SCHMITT, Eric Stephen, a Senator from Missouri; born in Bridgeton, Mo., June 20, 1975; graduated De Smet Jesuit High School, St. Louis, Mo., 1993; B.A., political science, Truman State University, Kirksville, Mo., 1997; J.D., Saint Louis University School of Law, 2000; lawyer; alderman in Glendale, Mo., 2005-2008; member of the Missouri state senate 2009-2017; Missouri state treasurer 2017-2019; attorney general of Missouri 2019-2023; elected as a Republican to the United States Senate in 2022 for the term ending January 3, 2029.