Dan Schmidt

{{Infobox officeholder

|name = Dan Schmidt

|image =

|office=Member of the Idaho Senate
from District 5

|term_start=December 1, 2012

|term_end=December 1, 2016

|preceded=Jim Hammond

|succeeded=Dan Foreman

|office1=Member of the Idaho Senate
from District 6

|term_start1=December 1, 2010

|term_end1=December 1, 2012

|preceded1=Gary Schroeder

|succeeded1=Dan Johnson

|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1954|8|3}}

|birth_place = Salem, Oregon

|death_date =

|death_place =

|nationality = American

|party = Democratic

|spouse =

|residence = Moscow, Idaho

|alma_mater = University of Washington

|profession = Doctor

|religion =

|website =

}}

Dan J. Schmidt (born August 3, 1954, in Salem, Oregon){{cite web |url= http://legislature.idaho.gov/senate/membershipSingle.cfm?ID=1165 |title= Senate Membership: Dan J. Schmidt |publisher= Idaho Legislature |location= Boise, Idaho |accessdate= July 3, 2012 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20161028011635/https://legislature.idaho.gov/senate/membershipSingle.cfm?ID=1165 |archive-date= October 28, 2016 |url-status= dead }} is an American politician and a former Democratic member of the Idaho Senate. He served as a state senator from 2010 to 2016.

Education and career

Schmidt attended the University of Washington, where he earned his medical degree. He later served over ten years as the Latah County Coroner.

Schmidt was appointed by Senate Minority Leader Michelle Stennett to serve on Idaho's Independent Redistricting Commission.{{Cite web|agency=Associated Press|date=2021-08-03|title=Idaho redistricting commission has 5 of 6 members|url=https://idahobusinessreview.com/2021/08/03/idaho-redistricting-commission-has-5-of-6-members/|access-date=2021-08-09|website=Idaho Business Review|language=en-US}}

Elections

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|+ District 6 - Latah County

!|Year

!|Candidate

!|Votes

!|Pct

!|Candidate

!|Votes

!|Pct

2010 Primary{{cite web |url= http://www.sos.idaho.gov/elect/RESULTS/2010/Primary/tot_leg.htm |title= May 25, 2010 Primary Election Results: Legislative Totals |author= Ysursa, Ben |author-link= Ben Ysursa |publisher= Secretary of State of Idaho |location= Boise, Idaho |accessdate= May 20, 2016 |archive-date= May 22, 2012 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120522002826/http://www.sos.idaho.gov/ELECT/RESULTS/2010/Primary/tot_leg.htm |url-status= dead }}

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |{{nowrap|Dan Schmidt}}

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} align="right" |1,234

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |100%

2010 General{{cite web |url= http://www.sos.idaho.gov/elect/results/2010/General/tot_leg.htm |title= November 2, 2010 General Election Results: Legislative Totals |author= Ysursa, Ben |publisher= Secretary of State of Idaho |location= Boise, Idaho |accessdate= May 20, 2016 |archive-date= May 1, 2012 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120501063900/http://www.sos.idaho.gov/elect/RESULTS/2010/General/tot_leg.htm |url-status= dead }}

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |{{nowrap|Dan Schmidt}}

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} align="right" |6,551

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |53.3%

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |{{nowrap|Gresham Bouma}}

|{{Party shading/Republican}} align="right" |5,741

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |46.7%

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|+ District 5 - Latah and Benewah Counties

!|Year

!|Candidate

!|Votes

!|Pct

!|Candidate

!|Votes

!|Pct

2012 Primary{{cite web |url= http://www.sos.idaho.gov/elect/RESULTS/2012/Primary/tot_leg.htm |title= May 15, 2012 Primary Election Results: Legislative Totals |author= Ysursa, Ben |publisher= Secretary of State of Idaho |location= Boise, Idaho |accessdate= May 20, 2016 |archive-date= November 19, 2012 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20121119193944/http://www.sos.idaho.gov/elect/RESULTS/2012/Primary/tot_leg.htm |url-status= dead }}

