Louis Schmitt | |
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Member of the PennsylvaniaHouseofRepresentatives from the 79th district | |
Assumed office January 1, 2019 [1] | |
Preceded by | John McGinnis |
Personal details | |
Born | Dutch Hill,Altoona,Pennsylvania,U.S. | March 21,1962
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Helen |
Children | 2 |
Residence(s) | Logan Township,Blair County,Pennsylvania,U.S. |
Education | Saint Francis University (BA) Franklin Pierce Law Center (JD) |
Alma mater | Altoona Area High School |
Louis C. Schmitt Jr. [2] (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. [3] [2] 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. [2]
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. [2] In the primary,he faced off against Sharon Bream,a school board member for the Altoona Area School District. He defeated Bream on May 15,2018 by a near 2–1 margin.
In 2020,Schmitt faced no Republican primary challenge. A Democrat,Jason Runk,filed petitions and appeared on the ballot,but disappeared from the public eye following Facebook controversy. Schmitt again won the Republican primary in 2022 unchallenged,and faced no Democrat challenger in 2022. In 2024,Schmitt won again with no challenger.
In January 2025,Rep. Schmitt announced his candidacy for an open Court of Common Pleas seat within Blair County. Pennsylvania statute allows Common Pleas candidates to cross-file on the Republican and Democrat ticket,and Schmitt obtained a place on the ballot on both. He will face attorney Mike Routch,attorney John Sisto,and MDJ Paula Aigner,who all cross-filed.
Schmitt lives in Logan Township,Blair County,Pennsylvania,with his wife Helen;the couple have two daughters. [2] [3]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Louis C. Schmitt,Jr. | 3,865 | 66.7% | |
Republican | Sharon Bream | 1,931 | 33.3% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Louis C. Schmitt,Jr. | 15,106 | 100% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Louis C. Schmitt,Jr. | 6,638 | 100% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Louis C. Schmitt,Jr. | 20,103 | 70.2% | |
Democratic | Jason Runk | 8,536 | 29.8% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Louis C. Schmitt,Jr. | 7,870 | 100% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Louis C. Schmitt,Jr. | 18,434 | 93.5% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Louis C. Schmitt,Jr. | 6,246 | 100% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Louis C. Schmitt,Jr. | 25,629 | 95.6% |