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Isaac Schultz
Isaac Schultz
Member of the Minnesota House of Representatives; from the 10B district
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; January 3, 2023
Preceded by	Sondra Erickson
Personal details
Born	March 11, 1991 (age 33); Upsala, Minnesota
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Julia
Residence	Elmdale Township, Minnesota
Education	University of Northwestern – St. Paul (BA)
Occupation	Auctioneer; Legislator;
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]

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]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Isaac Schultz	15,082	78.55
	Democratic (DFL)	Hunter Froelich	4,089	21.30
	Write-in		29	0.15
Total votes			19,200	100.0
	Republican hold