Joe Schomacker
{{Short description|American politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name= Joe Schomacker
| image=
| state_house = Minnesota
| district = 21A
| prior_term = 22A (2011–2022)
| term_start = January 3, 2011
| term_end =
| preceded = Doug Magnus
| succeeded =
| party= Republican Party of Minnesota
| birth_date= {{birth date and age|1986|3|25}}
| birth_place= Luverne, Minnesota
| death_date=
| death_place=
| alma_mater= Southwest Minnesota State University
George Washington University
| occupation= public relations consultant
| spouse=
| children=
| residence=Luverne, Minnesota
| religion=
|}}
Joseph "Joe" Roy Schomacker (born March 25, 1986) is an American politician serving in the Minnesota House of Representatives since 2011. A member of the Republican Party of Minnesota, Schomacker represents District 21A in the southwestern corner of the state, which includes the cities of Luverne and Pipestone and parts of Cottonwood, Lincoln, Murray, Nobles, Pipestone, and Rock Counties.{{Cite web |title=Schomacker, Joe - Legislator Record - Minnesota Legislators Past & Present |url=https://www.lrl.mn.gov/legdb/fulldetail?ID=15367 |access-date=2023-02-18 |website=www.lrl.mn.gov}}
Early life, education and career
Schomacker graduated from Luverne Senior High School in Luverne and from Southwest Minnesota State University in Marshall, earning his B.A. in public administration, speech communication and political science in 2008. He served as the university's student body president in 2007-08. In 2010, he earned his M.P.S. online from George Washington University. He is an independent public relations consultant.
Minnesota House of Representatives
Schomacker was elected to the Minnesota House of Representatives in 2010 and has been reelected every two years since. In 2010, he defeated former representative and DFL House Majority Leader Ted Winter for the seat being vacated by incumbent Doug Magnus, who opted to run for an open Minnesota Senate seat.{{Cite web |last=Bierschbach |first=Briana |date=2011-12-30 |title=DFLer vying to take on Schomacker in HD 22A – Minnesota Lawyer |url=https://minnlawyer.com/2011/12/30/dfler-vying-to-take-on-schomacker-in-hd-22a/ |access-date=2023-02-18 |language=en-US}}
Schomacker served as an assistant minority leader during the 2013-14 legislative session. In 2015-16 he chaired the Aging & Long-Term Care Policy Committee, and in 2017-18 he chaired the Health & Human Services Reform Committee. Schomacker is the minority lead on the Health Finance and Policy Committee and sits on the Economic Development Finance and Policy and Ways and Means Committees.
Electoral history
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| title = 2010 Minnesota State House - District 22A{{cite web|url=https://electionresults.sos.state.mn.us/results/Index?ErsElectionId=69&scenario=StateRepresentative&DistrictId=397&show=Go|title=2010 Results for State Representative District 22A|access-date=February 17, 2023|website=Minnesota Secretary of State}}
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Joe Schomacker
| party = Republican Party of Minnesota
| votes = 7,595
| percentage = 56.59
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Ted Winter
| party = Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party
| votes = 5,807
| percentage = 43.27
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{{Election box write-in with party link no change
| votes = 19
| percentage = 0.14
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{{Election box total no change
| votes = 13,421
| percentage = 100.0
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{{Election box hold with party link no change
| winner = Republican Party of Minnesota
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{{Election box end}}
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| title = 2012 Minnesota State House - District 22A{{cite web|url=https://electionresults.sos.state.mn.us/results/Index?ErsElectionId=1&scenario=StateRepresentative&DistrictId=397&show=Go|title=2012 Results for State Representative District 22A|access-date=February 17, 2023|website=Minnesota Secretary of State}}
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Joe Schomacker (incumbent)
| party = Republican Party of Minnesota
| votes = 11,555
| percentage = 59.01
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Eugene Short
| party = Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party
| votes = 8,006
| percentage = 40.88
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{{Election box write-in with party link no change
| votes = 22
| percentage = 0.11
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{{Election box total no change
| votes = 19,583
| percentage = 100.0
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{{Election box hold with party link no change
| winner = Republican Party of Minnesota
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{{Election box end}}
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| title = 2014 Minnesota State House - District 22A{{cite web|url=https://electionresults.sos.state.mn.us/results/Index?ErsElectionId=20&scenario=StateRepresentative&DistrictId=397&show=Go|title=2014 Results for State Representative District 22A|access-date=February 17, 2023|website=Minnesota Secretary of State}}
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Joe Schomacker (incumbent)
| party = Republican Party of Minnesota
| votes = 9,779
| percentage = 66.71
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Diana Slyter
| party = Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party
| votes = 4,868
| percentage = 33.21
