Nate Schatzline
{{short description|American politician}}
Nate Schatzline (born November 19, 1991) is an American politician and former Christian pastor who is currently serving in the Texas House of Representatives from District 93.{{Cite web |title=Nate Schatzline, Texas Rep.: Email and phone. Salary, biographical details and latest news. |url=https://www.texastribune.org/directory/nate-schatzline/ |access-date=2023-03-01 |website=The Texas Tribune |language=en}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Nate Schatzline
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| birth_place = Fort Worth, Texas, U.S.
| state_house = Texas
| district = 93rd
| term_start = January 10, 2023
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| preceded = Matt Krause
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| party = Republican
| alma_mater = Southwestern Assemblies of God University
Liberty University
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1991|11|19}}
| profession = Nonprofit founder
| website = {{URL|https://www.natefortexas.com/|Campaign website}}
| children = 3
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Biography
Schatzline is from Fort Worth, Texas. He is the director of operations of The Justice Reform, an anti-human trafficking nonprofit that operates under the auspices of Mercy Culture Church in Fort Worth.{{Cite news |last=Brindley |first=Emily |date=November 9, 2022 |title=Live updates: Candidates leading in Fort Worth-area's state House and Senate races |work=Fort Worth Star-Telegram |url=https://www.star-telegram.com/news/politics-government/election/article268092372.html |access-date=2023-03-01}}
=Political career=
A Republican, Schatzline was elected during the 2022 Texas House of Representatives election, defeating Democrat KC Chowdhury in District 93. He campaigned on Christian conservative values, and supported securing the Mexican border, law enforcement, and lowering taxes. Schatzline supports the Constitutional right to keep and bear arms, and restrictions on abortion, with exceptions when the mother's life is at risk. He opposes critical race theory. Schatzline serves on the county affairs and criminal jurisprudence committees.
In 2023, Schatzline authored bill HB 1266 to restrict drag performances by amending the Texas business and commerce code.{{Cite web |last=Abrams |first=Cameron |date=2023-02-06 |title=Rep. Schatzline Introduces Bills to Ban Child Gender Modification, Raise Age of Consent in Texas |url=https://thetexan.news/rep-schatzline-introduces-bills-to-ban-child-gender-modification-raise-age-of-consent-in-texas/ |access-date=2023-03-01 |website=The Texan |language=en-US}} A 90-second video later surfaced of Schatzline dressed in drag for a skit while he was a young teen.{{Cite web |last=Lavietes |first=Matt |date=March 1, 2023 |title=Video appears to show Texas drag bill author dressed in drag |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-politics-and-policy/video-appears-show-texas-drag-bill-author-dressed-drag-rcna72950 |access-date=2023-03-01 |website=NBC News |language=en}}
On May 27, 2023, Schatzline voted against the impeachment of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton.Astudillo, Carla and Chris Essig. [https://www.texastribune.org/2023/05/27/ken-paxton-texas-house-impeachment-vote/ Ken Paxton was impeached by the Texas House. See how each representative voted.], Texas Tribune, May 27, 2023.
In 2025, Schatzline authored a bill to make bookstores liable for selling books that contain "obscene" content.{{Cite news |date=2025 |title=Book bans aren’t stopping at libraries—now Texas is targeting bookstores |url=https://www.chron.com/politics/article/texas-bookstores-obscene-books-20290932.php |work=Houston Chronicle}}
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