Eric Schmitt
RepublicanU.S. Senator, MO| Age | 51 (b. 1975-06-20) |
| Gender | Male |
| In office since | 2023-01-03 (~3 yrs) |
| Religion | Catholic |
| Education | B.A. in Political Science, Truman State University (1997); J.D., Saint Louis University School of Law (2000) |
| Prior occupation | Attorney; partner at law firm Lathrop & Gage LLP (Clayton, Missouri); adjunct faculty at Saint Louis University |
| Military service | No |
| Birthplace | Bridgeton, Missouri |
| Marital status | Married — Jaime Forrester (Schmitt) |
| Children | 3 |
| Residence | Glendale, Missouri (St. Louis County) |
Pending research: race / ethnicity · languages · notable relatives · openly lgbtq.
Career & politics
| First elected | 2008 |
| Previous offices | Glendale, Missouri Alderman, Ward 3 (2005-2008) · Missouri State Senate, 15th District (2009-2017) · Missouri State Treasurer (2017-2019) · Missouri Attorney General (2019-2023) |
| Committees | Committee on Armed Services · Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation · Committee on the Judiciary (Chair, Subcommittee on the Constitution) · Joint Economic Committee (Vice Chair) |
| Caucuses | Senate DOGE Caucus (founding member) |
| Leadership | Vice Chair, Joint Economic Committee (since January 3, 2025) · Chair, Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution (119th Congress) |
| Ideology | Consistently rated a conservative Republican; GovTrack's 2024 report card found he joined bipartisan bills the least often among Senate Republicans. |
| Signature legislation | Missouri S.B. 5 / municipal court revenue caps and traffic-ticket quota ban (2015-2016) following Ferguson · Missouri ABLE Act - tax-exempt savings accounts for people with disabilities (2015) · Missouri autism insurance reform requiring coverage of applied behavioral analysis therapy (2010) · Legislation legalizing CBD/hemp oil for severe epilepsy in Missouri (2014) · ENABLE Act / federal bill to permanently extend ABLE account provisions (U.S. Senate) · ERASER Act (Expediting Reform and Stopping Excess Regulations Act) (2025) |
Financial
Net worth: disclosed $-40,976–$1,034,999 (2023) · estimate
| SPDR S&P 500 Trust ETF (SPY) | fund · $100,001–$250,000 · 2023 |
| Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF | fund · $50,001–$100,000 · 2023 |
| U.S. Treasury Notes | other · $15,001–$50,000 · 2023 |
Scandals & crimes ledger
No recorded incidents. Under the adjudicated-only methodology, an entry appears only when a court or official body has formally acted and the record is cited.