Mike Schmidt | |
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District Attorney of Multnomah County | |
Assumed office August 1, 2020 | |
Preceded by | Rod Underhill |
Succeeded by | Nathan Vasquez (elect) |
Personal details | |
Born | 1980 or 1981 (age 42–43) Weedsport, New York, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Education | Vassar College (BA) Lewis and Clark College (JD) |
Michael Schmidt (born 1980/1981)[1] is an American attorney and a progressive prosecutor.[2][3] He has served as the Multnomah County District Attorney since August 2020. Originally set to begin his term on January 1, 2021, Governor Kate Brown appointed him to the job early, in August 2020, to replace Rod Underhill, who retired in July.[4] Schmidt will be succeeded by Nathan Vasquez on January 1, 2025 at the end of his term after conceding loss in the primary election in May 2024.[5][6]
Generally, progressive district attorneys such as Schmidt..