Richard Grobschmidt (May 3, 1948 – July 23, 2016) was an American educator and former Democratic politician from South Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
[1] Grobschmidt graduated from South Milwaukee High School in 1966; earned a B.S.
He taught political science at South Milwaukee High before being elected to the Wisconsin Legislature.
Grobschmidt was elected to the state Assembly in 1984, and re-elected for the next five terms for the 21st district, representing South Milwaukee and portions of Oak Creek.
He was elected for the 7th district State Senate seat (representing several southeastern Milwaukee County suburbs, plus a fraction of eastern Milwaukee) in a November 1995 special election; and reelected in 1998 and 2002.