| 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 |
| Birth Place: | Newberg, Oregon, U.S. |
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.[1] 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.[2]
In 2012, he paid a $10,000 fine to settle allegations that he misspent funds from his unsuccessful 2006 reelection campaign.[3]
On March 20, 2020 he was charged with fraud by the SEC for an alleged ICO scam.[4]