John Schmidt | |
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United States Associate Attorney General | |
In office 1994–1997 | |
President | Bill Clinton |
Preceded by | Webster Hubbell |
Succeeded by | Raymond C. Fisher |
Personal details | |
Born | Chicago,Illinois,U.S. | November 24,1943
Political party | Democratic |
Education | Harvard University (BA,JD) |
John R. Schmidt is a lawyer and former United States Associate Attorney General who served from 1994 to 1997 under President Bill Clinton. His responsibilities included oversight of the Civil,Antitrust,Civil Rights,Environment and Tax Divisions. He was also responsible for all aspects of the 1994 Federal Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act,including its program to put 100,000 more police into community policing across the United States.
Schmidt ran for the Democratic nomination for Governor of Illinois in the 1998 primary,losing to Congressman Glenn Poshard. [1] He then ran for the Democratic nomination for Illinois Attorney General in 2002,losing to Lisa Madigan.
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