Mike Schultz (Utah)
2015 - Present
2025
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Mike Schultz (Republican Party) is a member of the Utah House of Representatives, representing District 12. He assumed office on January 1, 2015. His current term ends on January 1, 2025.
Schultz (Republican Party) is running for re-election to the Utah House of Representatives to represent District 12. He is on the ballot in the general election on November 5, 2024. The Republican primary for this office on June 25, 2024, was canceled.
Schultz was elected as state House majority leader on November 9, 2021.[1]Schultz was selected to serve as speaker of the House on November 15, 2023.[2]
Committee assignments
2023-2024
Schultz was assigned to the following committees:
- Senate Business and Labor Committee
- Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Committee
- House Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee
2021-2022
Schultz was assigned to the following committees:
- Legislative Management Committee
- House Business and Labor Committee
- House Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee
- House Ethics Committee
- Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Committee
- House Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee
2019-2020
Schultz was assigned to the following committees:
- House Business and Labor Committee
- House Ethics Committee
- Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Committee
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| Utah committee assignments, 2017 |
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| • Business and Labor |
| • Transportation, Chair |
| • Rules |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Schultz served on the following committees:
| Utah committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Business and Labor |
| • Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment |
| • Rules |
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2024
See also: Utah House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Utah House of Representatives District 12
Incumbent Mike Schultz and Sharon Hilton are running in the general election for Utah House of Representatives District 12 on November 5, 2024.
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Sharon Hilton advanced from the Democratic primary for Utah House of Representatives District 12.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Mike Schultz advanced from the Republican primary for Utah House of Representatives District 12.
Democratic convention
Democratic convention for Utah House of Representatives District 12
Sharon Hilton advanced from the Democratic convention for Utah House of Representatives District 12 on April 27, 2024.
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Republican convention
Republican convention for Utah House of Representatives District 12
Incumbent Mike Schultz defeated Korry Green in the Republican convention for Utah House of Representatives District 12 on April 27, 2024.
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2022
See also: Utah House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Utah House of Representatives District 12
Incumbent Mike Schultz won election in the general election for Utah House of Representatives District 12 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mike Schultz (R) | 100.0 | 10,843 |
| Total votes: 10,843 | |||
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Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Mike Schultz advanced from the Republican primary for Utah House of Representatives District 12.
Republican convention
Republican convention for Utah House of Representatives District 12
Incumbent Mike Schultz advanced from the Republican convention for Utah House of Representatives District 12 on April 23, 2022.
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2020
See also: Utah House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Utah House of Representatives District 12
Incumbent Mike Schultz defeated Shawn Ferriola in the general election for Utah House of Representatives District 12 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mike Schultz (R) | 77.2 | 13,478 |
| Shawn Ferriola (United Utah Party) | 22.8 | 3,983 | |
| Total votes: 17,461 | |||
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Republican convention
Republican convention for Utah House of Representatives District 12
Incumbent Mike Schultz advanced from the Republican convention for Utah House of Representatives District 12 on April 25, 2020.
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2018
General election
General election for Utah House of Representatives District 12
Incumbent Mike Schultz defeated Rick Jones in the general election for Utah House of Representatives District 12 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mike Schultz (R) | 70.0 | 8,790 |
 | Rick Jones (D) | 30.0 | 3,759 | |
| Total votes: 12,549 | |||
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2016
Elections for the Utah House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on June 28, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was March 17, 2016.
Incumbent Mike Schultz ran unopposed in the Utah House of Representatives District 12 general election.[3]
| Utah House of Representatives, District 12 General Election, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican |  Mike Schultz Incumbent (unopposed) | |
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Incumbent Mike Schultz ran unopposed in the Utah House of Representatives District 12 Republican primary.[4][5]
| Utah House of Representatives District 12, Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Mike Schultz Incumbent (unopposed) | |
2014
Elections for the Utah House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on June 24, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 20, 2014. Joseph Marrero was unopposed in the Democratic convention. Mike Schultz was unopposed in the Republican convention. Schultz defeated Marrero in the general election. Incumbent Richard Greenwood dropped out of the race.[6][7]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican | Mike Schultz |
75.9% | 4,118 | |
| Democratic | Joseph Marrero | 24.1% | 1,308 | |
| Total Votes | 5,426 | |||
Campaign themes
2024
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2022
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2020
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2014
Schultz's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[8]
Values & Experience
- Excerpt: "Growing up in this area, my parents instilled in me at a young age the values of integrity, honesty, and hard work. By following their example I have been able to become a successful entrepreneur and business owner. I have a deep love and respect for the people of this district and wish to get involved in public service to give back."
