Mike Schmidt (lawyer)
Mike Schmidt | |
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Schmidt in 2020 | |
| District Attorney of Multnomah County | |
| In office August 1, 2020 – January 1, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Rod Underhill |
| Succeeded by | Nathan Vasquez |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1980 or 1981 (age 44–45) |
| Party | Democratic |
| Education | Vassar College (AB) Lewis and Clark College (JD) |
Michael Schmidt (born 1980/1981) is an American attorney and a progressive prosecutor. He served as the Multnomah County District Attorney from August 2020 to January 2025. Originally set to begin his term on January 1, 2021, Governor Kate Brown appointed him to the job early, in August 2020, to replace Rod Underhill, who retired in July. Schmidt was succeeded by Nathan Vasquez on January 1, 2025 at the end of his term after conceding loss in the primary election in May 2024.