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Brad Schimel
Brad Schimel
44th Attorney General of Wisconsin
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; January 5, 2015
Governor	Scott Walker
Preceded by	J. B. Van Hollen
District Attorney of Waukesha County
	In office; January 2007 – January 2015
Preceded by	Paul Bucher
Succeeded by	Susan Opper
Personal details
Born	February 18, 1965 (age 59)
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Sandi Schimel
Children	2
Education	University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee (BA); University of Wisconsin–Madison (JD)
Website	Government website

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Brad Schimel (born February 18, 1965) is an American prosecutor and the Wisconsin Attorney General, serving since January 5, 2015. The former District Attorney of Waukesha County, Wisconsin and a Republican, Schimel was elected Attorney General on November 4, 2014 and took office on January 5, 2015, succeeding fellow Republican J. B. Van Hollen.

Background

Schimel earned his Juris Doctor at the University of Wisconsin Law School (1990). He is a graduate of Mukwonago High School and holds a B.A. in political science from the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee (1987).

He began his career as a prosecutor in 1990 when he joined the Waukesha County District Attorney’s office. In, 2006 Schimel was elected Waukesha County District Attorney.

In 2011, Schimel was appointed to serve on the Wisconsin Judicial Council and the Wisconsin Crime Victim Council. He is currently serves as Secretary.^{[clarification needed]}

He is a founding member of the Waukesha County Victim Impact Panel for intoxicated drivers and President of the Preventing Alcohol-Related Crashes (PARC) Task Force, 2004-11.

Schimel is an instructor in the Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Department at Waukesha County Technical College and is a former adjunct instructor at Concordia University Wisconsin.

Attorney General of Wisconsin

On October 7, 2013, Van Hollen announced he would not seek reelection in 2014 for a third term as state attorney general.^[1] Van Hollen endorsed Schimel as his replacement.^[2] In the 2014 general election, Schimel defeated opponent Susan Happ.^[3]

Electoral history

Waukesha District Attorney Republican Primary Election 2006
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±
Republican	Brad Schimel	20,270	58
Republican	Dennis Krueger	14,917	42

Waukesha District Attorney Election 2006
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±
Republican	Brad Schimel	132,967	100

Waukesha District Attorney Election 2008
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±
Republican	Brad Schimel (inc.)	168,330	100

Waukesha District Attorney Election 2010
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±
Republican	Brad Schimel (inc.)	51,290	100

Waukesha District Attorney Election 2012
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±
Republican	Brad Schimel (inc.)	158,479	100

Wisconsin Attorney General Election 2014
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Brad Schimel	1,169,547	54
	Democratic	Susan Happ	983,390	46

References

^ Patrick Marley. "J. B. Van Hollen won't seek third term as attorney general". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel October 7, 2013.
^ Dee J. Hall. "Republican Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen endorses GOP candidate Brad Schimel as replacement". Host.madison.com. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
^ "Attorney General race: Republican Brad Schimel defeats Democratic challenger Susan Happ". Fox6now.com. 4 November 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2018.

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Political offices
Preceded by J. B. Van Hollen	Attorney General of Wisconsin 2015–present	Incumbent

[1] Patrick Marley. "J. B. Van Hollen won't seek third term as attorney general". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel October 7, 2013.

[2] Dee J. Hall. "Republican Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen endorses GOP candidate Brad Schimel as replacement". Host.madison.com. Retrieved 3 January 2018.

[3] "Attorney General race: Republican Brad Schimel defeats Democratic challenger Susan Happ". Fox6now.com. 4 November 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2018.

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 ==Attorney General of Wisconsin==
 On October 7, 2013, Van Hollen announced he would not seek reelection in 2014 for a third term as state attorney general.<ref>Patrick Marley. "[http://archive.jsonline.com/news/statepolitics/jb-van-hollen-wont-seek-third-term-as-attorney-general-b99114726z1-226746901.html J. B. Van Hollen won't seek third term as attorney general]". ''Milwaukee Journal Sentinel'' October 7, 2013.</ref> Van Hollen endorsed Schimel as his replacement.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://host.madison.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/elections/republican-attorney-general-j-b-van-hollen-endorses-gop-candidate/article_7cc8b02c-2b0c-5db5-95d0-bfcfe7bec225.html|title=Republican Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen endorses GOP candidate Brad Schimel as replacement|author=Dee J. Hall|website=Host.madison.com|accessdate=3 January 2018}}</ref> In the 2014 general election, Schimel defeated opponent Susan Happ.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://fox6now.com/2014/11/04/attorney-general-race-brad-schimel-casts-ballot-tuesday-morning-hell-be-in-waukesha-tuesday-night|title=Attorney General race: Republican Brad Schimel defeats Democratic challenger Susan Happ|date=4 November 2014|website=Fox6now.com|accessdate=3 January 2018}}</ref>
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v t e Attorneys General of Wisconsin
Territory	Baird Wells Jackson Lynde H. Smith
State	Brown Coon E. Estabrook G. Smith W. R. Smith Bouck Howe W. Smith Gill Barlow Sloan Wilson Frisby C. Estabrook O'Connor Mylrea Hicks Sturdevant Gilbert Bancroft Owen Haven Blaine Morgan Ekern Reynolds Sr. Finnegan Loomis Martin Broadfoot Fairchild Thomson Honeck Reynolds Jr. Thompson La Follette Warren Miller La Follette Hanaway Doyle Lautenschlager Van Hollen Schimel Kaul

v t e Statewide political officials of Wisconsin
U.S. senators	Ron Johnson Tammy Baldwin
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Assembly	Robin Vos, Speaker Kevin Petersen, Speaker pro tempore Tyler August, Majority Leader Greta Neubauer, Minority Leader
Supreme Court	Annette Ziegler, Chief Justice Ann Walsh Bradley Rebecca Bradley Rebecca Dallet Brian Hagedorn Jill Karofsky Janet Protasiewicz, Justices

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