Among the candidates vying for the 2020 Democratic nomination to challenge Chris Smith, New Jersey’s sole surviving Republican in Washington, will be a former high school intern of the 20-term congressman.
Stephanie Schmid, 39, is a human rights advocate and former Foreign Service Officer who earned her law degree from U.C. Berkeley. She credits a summer spent in Smith’s office through a nonpartisan fellowship program for first exposing her to human rights issues — but also revealing a distaste for Smith’s politics.