Louis Schmitt | |
State House: | Pennsylvania |
District: | 79th |
Term Start: | January 1, 2019[1] |
Party: | Republican |
Birth Place: | Dutch Hill, Altoona, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Birth Date: | March 21, 1962 |
Education: | Saint Francis University (BA) Franklin Pierce Law Center (JD) |
Predecessor: | John McGinnis |
Alma Mater: | Altoona Area High School |
Residence: | Logan Township, Blair County, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Spouse: | Helen |
Children: | 2 |
Louis C. Schmitt Jr. (born March 21, 1962) is an American attorney and politician serving as a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from the 79th district since 2019.
Schmitt was born on March 21, 1962, in the Dutch Hill neighborhood of Altoona, Pennsylvania.[2] [3] He graduated from Altoona Area High School in 1980. Schmitt earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science and history from Saint Francis University in 1984 and a Juris Doctor from the Franklin Pierce Law Center in 1987.
From 1993 to 2018, Schmitt was a law partner at McIntyre, Hartye, Schmitt, and Sosnowski. He was elected to represent the 79th Pennsylvania House of Representatives District in 2018. He currently serves on the Appropriations Committee, Insurance Committee, serves as secretary for the State Government Committee, and chairs the Transportation Subcommittee on Railroads.[4]
Schmitt lives in Logan Township, Blair County, Pennsylvania, with his wife Helen; the couple have two daughters.