in Haiti; assisting U.S. citizens in Brazil; and protecting and promoting international human rights while based in Washington, D.C.

Stephanie left the State Department in 2018 to lead the US Foreign Policy Program at the Center for Reproductive Rights. She developed legislation protecting reproductive rights globally which has more than 180 co-sponsors in Congress; sued the State Department for failure to report on violations of women's and LGBTQ human rights; and worked with a coalition of nonprofit leaders to advocate against the harmful global gag rule.

Throughout her career, Stephanie has proudly served with Republican and Democratic leaders who have always put country before party. Stephanie is running to be the next Congresswoman in New Jersey's 4th District to bring new leadership to Washington at a time when we need our representatives to solve pressing challenges and create better opportunities for the people of New Jersey.

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Footnotes

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New Jersey's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Cory Booker (D)

Andrew Kim (D)

Representatives

District 1

Donald Norcross (D)

District 2

Jeff Van Drew (R)

District 3

Herbert Conaway (D)

District 4

Chris Smith (R)

District 5

Josh Gottheimer (D)

District 6

Frank Pallone (D)

District 7

Thomas Kean (R)

District 8

Robert Menendez (D)

District 9

Nellie Pou (D)

District 10

LaMonica McIver (D)

District 11

Mikie Sherrill (D)

District 12

Bonnie Coleman (D)

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