VICTORIA TAFT: Woke DA Seeks Final Revenge on Voters Who Kicked Him Out of Office. “Schmidt lost his job as district attorney in the May primary election. Voters, scared to walk the streets of Portland, gave his tougher-on-crime opponent a clear victory in the primary. Now, in the closing chapter of Schmidt’s journey from judicial infamy to political ignominy, he has chosen to flip off Portland voters by attempting to illegally set up early releases for a rogue’s gallery of murderers, rapists, and thugs.”