| James J. Schmitt | |
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| Mayor of Green Bay, Wisconsin | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 2003 |
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| Preceded by | Paul Jadin |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 7, 1958 Two Rivers, Wisconsin |
| Spouse(s) | Dona Degenhardt Schmitt |
| Children | Anna, Greta, Laura |
James J. Schmitt (born June 7, 1958, Two Rivers, Wisconsin) is an American Republican politician. He is a graduate of Roncalli High School in Manitowoc, Wisconsin and St. Norbert College in DePere, Wisconsin.[1]
On April 1, 2003 he was elected as the 41st mayor of Green Bay, Wisconsin, succeeding Paul Jadin who had not sought re-election.[2]
He is a member of the Mayors Against Illegal Guns Coalition.[3]
Prior to becoming Mayor, Schmitt founded Famis Manufacturing Inc., and received the Green Bay Area Chamber of Commerce Small Business Entrepreneur of the Year award in 1997. While in the private sector, Jim Schmitt served two consecutive terms on the Brown County Board of Supervisors, and has been involved with a wide variety of community and government and numerous charitable efforts, both prior to and during his tenure as Mayor. Mayor Schmitt also serves on the Advisory Board of both the U.S. Conference of Mayors and the League of Wisconsin Municipalities.
The fourth of eleven children born to James Schmitt and Mary Gleichner Schmitt in Two Rivers, Wisconsin, Jim Schmitt married Dona Degenhardt on May 26, 1990. They have three daughters: Anna, Greta, and Laura; another daughter, Eva, died as an infant in 2002.[1]
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| Preceded by Paul Jadin |
Mayor of Green Bay, Wisconsin 2003 - present |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
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