Eric Schmitt: podcast appearances and interviews

Eric Stephen Schmitt, born on June 20, 1975, is an American attorney and politician serving as the junior United States senator from Missouri since 2023. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as the 46th state treasurer of Missouri from 2017 to 2019 and as the 43rd Missouri attorney general from 2019 to 2023. Schmitt's political career began as an alderman for Glendale, Missouri. He represented the 15th district in the Missouri Senate from 2009 to 2017, during which he sponsored significant tax reductions and expanded benefits for disabled citizens. He also led a bipartisan effort to eliminate traffic ticket quotas and to limit local revenue from non-traffic fines in response to the Ferguson unrest. In 2016, he was elected Missouri State Treasurer, and in 2018, Governor Mike Parson appointed him as Missouri Attorney General. Schmitt was elected to a full term as attorney general in 2020, during which he filed numerous lawsuits, including challenges to the Affordable Care Act, the 2020 presidential election results, and policies of the Biden administration. He also took legal action against school districts, municipalities, and the government of China regarding mask mandates and the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2022, Schmitt was elected to the U.S. Senate, defeating Democratic nominee Trudy Busch Valentine, and is currently the vice chair of the Congressional Joint Economic Committee. His political views support national conservatism, and he was a speaker at the 2025 National Conservatism Conference.