New Jersey Office of Legislative Services
Sarah Schmidt has extensive experience in research and education, currently serving as a Senior Research Analyst and Tour Program Educator at the New Jersey Office of Legislative Services since April 2008. Prior to this role, Sarah worked at The Bucks County Historical Society from 2005 to 2008 as the Exhibits and Public Programs Coordinator. Sarah holds a Masters in History and a Graduate Certificate in Museum Studies from the University of Missouri-Saint Louis, completed between 2003 and 2005, and a Bachelor of Science in Anthropology with minors in Art History and Geology from Rutgers University, earned from 1999 to 2003.
New Jersey Office of Legislative Services
The Office of Legislative Services (OLS) operates under the jurisdiction of the Legislative Services Commission, a 16-member bipartisan panel with equal representation from each house. The commission establishes general operating and budgetary policies for OLS, appoints its primary officers (executive director, legislative counsel, legislative budget and finance officer and director of public information) and delegates authority for day-to-day operations and personnel actions to the executive director. As nonpartisan employees of the Legislature, members of the OLS staff are prohibited from engaging in political activity or taking a public position with regard to any matter before the Legislature.