Al Schmidt

Pennsylvania Secretary of the Commonwealth Al Schmidt has spent his career working in nonpartisan and bipartisan environments. Prior to his 2023 appointment as Secretary, Schmidt was president and chief executive officer at the Committee of Seventy, a nonprofit, nonpartisan good-government organization focused on strengthening democracy and combatting political corruption. Before that, Schmidt served for 10 years as a Philadelphia City Commissioner, where he was vice chairman of the three-member bipartisan Board of Elections and worked to modernize election operations, improve efficiency, and bring greater integrity to the election process. Originally from Pittsburgh, Schmidt holds a doctorate in history from Brandeis University and a bachelor’s degree in history from Allegheny College.