Kammala jumla mai zuwa: Schmidt ya kasance mai ba da shawara ne ba bisa ka'ida ba kuma babban mai ba da gudummawa ga Barack Obama
Kamfen din shugaban kasa na 2008, kuma ya fara yakin neman zabe a makon 19 ga Oktoba, 2008, a madadin dan takarar. An ambace shi a matsayin dan takarar da zai iya zama Babban Jami'in Fasaha, wanda Obama ya kirkira a gwamnatinsa, kuma Obama ya dauke shi a matsayin Sakataren Kasuwanci. Bayan da Obama ya ci nasara a 2008, Schmidt ya zama memba na kwamitin ba da shawara na Shugaba Obama sannan kuma memba na Majalisar Shugaban Amurka na Masu Ba da Shawara kan Kimiyya da Fasaha (PCAST). Schmidt ya yi aiki a ƙungiyar hulɗar gwamnati ta Google.