Paul M Schimpf was born on 1971 and is an American lawyer and former Republican member of the Illinois Senate from the 58th district from 2017 to 2021.
16 Facts About Paul Schimpf
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Paul Schimpf was a candidate for the Republican nomination for governor in the 2022 Illinois gubernatorial election.
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Paul Schimpf, the son of two school teachers, was born in 1971 at Scott Air Force Base and raised in Waterloo, Illinois.
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Paul Schimpf was the valedictorian of his high school senior class and was a National Merit Scholar.
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Paul Schimpf served as an officer in the US Marine Corps, rising to the rank of lieutenant colonel.
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Paul Schimpf was commissioned as a second lieutenant in 1993 and retired in May 2013.
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In 2005, Paul Schimpf was deployed to Iraq to serve as the chief American advisor to prosecutors in the trial of Saddam Hussein.
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Paul Schimpf served as a member of the legislative staff of US Representative John Kline of Minnesota.
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Paul Schimpf was the Republican nominee for Illinois Attorney General in 2014.
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Paul Schimpf ran successfully for the 58th district seat in the Illinois Senate in 2016, defeating former Lieutenant Governor Sheila Simon in the general election.
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Paul Schimpf's district included portions of Jefferson, Perry, Randolph, St Clair, Monroe, Jackson, Union, and Washington counties.
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Paul Schimpf announced he would not run for reelection to the Illinois Senate in 2020.
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Paul Schimpf was succeeded by Terri Bryant, a member of the Illinois House of Representatives and a fellow Republican.
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On February 15,2021, Paul Schimpf announced his candidacy for Illinois Governor in the 2022 election.
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Paul Schimpf managed to only win his home county Monroe, which was one of only two counties Darren Bailey did not win.
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Paul Schimpf married his wife, Lori, while attending Southern Illinois University School of Law.