Helene Schneider (born November 18, 1970) is an American politician from the Democratic Party.

[3] Schneider credits former mayor Harriet Miller with giving her a start in city politics by appointing her as a Commissioner for the Housing Authority of Santa Barbara.

Her first political involvement on the Central Coast was working for Jack O'Connell's successful reelection campaign to the California State Assembly in 1992.

[6] In 2016, Schneider ran for the 24th congressional district, which was left open due to the retirement of longtime representative Lois Capps.

In the primary field of 9 candidates, Schneider was considered to be one of the frontrunners, alongside fellow Democrat and Santa Barbara County Supervisor Salud Carbajal, Republican Assemblyman Katcho Achadjian, and Republican Justin Fareed.