Joe Schmick

Joseph Scott Schmick (born April 7, 1958) is an American farmer, businessman, and politician from Washington. Schmick is a Republican member of the Washington House of Representatives, representing the 9th Legislative District.^[1] Representative Schmick introduced legislation to give away 130 miles of the John Wayne trail back to private landowners effectively closing a large part of the longest Rail-to-Trail in the country. The legislation was nullified as a result of a typo.^[2]

Joe Schmick
Member of the Washington House of Representatives from the 9th district
Incumbent
Assumed office November 26, 2007 (2007-11-26) Serving with Mary Dye
Preceded by	David Buri
Personal details
Born	Joseph Scott Schmick (1958-04-07) April 7, 1958 (age 67) Colfax, Washington, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Kim Marie (Ziegler) Schmick
Residence	Colfax, Washington
Alma mater	Eastern Washington University (BS)
Occupation	Farmer, small business owner, politician
Signature
Website	Official

Awards

• 2014 Guardians of Small Business award. Presented by NFIB.^[3]
• 2020 Guardians of Small Business. Presented by NFIB.^[4]