William Joseph Schneider (born April 25, 1959) is a Maine politician and lawyer.

He was permanently disabled in an automobile accident in 1985 in Fort Devens, Massachusetts.

In 1990, Schneider enrolled at the University of Maine School of Law and eventually worked in the Cumberland County District Attorney's office.

[2] Maine Republicans nominated Schneider to serve a second term after the 2012 elections, but the newly elected Democratic legislature selected the previous holder of the position, Janet Mills, to serve again.

After his term ended, Governor Paul LePage hired Schneider as the deputy director of the Office of Policy and Management.