Dave Schmidt (politician)

{{Short description|American politician from Washington}}

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{{Infobox officeholder

|name = Dave Schmidt

|state_senate = Washington

|district = 44th

|term_start = January 13, 2003

|term_end = January 8, 2007

|predecessor = Jeanine H. Long

|successor = Steve Hobbs

|state_house1 = Washington

|district1 = 44th

|term_start1 = January 9, 1995

|term_end1 = January 13, 2003

|predecessor1 = Jeanine H. Long

|successor1 = Hans Dunshee

|occupation = Politician

| party = Republican

|birth_place = Newberg, Oregon, U.S.

|residence =

}}

Dave Schmidt was a Washington state politician. He was first elected to the House of Representatives in 1994 and served there until his election to the Senate in 2002.

[https://web.archive.org/web/20060926174256/http://www1.leg.wa.gov/Senate/SRC/Senators/schmidtbio.htm Washington Senate biography] He lost the 2006 Senate election to Steve Hobbs. He was the Republican nominee for his old Senate seat in 2010 but lost again to Steve Hobbs in the general election.[https://results.vote.wa.gov/results/20101102/Legislative-District-44-State-Senator.html 2010 election results]

In 2012, he paid a $10,000 fine to settle allegations that he misspent funds from his unsuccessful 2006 reelection campaign.[https://www.heraldnet.com/news/ex-sen-dave-schmidt-to-pay-10000-fine-to-settle-allegations-he-misspent-campaign-funds/ "Ex-Sen. Dave Schmidt to pay $10,000 fine to settle allegations he misspent campaign funds"]

On March 20, 2020 he was charged with fraud by the SEC for an alleged ICO scam. The SEC charges were found to be false and no charges were ever brought against him.[https://www.sec.gov/news/press-release/2020-66 SEC press release]