Jim Schmitt is one of the most popular and richest Politician who was born on June 7, 1958 in Two Rivers, Wisconsin, United States. James J. Schmitt (born on June 7 1958) is an American politician and businessman from Wisconsin. An ordained Republican, Schmitt is the former mayor of Green Bay, Wisconsin.
In 2007 Schmitt was elected again by a majority votes and was again elected in April of 2011. He is as an Advisory Board member that includes both U.S. Conference of Mayors and the League of Wisconsin Municipalities.
In January 2015, Green Bay city council Aldermen Chris Wery, Guy Zima, and Andy Nicholson alleged that Schmitt accepted as much as $10,000 in illegal donations for his mayoral campaign. Schmitt contended that the errors were not intentional, and handed his records over to the Brown County District Attorney and the Wisconsin Government Accountability Board to be audited. Because of a potential conflict of interest, the Brown County District Attorney turned the records over to the Milwaukee County District Attorney.
On February 17, 2015, Schmitt received 51 percent of the vote in a three-way primary. He went on to defeat Tom DeWane 53% to 47%. With this victory, Schmitt extended his tenure to 16 years and overtook Sam Halloin as the longest-serving mayor in Green Bay history.
Schmitt had two terms in two consecutive terms on Brown County Board of Supervisors. On April 1, 2003, he was elected as the 41st Mayor from Green Bay, Wisconsin, succeeding Paul Jadin who had not run for re-election.
