Meet Al Schmidt, new CEO of government watchdog 'Committee of Seventy'

ByNiki Hawkins WPVI logo
Monday, May 2, 2022
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Al Schmidt outlines his plans for the institution to encourage citizens to stay engaged in politics and ask for more transparency in government.

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Host Matt O'Donnell interviewed the new President & CEO of the non-partisan government watchdog Committee of Seventy - Al Schmidt.

He was the lone Republican Philadelphia City Commissioner that took quite a bit of heat during the 2020 presidential election standing firm on the integrity of the Philadelphia Election Results.

He outlined is plans for this 100-year-old institution to encourage citizens to stay engaged in the political process and ask for more transparency in local government.