Mike Schulz
{{short description|American politician}}
{{distinguish|Mike Scholz|Mike Schultz (disambiguation){{!}}Mike Schultz}}
{{Infobox officeholder
|name = Mike Schulz
|image = MikeSchulz.jpg
|office = President pro tempore of the Oklahoma Senate
|term_start = January 3, 2017
|term_end = January 3, 2019
|predecessor = Brian Bingman
|successor = Greg Treat
|office1 = Majority Leader of the Oklahoma Senate
|term_start1 = January 2011
|term_end1 = January 3, 2017
|predecessor1 = Todd Lamb
|successor1 = Greg Treat
|state_senate2 = Oklahoma
|district2 = 38th
|term_start2 = November 16, 2006
|term_end2 = November 16, 2018
|predecessor2 = Bob Kerr
|successor2 = Brent Howard
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1964|3|5}}
|birth_place = Cheyenne, Oklahoma, U.S.
|death_date =
|death_place =
|party = Republican
|spouse = Reenie
|education = Oklahoma State University–Stillwater (BS)
|website = {{URL|oksenate.gov/Senators/biographies/schulz_bio.aspx|State Senate website}}
}}
Mike Schulz (born March 5, 1964) is an American politician who served as a member of the Oklahoma Senate from 2006 to 2018. A farmer from Southwestern Oklahoma, Schulz was first elected to office in 2006.[http://newsok.com/whos-who-in-oklahoma-leadership/article/3538549 Who's who in Oklahoma leadership] The Oklahoman February 6, 2011 (accessed March 29, 2013)
Early life and education
Schulz was born in Cheyenne, Oklahoma. He attended Oklahoma State University and received a bachelor's degree in agriculture.{{cite web|title=Senator Mike Schulz - District 38|url=http://www.oksenate.gov/Senators/biographies/schulz_bio.html|accessdate=29 April 2012}}
Career
He has worked with several agricultural organizations in Oklahoma, including the Young Farmer and Rancher Committee and the Oklahoma Farm Bureau.
=Oklahoma Senate=
Mike Schulz first entered Oklahoma politics in May 2006, when he won a Senate seat in a special election. He later served as President pro tempore of the Oklahoma Senate.{{cite web|last=Green|first=Rick|title=Schulz is selected as Oklahoma state Senate president pro tem designee|url=http://newsok.com/article/5494584|publisher=The Oklahoman April 28, 2016 (accessed January 31, 2017).}} He was previously the Majority Floor Leader in the Oklahoma Senate.{{cite web|last=McGuigan|first=Patrick|title=Brian Bingman, Mike Schulz designated Senate leaders|url=http://www.capitolbeatok.com/reports/brian-bingman-mike-schulz-designated-senate-leaders|publisher=CapitolBeat OK|accessdate=29 April 2012}} In his position, he serves as an ex-officio member of all Senate committees.{{cite web|title=Biography Senator Mike Schulz|url=http://www.votesmart.org/candidate/biography/59556/mike-schulz|publisher=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=29 April 2012}} In the Senate, he voted to repeal the state's income tax, restrict abortions, as well as prohibit federal health care mandates.{{cite web|title=Mike Schulz - Key Votes|url=http://www.votesmart.org/candidate/key-votes/59556/mike-schulz|publisher=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=29 April 2012}}
Schulz authored legislation meant to protect Oklahoma agriculture by having the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture regulate livestock as he explained in a 2009 guest column to The Oklahoman.Schulz, Mike. [http://newsok.com/seeking-to-protect-important-industry/article/3358428 Seeking to protect important industry] The Oklahoman April 3, 2009 (accessed March 29, 2013).
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Category:Republican Party Oklahoma state senators
Category:21st-century members of the Oklahoma Legislature
Category:Oklahoma State University alumni
Category:People from Altus, Oklahoma