William Joseph "Bill" Schneider (born April 25, 1959) is a Maine politician and lawyer.
Schneider was elected the attorney general of Maine by the State Legislature following its takeover by the Republican Party in the election of 2010, and served until 2013.
He is a retired United States Army officer.
In March 2012, he announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination for U.S.
Senate, seeking to replace retiring Republican Olympia Snowe, but was unsuccessful.