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Mike Schultz (politician)

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Political party
  
Republican Party

Residence
  
Hooper, UT

Spouse
  
Melissa Schultz

Party
  
Republican Party

Children
  
5

Occupation
  
Realt estate developer

Education
  
Roy High School

Constituency
  
State House, District 12

Profiles

Mike Schultz (born August 19) is an American politician from Utah. He is a Republican member of the Utah State House, representing the state's 12th house district.

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Early life and career

A lifelong resident of Hooper, Roy and West Haven, Schultz grew up working on his grandfather's cattle farm. An entrepreneur, he went on to obtain his general contractor's license and started building homes at age 20. He now is a real estate developer and president of Castle Creek Homes.

Political career

Schultz was first elected to the Utah House of Representatives in 2014 and began serving January 1, 2015.

During the 2016 legislative session, Schultz served on the Infrastructure and General Government Appropriations Subcommittee, the House Business and Labor Committee, and the House Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee.

Schultz passed six of his seven introduced during the 2016 Legislative Session, giving him a 85.7% passage rate. He also floor sponsored three bills.

Elections

  • 2014: Schultz challenged incumbent Richard Greenwood for the Republican nomination, eventually winning when Greenwood dropped out. He faced Democrat Joseph Marrero in the general election, winning with 4,118 votes (75.9%) to Marrero's 1,308 votes (24.1%).
  • References

    Mike Schultz (politician) Wikipedia