Jeannette Mary Schmidt is an American politician who is a state representative in Ohio's 65th district. She was a U.S. Representative for Ohio's 2nd congressional district, serving from 2005 to 2013. She is a member of the Republican Party, and created controversy by stating that a raped 13-year-old girl who became pregnant should consider it what she called an "opportunity" to help the child they would be forced to carry to term become a "productive human being."