Jennifer Schultz

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Jennifer Schultz

| image = Jen schultz headshot 2 FOR WEB (2).jpg

| state_house = Minnesota

| district = 7A

| term_start = January 6, 2015

| term_end = January 2, 2023

| predecessor = Tom Huntley

| successor = Alicia Kozlowski

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| party = Democratic

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| children = 2

| education = University of Minnesota {{small|(PhD)}}

| website = {{URL|jenschultzforcongress.com|Campaign website}}

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Jennifer Schultz is an American politician and former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL), she represented District 7A in northeastern Minnesota. She unsuccessfully ran for U.S. Congress in Minnesota's 8th Congressional District in 2022.

Early life and education

Schultz was raised in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin.{{cite web |url=http://www.schultzformnrep.com/#!about_us/csgz | title=About Jen | publisher=Jennifer Schultz Volunteer Committee | access-date=June 24, 2015}} She attended the University of Minnesota, graduating with a Ph.D. in health services research, policy, and administration, with a concentration in health economics.{{cite web |url=http://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail.aspx?ID=15446 | title=Schultz, Jennifer | publisher=Minnesota Legislative Reference Library | work=Legislators Past & Present | access-date=June 24, 2015}}

Personal life

Schultz is married with two children and resides in Duluth, Minnesota. She is a professor of health care economics at the University of Minnesota Duluth.{{cite web|url=https://lsbe.d.umn.edu/stafflist.php/21 |title=Jennifer Schultz, Ph.D. |publisher=University of Minnesota Duluth |work=LSBE Faculty and Staff Directory |access-date=June 24, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150626125647/https://lsbe.d.umn.edu/stafflist.php/21 |archive-date=June 26, 2015 }}

Congressional campaign

On March 28, 2022, Schultz announced that she was running for Congress in Minnesota's 8th congressional district.{{cite web |last1=Kraker |first1=Dan |title=State Rep. Jennifer Schultz announces bid for Congress in Minnesota's 8th district |url=https://www.mprnews.org/story/2022/03/28/state-rep-jen-schultz-announces-bid-for-congress-in-minnesotas-8th-district |publisher=KNOW-FM |access-date=2 December 2022 |date=28 March 2022}} She won the August 9 DFL primary with 86.15% of the vote,{{cite web |title=Minnesota US House Primary Results |url=https://electionresults.sos.state.mn.us/Results/Index?ersElectionId=148&scenario=USRepresentative |access-date=2 December 2022}} and lost the November 8 general election.{{cite web |title=Minnesota General Election Results |url=https://electionresults.sos.state.mn.us/Results/Index?ersElectionId=149&scenario=USRepresentative |publisher=Minnesota Secretary of State |access-date=2 December 2022}}

References

External links

[http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/members/members.asp?id=15446 Rep. Jennifer Schultz] legislative website
[http://www.schultzformnrep.com/ Jennifer Schultz for Congress] campaign website

{{s-bef

| before = Tom Huntley

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{{s-ttl

| title = Member of the Minnesota House of Representatives
from the 7A district

| years = 2015–2023

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{{s-aft

| after = Alicia Kozlowski
{{small|Redistricted}}

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Category:1970s births

Category:21st-century American women politicians