Art Schmidt | |
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Member of the Kentucky Senate from the 11th district | |
In office January 1, 1984 –January 1, 1993 | |
Preceded by | Jim Bunning |
Succeeded by | Dick Roeding |
Minority Leader of the Kentucky House of Representatives | |
In office January 8,1980 –January 1,1984 | |
Preceded by | William Harold DeMarcus |
Succeeded by | Richard Turner |
Member of the KentuckyHouseofRepresentatives from the 69th district | |
In office January 1,1968 –January 1,1984 | |
Preceded by | Bud Overman |
Succeeded by | Jon Reinhardt |
In office January 1,1964 –January 1,1966 | |
Preceded by | Otto Ingram (redistricting) |
Succeeded by | Bud Overman |
Personal details | |
Born | Cold Spring,Kentucky,United States | May 1,1927
Died | September 2,2018 91) | (aged
Political 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.