Economy & Jobs
- Excerpt: "I will fight for regulatory reform. We must reduce government regulations that hinder the ability for businesses to be successful and eliminate unnecessary government red tape. Utah has recently passed historic tax reform. However, we must continue to fight to keeping taxes low and finding new areas to cut. My efforts will be focused on supporting and promoting cutting edge innovations."
Education
- Excerpt: "I will work to empower parents by giving them the tools to decide which schools are best for their children. I support the recently implemented school grading system and will work to continue to improve it to allow parents the ability to get more specific information."
Energy
- Excerpt: "Utah is an energy state. To me, energy is one of the most important issues I will work on as your legislator. Energy production is critical to our state economy, critical to our national security and critical to our quality of life."
2nd Amendment
- Excerpt: "Our Founding Fathers got it right the first time. There is no wiggle room in our right to bear arms. Utah will not join the federal government in facilitating the current gun grab. I’m an avid hunter, gun owner and strong defender of the 2nd Amendment. If you are too, I need your support."
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Endorsements
2014
In 2014, Schultz's endorsements included the following:[9]
- Nolan Karras, former Utah Speaker of the House
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2023
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In 2023, the Utah State Legislature was in session from January 17 to March 3.
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2022
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In 2022, the Utah State Legislature was in session from January 18 to March 4.
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2021
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In 2021, the Utah State Legislature was in session from January 19 to March 5.
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2020
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In 2020, the Utah State Legislature was in session from January 27 to March 12.
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2019
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In 2019, the Utah State Legislature was in session from January 28 through March 14.
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2018
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In 2018, the Utah State Legislature was in session from January 22 through March 8.
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2017
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In 2017, the Utah State Legislature was in session from January 23 through March 9. There was also a special session on September 20.
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2016
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In 2016, the Utah State Legislature was in session from January 25 through March 10.
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2015
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In 2015, the Utah State Legislature was in session from January 26 through March 12.
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Noteworthy events
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Schultz announced on November 16, 2021, that he tested positive for COVID-19. He said he was not vaccinated at the time he contracted the virus.[13]
See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate Utah House of Representatives District 12 |
Officeholder Utah House of Representatives District 12 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ KUTV.com, "Utah House Republicans elect two new leaders ahead of special session," November 9, 2021
- ↑ Deseret News, "House Speaker Brad Wilson announces he’s resigning from the Utah Legislature," September 18, 2023
- ↑ Utah Secretary of State, "2016 General Election," accessed November 29, 2016
- ↑ Utah.gov, "2016 Candidate Filings," accessed March 23, 2016
- ↑ Utah.gov, "2016 Primary Election Results," accessed August 20, 2016
- ↑ Utah Lieutenant Governor, "2014 Candidate Filings," accessed March 22, 2014
- ↑ The Salt Lake Tribune, "Representative Greenwood drops out of House race," April 3, 2014
- ↑ voteforschultz.com, "Issues," accessed May 23, 2014
- ↑ voteforschultz.com, "Endorsements," accessed May 23, 2014
- ↑ GrassRoots, "2015 Legislative Report," accessed May 30, 2017
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Utah Legislative Ratings, "UTAH HOUSE Scorecard - Compiled 2015 Conservative Liberal Index," May 19, 2015
- ↑ GrassRoots, "2015 Legislative Report," accessed May 30, 2017
- ↑ The Salt Lake Tribune, "Top Utah Republican has COVID-19," November 19, 2021
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Utah House of Representatives District 12 2015-Present |
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