Gary J. Schmidt (born January 26, 1947) is a former member of the Wisconsin State Assembly for the 5th District.
Schmidt was born in Kaukauna, Wisconsin.
[1] He graduated from a high school in Oneida, Wisconsin before attending the Saint Paul Seminary School of Divinity, the William Mitchell College of Law and Minnesota State University, Mankato.
During the Vietnam War era, Schmidt served in the United States Marine Corps.
Additionally, he was a member of the Kaukauna Area School Board from 1984 to 1987.