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}}
References
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External links
{{wikiquote}}
- {{Ballotpedia|Dave_Schatz|Dave Schatz}}
- [http://votedaveschatz.com Campaign website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160111050650/http://votedaveschatz.com/ |date=2016-01-11 }}
- [http://www.senate.mo.gov/15info/members/mem26.htm Senate website]
- [http://www.house.mo.gov/member.aspx?district=111&year=2012 House website]
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{{s-bef|before=Ron Richard}}
{{s-ttl|title=President pro tempore of the Missouri Senate|years=2019–2023}}
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