Family
Schieffer has been married to Susanne Silber Schieffer, who is originally from San Antonio, for 29 years. Susanne is a graduate of The University of Texas at Austin where she met Schieffer while working part time in the Legislature. She eventually became head of a small state agency before they were married. Afterward, she was Director of Project Business for Junior Achievement in Fort Worth, a non-profit organization, committed to fostering free-enterprise principles in young people. They have one son, Paul Schieffer, who graduated in 2007 from St. John's College in Annapolis and is presently pursuing a career in the music industry.
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