Isaac Schultz

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Isaac Schultz
Member of the MinnesotaHouseofRepresentatives
from the 10B district
Assumed office
January 3, 2023
Website Government website Campaign website

Isaac Schultz (born March 11, 1991) is an American politician serving in the Minnesota House of Representatives since 2023. A member of the Republican Party of Minnesota, Schultz represents District 10B in central Minnesota, which includes the cities of Milaca and Foley, Watab Township, and parts of Benton, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, and Morrison Counties. [1] [2]

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Early life, career and education

Schultz grew up on a farm near Upsala, Minnesota and attended college at the University of Northwestern – St. Paul, earning a bachelor's degree in marketing. [1]

Schultz completed an internship in the Minnesota Senate and worked as legislative assistant to former Speaker of the Minnesota House Kurt Daudt from 2014 to 2019. [1] [3]

In 2014, Schultz was the campaign coordinator for Stewart Mills III's race against incumbent Rick Nolan in Minnesota's 8th Congressional District. [4] He worked as district director for U.S. Representative Pete Stauber before his election to the state legislature. [1]

Minnesota House of Representatives

Schultz was first elected to the Minnesota House of Representatives in 2022. He first ran for an open seat created by legislative redistricting and the retirement of 10-term Republican incumbent Sondra Erickson. [1]

Schultz serves as an assistant minority leader of the House Republican Caucus and sits on the Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy, Labor and Industry Finance and Policy, and Sustainable Infrastructure Committees. [1]

Political positions

Schultz opposed the 2023 education budget bill. [5] He criticized Vice President Kamala Harris during her visit to St. Cloud, Minnesota, to highlight electric buses, saying the Biden administration failed to keep its promise to develop the minerals required for electric vehicles from domestic sources. [6]

Schultz criticized workers safety legislation that requires petroleum refineries to hire more highly trained contractors, saying, "state government shouldn't be in the business of firing people in this state", but ultimately he voted for the bill. [7] He voted against legislation that would require new safety regulations for meatpacking workers and blamed unions for failing to keep workers safe. [8]

Electoral history

2022 Minnesota State House - District 10B [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Isaac Schultz 15,082 78.55
Democratic (DFL) Hunter Froelich4,08921.30
Write-in 290.15
Total votes19,200 100.0
Republican hold

Personal life

Schultz lives in Elmdale Township, Minnesota, with his wife, Julia. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Schultz, Isaac - Legislator Record - Minnesota Legislators Past & Present". www.lrl.mn.gov. Retrieved 2023-02-25.
  2. ↑ "Rep. Isaac Schultz (10B) - Minnesota House of Representatives". www.house.mn.gov. Retrieved 2023-08-13.
  3. ↑ Rao, Maya (May 19, 2016). "Activists demand meeting with House speaker on black agenda". Star Tribune. Retrieved 2023-08-13.
  4. ↑ Zdechlik, Mark (2013-10-15). "Mills raises nearly $250,000 in last three months for U.S. House race". MPR News. Retrieved 2023-08-13.
  5. ↑ Griffith, Michelle (2023-04-20). "Minnesota senator ranted about sex ed in schools, kicked constituent teachers out of office". Minnesota Reformer. Retrieved 2023-08-13.
  6. ↑ Berg, Jenny (February 9, 2023). "Vice President Kamala Harris touts electric vehicle investment in St. Cloud visit". Star Tribune. Retrieved 2023-08-13.
  7. ↑ Nesterak, Max (2023-04-25). "Refinery worker standards bill passes Minnesota House, heads to governor's desk". Minnesota Reformer. Retrieved 2023-08-13.
  8. ↑ Nesterak, Max (2023-02-15). "Minnesota lawmakers consider new set of safety rules for meatpacking plants". Minnesota Reformer. Retrieved 2023-08-13.
  9. ↑ "2022 Results for State Representative District 10B". Minnesota Secretary of State . Retrieved February 25, 2023.
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