Joe Schmick

{{Short description|American politician}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2017}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Joe Schmick

| image =

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| state_house = Washington

| district = 9th

| alongside = Mary Dye

| term_start = {{Start date|2007|11|26}}

| term_end =

| predecessor = David Buri

| successor =

| birth_name = Joseph Scott Schmick

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1958|04|07}}

| birth_place = Colfax, Washington, U.S.

| party = Republican

| spouse = Kim Marie (Ziegler) Schmick

| children =

| residence = Colfax, Washington

| alma_mater = Eastern Washington University (BS)

| occupation = Farmer, small business owner, politician

|signature=Joe Schmick Signature.jpg

| website = [http://houserepublicans.wa.gov/joe-schmick/ Official]

}}

Joseph Scott Schmick (born April 7, 1958) is an American farmer, businessman, and politician from Washington. Schmick is a Republican member of the Washington House of Representatives, representing the 9th Legislative District.{{cite web

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|title=Joe Schmick

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|access-date=2012-07-09

}} Representative Schmick introduced legislation to give away 130 miles of the John Wayne trail back to private landowners effectively closing a large part of the longest Rail-to-Trail in the country. The legislation was nullified as a result of a typo.{{Cite web|url = http://www.seattlebikeblog.com/2015/09/25/typo-in-law-halts-secret-plan-to-give-away-half-of-the-john-wayne-pioneer-trail/|title = Typo in law halts secret plan to give away half of the John Wayne Pioneer Trail|last = Fucoloro|first = Tom|date = September 25, 2015|website = Seattle Bike Blog|access-date = 2016-05-12}}