| Art Schmidt | |
| State Senate: | Kentucky |
| District: | 11th |
| Term Start: | January 1, 1984 |
| Term End: | January 1, 1993 |
| Predecessor: | Jim Bunning |
| Successor: | Dick Roeding |
| State House2: | Kentucky |
| District2: | 69th |
| Term Start2: | January 1, 1968 |
| Term End2: | January 1, 1984 |
| Predecessor2: | Bud Overman |
| Successor2: | Jon Reinhardt |
| Term Start3: | January 1, 1964 |
| Term End3: | January 1, 1966 |
| Predecessor3: | Otto Ingram (redistricting) |
| Successor3: | Bud Overman |
| Birth Date: | 1 May 1927 |
| Birth Place: | Cold Spring, Kentucky, United States |
| Party: | Republican |
Arthur Louis Schmidt (May 1, 1927 - Sep 2, 2018) was an American politician in the state of Kentucky. He served in the Kentucky Senate and in the Kentucky House of Representatives. He was a member of the Republican party.[1] [2] First elected to the house in 1963, he was defeated for reelection in 1965 by Democrat Henry "Bud" Overman. Schmidt ran against Overman again in 1967, defeating him.[3] Schmidt was elected to the senate in 1983 after incumbent Jim Bunning retired to run for governor. He did not seek reelection in 1992.
He died on Sep 2, 2018 at the age of 91.[4] [5]