{{Short description|American politician (born 1966)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Wayne A. Schmidt | honorific_suffix = | image = | alt = | state_senate = Michigan | district = 37th | term_start = January 1, 2015 | term_end = | predecessor = Howard Walker | state_house2 = Michigan | district2 = 104th | term_start2 = January 1, 2009 | term_end2 = January 1, 2015 | predecessor2 = Howard Walker | successor2 = Larry C. Inman | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1966|10|06}} | birth_place = Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. | death_date = <!-- {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}} --> | death_place = | resting_place = | resting_place_coordinates = | birth_name = | party = Republican | spouse = Kathleen | children = 2 | alma_mater = University of Chicago | occupation = | profession = | cabinet = | committees = Transportation and Infrastructure (chairman);<br/> Commerce;<br/>Energy and Technology;<br/>Financial Liability Reform;<br/>Michigan Capitol Committee (chairman) | signature = | signature_alt = | website = https://www.senatorwayneschmidt.com/ <!--Military service--> | nickname = | allegiance = | branch = | service_years = | rank = | unit = | commands = | battles = | awards = }} '''Wayne Schmidt''' (born October 6, 1966) is a former Republican member of the Michigan Senate and former member of the Michigan House of Representatives. He has represented Grand Traverse (and formerly Kalkaska) County in the 37th district since January 1, 2015 and formerly represented 104th District in the Michigan House.<ref name=MLCV>{{cite web|title=Rep. Wayne A Schmidt (R - 104)|url=http://www.michiganlcv.org/do-your-elected-officials-care/scorecard/legislator/wayne-schmidt|publisher=Michigan League of Conservative Voters|access-date=June 21, 2012|archive-date=March 11, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220311212409/http://www.michiganlcv.org/do-your-elected-officials-care/scorecard/legislator/wayne-schmidt|url-status=dead}}</ref>
On September 16, 2013, Wayne announced his candidacy to succeed Howard Walker for the 37th Michigan Senate seat<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wayneschmidt.com/|title=Home - Wayne Schmidt for State Senate|access-date=February 13, 2014|archive-date=January 10, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190110172158/http://www.wayneschmidt.com/|url-status=dead}}</ref> and won the election in November 2014.
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