[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 200 (Monday, December 1, 2025)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1132]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  CONGRATULATING CALVIN W. SCHMIDT ON HIS SERVICE TO JOHNSON & JOHNSON

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                       HON. BRIAN K. FITZPATRICK

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                        Monday, December 1, 2025

  Mr. FITZPATRICK. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in recognition of Calvin 
W. Schmidt for his years of service to Johnson & Johnson. Calvin is 
currently the Sr. Vice President and Worldwide Leader, Government 
Affairs & Policy, and is retiring after twenty years with the company.
  During his tenure, Calvin exemplified the highest standards of 
advocacy before Congress and engaged the American people on many 
critical public health and public policy matters. I have had the 
opportunity to work with Calvin and collaborate with J&J on those 
pressing issues as well as the work of patient advocates and 
associations dedicated to the better health of the Nation. Calvin has 
also been a fierce advocate for Johnson & Johnson's business in 
Pennsylvania and the thousands of innovators and healthcare 
professionals that call J&J home.
  After earning his bachelor's degree from Vanderbilt University, 
Calvin spent fifteen years at Mars, Inc. His experience at J&J spans 
many roles including: U.S. President, Internal Medicine; President, 
Wellness & Prevention Inc., where he was the founding leader of Johnson 
& Johnson's health and wellness business; and Worldwide Vice President, 
Human Resources, where he supported the J&J Consumer Family of 
Companies, Enterprise Supply Chain, Information Technology, and the Law 
Department. His commitment to purpose-driven leadership, rooted in his 
commitment to J&J's Credo, has greatly enriched Johnson & Johnson.
  His commitment to improving healthcare goes beyond his day-to-day 
work. Calvin serves on the Foundation Board of Overseers for the 
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, represents Johnson & Johnson on 
the Healthcare Leadership Council as the associations 2024 to 2025 
Chairman of the Board and sits on the Foreign Policy Association Board 
of Directors, and is a member of the Board of Directors for Mars, Inc.
  I hope that he and his wife Christa, and their children Gavin, Caidyn 
and Alsten, will have many wonderful years ahead of them traveling the 
world and enjoying a well-earned and much-deserved retirement.

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