Jason Schultz

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Jason Schultz

| image = Jason Schultz - Official Portrait - 84th GA.jpg

| image_size = 150px

| office1 = Member of the Iowa Senate

| term_start1 = January 2015

| term_end1 =

| predecessor1 = Nancy Boettger

| successor1 =

| constituency1 = District 9 - (2015-2023)
District 6 - (2023-Present)

| office3 = Member of the Iowa House of Representatives

| term_start3 = January 12, 2009

| term_end3 = January 11, 2015

| predecessor3 = Clarence Hoffman

| successor3 = Steven Holt

| constituency3 = 55th district - (2009-2013)
18th district - (2013-2015)

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|mf=yes|1972|11|27}}

| birth_place =

| nationality = American

| party = Republican

| spouse = Amy

| children = 2

| residence = Schleswig, Iowa, U.S.

| alma_mater =

| occupation =

| profession = Farmer, insurance adjuster

| website = [https://www.legis.iowa.gov/Legislators/legislatorAllYears.aspx?PID=7507 Schultz' Website]

}}

Jason M. Schultz (born November 27, 1972) is the Iowa State Senator from the 6th District - previously Iowa's 9th District (2015-2023). A Republican, he served in the Iowa House of Representatives from 2009 to 2015 and is an advocate for the loosening of child labor laws.{{Cite web |title=The good and the bad of Iowa's bill that would bring big changes to child labor laws |url=https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/money/business/2023/02/06/key-points-of-bill-to-change-iowa-child-labor-law/69870761007/ |access-date=2023-02-08 |website=The Des Moines Register |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Mac |first=Kerri|title=New Iowa Law Could Expand "Dangerous" Jobs For Children |url=https://khak.com/ixp/726/p/new-iowa-law-could-expand-dangerous-jobs-for-children/ |access-date=2023-02-08 |website=98.1 KHAK |date=6 February 2023 |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Iowa Legislature - BillBook |url=https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/BillBook?ga=90&ba=SF167 |access-date=2023-02-08 |website=www.legis.iowa.gov}} He lives in Schleswig, Crawford County.

Schultz worked as an insurance adjuster at Farmers Mutual Insurance Association in Schleswig and has farmed near Schleswig with his father DeWayne Schultz. For 13 years Schultz served as a volunteer firefighter, and served seven years in the Iowa National Guard. He is a retiring member of the Horn Memorial Hospital Foundation in the fall of 2007. In 2011 he endorsed Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul.{{cite news |url=http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2011/07/25/paul-gets-big-endorsement-ahead-of-crucial-iowa-contest/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110813133013/http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2011/07/25/paul-gets-big-endorsement-ahead-of-crucial-iowa-contest/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 13, 2011 |work=CNN |title=Paul gets big endorsement ahead of crucial Iowa contest |date=July 25, 2011}} In 2015 he endorsed Presidential Candidate Ted Cruz.{{Cite news|url=http://qctimes.com/news/local/government-and-politics/elections/cruz-points-to-support-in-iowa/article_aea7dd18-7753-5a2b-a3b9-e86e7740539e.html|title=Cruz points to support in Iowa|last=Tibbetts|first=Ed|work=The Quad-City Times|access-date=2017-11-04|language=en}}

{{As of|January 2013}}, Schultz serves on several committees in the Iowa House – the Economic Growth, Environmental Protection, and Labor committees. He also serves as the chair of the Local Government committee and as a member of the Administration and Regulation Appropriations Subcommittee.

As of January 2017, Schultz serves as the chair of the Labor and Business Relations committee, and a member of the Judiciary, State Government, and Ways and Means committees.{{Cite news|url=http://www.iowasenaterepublicans.com/senators/jason-schultz/|title=Jason Schultz|date=2015-01-12|work=Iowa Senate Republicans|access-date=2017-11-04|language=en-US}}

