Dave Schatz

{{Short description|American politician (born 1963)}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Dave Schatz

| office = President pro tempore of the Missouri Senate

| term_start = January 9, 2019

| term_end = January 4, 2023

| predecessor = Ron Richard

| successor = Caleb Rowden

| state_senate1 = Missouri

| district1 = 26th

| term_start1 = January 7, 2015

| term_end1 = January 4, 2023

| predecessor1 = Brian Nieves

| successor1 = Ben Brown

| state_house2 = Missouri

| district2 = 61st

| term_start2 = January 5, 2011

| term_end2 = January 7, 2015

| predecessor2 = Chris Carter

| successor2 = Justin Alferman

| birth_date = {{nowrap|{{birth date and age|1963|11|28}}}}

| birth_place =

| death_date =

| death_place =

| party = Republican

| spouse = Chara

| children = 5

}}

Dave Schatz (born November 28, 1963) is an American businessman, Republican former member of the Missouri Senate, and former state representative. He was first elected in 2014 with 73% of the vote over Democrat Lloyd Klinedinst.{{cite web|url=http://enrarchives.sos.mo.gov/enrnet/|title=State of Missouri - General Election - November 4, 2014|publisher=Missouri Secretary of State|date=December 3, 2014|access-date=November 2, 2016|archive-date=April 12, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190412235557/https://enrarchives.sos.mo.gov/enrnet/|url-status=dead}} He served as the President Pro Tempore of the Missouri Senate between 2019 and 2023.

Personal life

Schatz and his wife, Chara, have 5 children; David, Daniel, Devon, Dana, and Dailee. They reside in Sullivan, Missouri and attend Temple Baptist Church.{{cite web|url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/124587/dave-schatz#.WBq5znfMz6Y|title=Dave Schatz's Biography|publisher=Project VoteSmart|access-date=November 2, 2016}}

Electoral history

=State representative=

{{Election box begin|title=Missouri House of Representatives Primary Election, August 3, 2010, District 111{{cite web|title=All Results; Official Election Returns|url=https://www.sos.mo.gov/CMSImages/ElectionResultsStatistics/AllRacesAugust2010Primary.pdf|publisher=Missouri Secretary of State|access-date=May 2, 2020}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Republican Party (United States)

|candidate = Dave Schatz

|votes = 4,011

|percentage = 72.72%

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Republican Party (United States)

|candidate = Justin K. Charboneau

|votes = 1,505

|percentage = 27.28%

|change =

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin|title=Missouri House of Representatives Election, November 2, 2010, District 111{{cite web|title=All Results; Official Election Returns|url=https://www.sos.mo.gov/CMSImages/ElectionResultsStatistics/AllRacesGeneralNovember2010.pdf|publisher=Missouri Secretary of State|access-date= May 2, 2020}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Republican Party (United States)

|candidate = Dave Schatz

|votes = 8,554

|percentage = 71.84%

|change = +15.36

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Tod DeVeydt

|votes = 3,353

|percentage = 28.16%

|change = -15.36

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin|title=Missouri House of Representatives Election, November 6, 2012, District 61{{cite web|title=All Results; Official Results| url=https://enrarchives.sos.mo.gov/enrnet/default.aspx?eid=750002497|publisher=Missouri Secretary of State|access-date=May 2, 2020}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Republican Party (United States)

|candidate = Dave Schatz

|votes = 12,478

|percentage = 72.19%

|change = +0.35

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Michael Sage

|votes = 4,808

|percentage = 27.81%

|change = -0.35

}}

{{Election box end}}

=State Senate=

{{Election box begin|title=Missouri Senate Primary Election, August 5, 2014, District 26{{cite web|publisher=Missouri Secretary of State|title=All Results; Official Results|url=https://enrarchives.sos.mo.gov/enrnet/default.aspx?eid=750002907|access-date=May 2, 2020|archive-date=June 7, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190607224421/https://enrarchives.sos.mo.gov/enrnet/default.aspx?eid=750002907|url-status=dead}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Republican Party (United States)

|candidate = Dave Schatz

|votes = 17,643

|percentage = 100.00%

|change =

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin|title=Missouri Senate Election, November 4, 2014, District 26{{cite web|url=https://enrarchives.sos.mo.gov/enrnet/default.aspx?eid=750003143|title=All Results; Official Results|publisher=Missouri Secretary of State|access-date=May 2, 2020}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Republican Party (United States)

|candidate = Dave Schatz

|votes = 37,219

|percentage = 72.94%

|change = +7.31

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Lloyd Klinedinst

|votes = 13,808

|percentage = 27.06%

|change = -2.65

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin|title=Missouri Senate Election, November 6, 2018, District 26{{cite web|publisher=Missouri Secretary of State|title=All Results; Official Results|url=https://enrarchives.sos.mo.gov/enrnet/?eid=750004333|access-date=May 2, 2020|archive-date=August 7, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200807002349/https://enrarchives.sos.mo.gov/enrnet/?eid=750004333|url-status=dead}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Republican Party (United States)

|candidate = Dave Schatz

|votes = 53,507

|percentage = 63.89%

|change = -9.05

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = John Kiehne

|votes = 30,237

|percentage = 36.11%

|change = +9.05

}}

{{Election box end}}

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