Capitol Power Players To Retire Wednesday, September 3, 2014 | Sacramento, CA Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin. Perhaps the two most important and powerful people in the Capitol that nobody has ever heard of are retiring from the Legislature this year. Senate Secretary Greg Schmidt and Assembly Administrator Jon Waldie have more than 70 years of combined experience at the Capitol and a wealth of institutional knowledge. Both men join us ahead of their retirement to talk about their time in the legislature and venture a guess as to whether the Capitol will continue to stand after their departure. Photo by: Robert Brulte