Electoral history

*incumbent

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|election_title =Iowa House of Representatives primary elections, 2008

|election_note =District 55

|election_ref ={{Cite web |url=http://sos.iowa.gov/elections/pdf/2008/OfficialResultsReport2008Primary.pdf |title=Official Results Report – Statewide, 2008 Primary Election-06-03-2008 Party: All |publisher=Iowa Secretary of State |date=2008-06-19 |access-date=2013-01-15 |page=184 }}

|turnout_votes =2,087

|result =

|winner =Jason Schultz

|inner_party =Republican Party of Iowa

|winner_votes =1,207

|winner_percent =57.83%

|candidate2 =Don C. Freidrichsen

|candidate2_party =Republican Party of Iowa

|candidate2_votes =844

|candidate2_percent =40.44%}}

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|election_title =Iowa House of Representatives general elections, 2008

|election_note =District 55

|election_ref ={{Cite web |url=http://sos.iowa.gov/elections/pdf/2008/OfficialCanvass2008General.pdf |title=State of Iowa Official Canvass Summary, November 4, 2008 General Election |publisher=Iowa Secretary of State |access-date=2013-01-15 |page=49 }}

|turnout_votes =10,706

|result =hold

|winner =Jason Schultz

|winner_party =Republican Party of Iowa

|winner_votes =9,002

|winner_percent =84.08%}}

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|election_title =Iowa House of Representatives primary elections, 2010

|election_note =District 55

|election_ref ={{Cite web |url=http://sos.iowa.gov/elections/pdf/2010/canvsummary.pdf |title=Official Results Report, 2010 Primary Election held Tuesday, June 8th 2010 |publisher=Iowa Secretary of State |date=2010-07-01 |access-date=2013-01-15 }}

|turnout_votes =2,352

|result =

|winner =Jason Schultz*

|winner_party =Republican Party of Iowa

|winner_votes =1,892

|winner_percent =80.44%}}

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|election_title =Iowa House of Representatives general elections, 2010

|election_note =District 55

|election_ref ={{Cite web |url=http://sos.iowa.gov/elections/pdf/2010/streporr.pdf |title=Official Results Report, General Election held Tuesday, November 2nd 2010 |publisher=Iowa Secretary of State |date=2010-11-23 |access-date=2013-01-15 |page=96 }}

|turnout_votes =9,549

|result =hold

|winner =Jason Schultz*

|winner_party =Republican Party of Iowa

|winner_votes =7,309

|winner_percent =76.54%}}

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|election_title =Iowa House of Representatives primary elections, 2012

|election_note =District 18

|election_ref ={{Cite web |url=http://sos.iowa.gov/elections/pdf/2012/primary/canvsummary.pdf |title=2012 Primary Election Canvass Summary |publisher=Iowa Secretary of State |access-date=2013-01-15 |page=96 }}

|turnout_votes =2,680

|result =

|winner =Jason Schultz*

|winner_party =Republican Party of Iowa

|winner_votes =1,956

|winner_percent =72.99%}}

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|election_title =Iowa House of Representatives general elections, 2012

|election_note =District 18

|election_ref ={{Cite web |url=http://sos.iowa.gov/elections/pdf/2012/general/canvsummary.pdf |title=2012 General Election Canvass Summary |publisher=Iowa Secretary of State |access-date=2013-01-15 |page=64 }}

|turnout_votes =14,196

|result =(newly redistricted)

|winner =Jason Schultz*

|winner_party =Republican Party of Iowa

|winner_votes =8,351

|winner_percent =58.83%

|candidate2 =Kasey Friedrichsen

|candidate2_party =Iowa Democratic Party

|candidate2_votes =4,406

|candidate2_percent =31.04%}}

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|election_title =Iowa Senate general elections, 2014

|election_note =District 9

|election_ref ={{Cite web |url=https://sos.iowa.gov/elections/pdf/2014/general/canvsummary.pdf |title=2014 General Election Canvass Summary |publisher=Iowa Secretary of State |access-date=2016-06-29 |page=70 }}

|turnout_votes =21,306

|result =hold

|winner =Jason Schultz

|winner_party =Republican Party of Iowa

|winner_votes =16,293

|winner_percent =76.5%

|candidate2 =

|candidate2_party =

|candidate2_votes =

|candidate2_percent =}}

References

External links

[https://archive.today/20130217140813/https://www.legis.iowa.gov/Legislators/legislatorAllYears.aspx?PID=7507 Representative Jason Schultz] official Iowa General Assembly site
{{CongLinks | congbio= | votesmart=103373 | fec= | congress= }}
[http://www.followthemoney.org/database/uniquecandidate.phtml?uc=9439 Financial information (state office)] at the National Institute for Money in State Politics
[https://web.archive.org/web/20100213132324/http://www.iowahouserepublicans.com/members/jason-schultz Profile] at Iowa House Republicans

{{Succession box

|title = 6th District

|before = Craig Williams

|years = 2023 -

|after = Incumbent}}

{{Succession box

|title = 9th District

|before = Nancy Boettger

|years = 2015 - 2023

|after = Tom Shipley}}

{{Succession box

|title = 18th District