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |{{nowrap|Dan Schmidt (incumbent)}}

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} align="right" |1,219

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |100%

2012 General{{cite web |url= http://www.sos.idaho.gov/elect/RESULTS/2012/General/tot_leg.htm |title= November 6, 2012 General Election Results: Legislative Totals |author= Ysursa, Ben |publisher= Secretary of State of Idaho |location= Boise, Idaho |accessdate= May 20, 2016 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160615195017/http://www.sos.idaho.gov/elect/RESULTS/2012/General/tot_leg.htm |archive-date= June 15, 2016 |url-status= dead }}

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |{{nowrap|Dan Schmidt (incumbent)}}

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} align="right" |10,340

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |51.0%

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |{{nowrap|Gresham Bouma}}

|{{Party shading/Republican}} align="right" |9,936

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |49.0%

2014 Primary{{cite web |url= http://www.sos.idaho.gov/elect/RESULTS/2014/Primary/legislative_totals.html |title= May 20, 2014 General Election Results: Legislative Totals |author= Ysursa, Ben |publisher= Secretary of State of Idaho |location= Boise, Idaho |accessdate= May 20, 2016 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20141108053333/http://www.sos.idaho.gov/elect/RESULTS/2014/Primary/legislative_totals.html |archive-date= November 8, 2014 |url-status= dead }}

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |{{nowrap|Dan Schmidt (incumbent)}}

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} align="right" |1,460

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |100%

2014 General{{cite web |url= http://www.sos.idaho.gov/elect/results/2014/General/legislative_totals.html |title= November 4, 2014 General Election Results: Legislative Totals |author= Ysursa, Ben |publisher= Secretary of State of Idaho |location= Boise, Idaho |accessdate= May 20, 2016 |url-status= dead |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20161220093000/http://www.sos.idaho.gov/elect/RESULTS/2014/General/legislative_totals.html |archivedate= December 20, 2016 }}

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |{{nowrap|Dan Schmidt (incumbent)}}

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} align="right" |7,421

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |52.3%

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |{{nowrap|John Carlson}}

|{{Party shading/Republican}} align="right" |6,769

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |47.7%

2016 Primary{{cite web |url= https://www.sos.idaho.gov/elect/results/2016/Primary/legislative_totals.html |title= May 17, 2016 Primary Election Results: Legislative Totals |author= Denney, Lawerence |author-link= Lawerence Denney |publisher= Secretary of State of Idaho |location= Boise, Idaho |accessdate= January 10, 2017 |url-status= dead |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20161220092827/http://www.sos.idaho.gov/elect/RESULTS/2016/Primary/legislative_totals.html |archivedate= December 20, 2016 }}

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |{{nowrap|Dan Schmidt (incumbent)}}

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} align="right" |1,458

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |100%

2016 General{{cite web |url= https://www.sos.idaho.gov/elect/results/2016/General/legislative_totals.html |title= Nov 8, 2016 General Election Results: Legislative Totals |author= Denney, Lawerence |publisher= Secretary of State of Idaho |location= Boise, Idaho |accessdate= January 10, 2017 |url-status= dead |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20161221144543/http://sos.idaho.gov/elect/results/2016/General/legislative_totals.html |archivedate= December 21, 2016 }}

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |{{nowrap|Dan Schmidt (incumbent)}}

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} align="right" |10,939

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |49.2%

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |{{nowrap|Dan Foreman}}

|{{Party shading/Republican}} align="right" |11,275

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |50.8%

References

Category:1954 births

Category:American coroners

Category:Democratic Party Idaho state senators

Category:Living people

Category:Politicians from Moscow, Idaho

Category:Physicians from Oregon

Category:Politicians from Salem, Oregon

Category:Stanford University alumni

Category:University of Washington School of Medicine alumni

Category:21st-century members of the Idaho Legislature