Matt Schmit (born 1979) is an American state politician and former member of the Minnesota Senate.

He later attended the Hubert H. Humphrey School of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota, graduating with a M.P.P.

While a member of the Senate, Schmit resided in Red Wing, Minnesota.

[2] In 2019, Schmit was appointed the head of the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity's Office of Broadband.

Schmit will manage the “Connect Illinois” program and work with the state's Broadband Advisory Council.