John G. Schmitz

John George Schmitz ( born August 12, 1930 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, † January 10, 2001 in Washington DC ) was an American politician. Between 1970 and 1973 he represented the state of California in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

John Schmitz studied until 1952 at Marquette University. Between 1952 and 1960 he was a jet pilot in the Marine Corps. Until 1983 he was a member of the reserve of these weapons. After his active military service, he continued his education at the California State College at Long Beach continues. In the following years he taught the subjects of philosophy and political science at Santa Ana College. At the same time he proposed as a member of the Republican Party launched a political career. Between 1964 and 1970 he sat in the Senate of California. He was considered very conservative and was a member of the John Birch Society.

After the death of Mr James B. Utt Schmitz was elected as his successor in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington at the due election for the 35th seat from California, where he took up his new mandate on 30 June 1970. After a re-election, he could remain until January 3, 1973 at the Congress. In 1972, he was not nominated by his party for re-election, which had to do with a dispute with President Richard Nixon, who supported his rival candidates.

From anger over his failure to nomination for re-election to Congress Schmitz competed in 1972 as the candidate of the conservative American Independent Party for the presidency; his running mate was Thomas J. Anderson from Tennessee. Of course he was doing no chance to compete against the candidates of established political parties. Finally, Nixon was re-elected; Schmitz finished with 1.1 million votes in third place, which meant a share of 1.4 percent. In 1976 he unsuccessfully sought his return to Congress. Between 1978 and 1982 he was again in the California Senate.

1982 an extramarital relationship Schmitz was revealed that cost him his political career. He died on 10 January 2001 in the German capital Washington and was buried at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia. His son Joseph was in the same year, the Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Defense and later a senior manager of security firm Blackwater.