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{{Election box write-in with party link no change
| votes = 12
| percentage = 0.08
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{{Election box total no change
| votes = 14,659
| percentage = 100.0
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{{Election box hold with party link no change
| winner = Republican Party of Minnesota
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| title = 2016 Minnesota State House - District 22A{{cite web|url=https://electionresults.sos.state.mn.us/results/Index?ErsElectionId=100&scenario=StateRepresentative&DistrictId=397&show=Go|title=2016 Results for State Representative District 22A|access-date=February 17, 2023|website=Minnesota Secretary of State}}
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Joe Schomacker (incumbent)
| party = Republican Party of Minnesota
| votes = 14,316
| percentage = 71.98
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Laura Woods
| party = Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party
| votes = 5,564
| percentage = 27.98
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{{Election box write-in with party link no change
| votes = 9
| percentage = 0.05
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{{Election box total no change
| votes = 19,889
| percentage = 100.0
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{{Election box hold with party link no change
| winner = Republican Party of Minnesota
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{{Election box end}}
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| title = 2018 Minnesota State House - District 22A{{cite web|url=https://electionresults.sos.state.mn.us/results/Index?ErsElectionId=115&scenario=StateRepresentative&DistrictId=397&show=Go|title=2018 Results for State Representative District 22A|access-date=February 17, 2023|website=Minnesota Secretary of State}}
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Joe Schomacker (incumbent)
| party = Republican Party of Minnesota
| votes = 10,811
| percentage = 66.73
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Maxwell Kaufman
| party = Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party
| votes = 5,377
| percentage = 33.19
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{{Election box write-in with party link no change
| votes = 12
| percentage = 0.07
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{{Election box total no change
| votes = 16,200
| percentage = 100.0
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{{Election box hold with party link no change
| winner = Republican Party of Minnesota
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{{Election box end}}
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| title = 2020 Minnesota State House - District 22A{{cite web|url=https://electionresults.sos.state.mn.us/results/Index?ErsElectionId=136&scenario=StateRepresentative&DistrictId=397&show=Go|title=2020 Results for State Representative District 22A|access-date=February 17, 2023|website=Minnesota Secretary of State}}
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Joe Schomacker (incumbent)
| party = Republican Party of Minnesota
| votes = 15,161
| percentage = 73.02
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Chris Baumberger
| party = Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party
| votes = 5,584
| percentage = 26.89
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{{Election box write-in with party link no change
| votes = 18
| percentage = 0.09
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{{Election box total no change
| votes = 20,763
| percentage = 100.0
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{{Election box hold with party link no change
| winner = Republican Party of Minnesota
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{{Election box end}}
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| title = 2022 Minnesota State House - District 21A{{cite web|url=https://electionresults.sos.state.mn.us/results/Index?ErsElectionId=149&scenario=StateRepresentative&DistrictId=395&show=Go|title=2022 Results for State Representative District 21A|access-date=February 17, 2023|website=Minnesota Secretary of State}}
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Joe Schomacker (incumbent)
| party = Republican Party of Minnesota
| votes = 13,536
| percentage = 74.29
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Patrick Baustian
| party = Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party
| votes = 4,671
| percentage = 25.64
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{{Election box write-in with party link no change
| votes = 14
| percentage = 0.08
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{{Election box total no change
| votes = 18,221
| percentage = 100.0
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{{Election box hold with party link no change
| winner = Republican Party of Minnesota
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References
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External links
{{MN-legdb|15367}}
- [http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/members/memberselect.asp?id=15367 Rep. Schomacker Web Page]
- [http://www.votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=123181 Project Votesmart - Rep. Joe Schomacker Profile]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20110207231345/http://joeforhouse.com/Home.html Joe Schomacker Campaign Web Site]
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Category:People from Luverne, Minnesota
Category:Republican Party members of the Minnesota House of Representatives