{{short description|21st century American politician}} {{About|a 21st century Wisconsin politician|the 20th century botanical illustrator|Ellen Isham Schutt}} {{infobox officeholder | name = Ellen Schutt | image = Ellen Schutt Official.jpg | caption = Official portrait, 2023 | state = Wisconsin | state_assembly = Wisconsin | district = [[Wisconsin's 31st Assembly district|31st]] | term_start = January 3, 2023 | term_end = January 6, 2025 | predecessor = [[Amy Loudenbeck]] | successor = [[Tyler August]] | party = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1995|10|16}} | birth_place = [[Darien (town), Wisconsin|Darien, Wisconsin]], U.S. | spouse = {{marriage|Eric Barbour|2021}} | children = 1 | alma_mater = [[University of Wisconsin–Madison]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]]) | occupation = | website = [https://legis.wisconsin.gov/assembly/31/schutt/ Official website] }} '''Ellen Schutt''' (born October 16, 1995) is an American [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] politician from [[Walworth County, Wisconsin]]. She served one term as a member of the [[Wisconsin State Assembly]], representing [[Wisconsin's 31st Assembly district]] during the [[106th Wisconsin Legislature|2023–2024 term]].
==Biography== Ellen Schutt grew up in the town of [[Darien (town), Wisconsin|Darien, Wisconsin]], and was raised there on her family's farm. She graduated from Delavan Darien High School and earned her bachelor's degree in [[political science]] from the [[University of Wisconsin–Madison]].<ref name="self">{{Cite web|url= https://www.voteellenschutt.com/about-me.html |title= About Me |website= Ellen Schutt for State Assembly |accessdate= December 4, 2022 }}</ref> While attending the University of Wisconsin, she became active in conservative politics on campus and re-founded the Madison chapter of [[Young Americans for Freedom]], and founded a chapter of the Luce Society—for conservative women. She interned with Wisconsin state representative [[Amy Loudenbeck]] and in the district office of congressman [[Paul Ryan]], handling constituent services and questions.<ref name="self"/> In her senior year, she received a fellowship with the Clare Booth Luce Center for Conservative Women in Herndon, Virginia.<ref name="self"/>
After earning her bachelor's degree, she was hired as a legislative aide to representative Amy Loudenbeck and worked for her for several years, as well as representative Jesse James. She also worked as chief of staff in the office of representative [[Tony Kurtz]].<ref name="self"/>
==Political career== In December 2021, Amy Loudenbeck announced that she would run for [[Secretary of State of Wisconsin]], and therefore would not be able to run for another term in the [[Wisconsin State Assembly]]. A few days later, Schutt announced that she would be a candidate for the Republican nomination in Loudenbeck's [[Wisconsin's 31st Assembly district|31st Assembly district]] seat.<ref name="announce">{{Cite news|url= https://www.beloitdailynews.com/news/local-news/ex-loudenbeck-aide-eyes-assembly-run/article_f17c81e9-c1f5-53f7-8000-6b55a4253ac4.html |title= Ex-Loudenbeck aide eyes Assembly run |first= Austin |last= Montgomery |date= December 8, 2021 |newspaper= Beloit Daily News |accessdate= December 4, 2022 }}</ref> Ultimately two other candidates entered the Republican primary field, but Schutt prevailed with 42% of the vote.<ref name="2022pri">{{cite report|url= https://elections.wi.gov/media/16386/download |title= Canvass Results for 2022 Partisan Primary - 8/9/2022 |publisher= [[Wisconsin Elections Commission]] |date= August 26, 2022 |access-date= December 4, 2022 | page= 34 }}</ref> She went on to defeat the Democratic candidate, Whitewater city councilmember [[Brienne Brown]].<ref name="2022gen">{{cite report|url= https://elections.wi.gov/media/18161/download |title= Canvass Results for 2022 General Election - 11/8/2022 |publisher= [[Wisconsin Elections Commission]] |date= November 21, 2022 |access-date= December 4, 2022 | pages= 15–16 }}</ref>
Schutt assumed office in January 2023. In the Assembly, she served as vice chair of the Assembly committee on criminal justice and public safety, and served on the Assembly committees on agriculture, on colleges and universities, on health, aging, and long-term care, on transportation, and the joint committee on information policy and technology.<ref name="wileg">{{cite web|url= https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2023/legislators/assembly/2544 |title= Representative Ellen L. Schutt |year= 2023 |website = [[Wisconsin Legislature]] |accessdate= February 15, 2026 }}</ref>
The 2024 legislative redistricting act significantly affected Schutt's district, shifting the district mostly into Walworth County, and drawing Schutt into the same district as Republican Assembly majority leader [[Tyler August]].<ref>{{cite news|url= https://www.wispolitics.com/2024/2024-assembly-races/ |title= 2024 Wisconsin Assembly races |date= March 11, 2024 |work= [[Wispolitics.com]] |accessdate= February 15, 2026 }}</ref> Rather than running in a primary against August, on May 31, 2024, Schutt announced she would not seek re-election.<ref>{{Cite news |date=May 31, 2024 |title=Rep. Schutt: Announces she will not seek reelection |url=https://www.wispolitics.com/2024/rep-schutt-announces-she-will-not-seek-reelection/ |access-date=May 31, 2024 |work=[[WisPolitics]]}}</ref>
After leaving office in 2025, Schutt worked for the Wisconsin FFA Foundation.<ref name="2026pr">{{Cite press release|url= https://www.wispolitics.com/2026/schutt-campaign-conservative-fighter-ellen-schutt-announces-run-for-state-senate-following-sen-steve-nasss-retirement/ |title= Schutt campaign: Conservative fighter Ellen Schutt announces run for state Senate following Sen. Steve Nass's retirement |date= February 6, 2026 |work= Ellen Schutt for State Senate |via= [[Wispolitics.com]] |accessdate= February 15, 2026 }}</ref>
Schutt returned to politics two years later. Following the announcement that state senator [[Stephen Nass]] would not run for re-election in the [[Wisconsin's 11th Senate district|11th state Senate district]], Schutt announced her intention to succeed him.<ref name="2026pr"/>
==Personal life and family== Ellen Schutt has two brothers and two sisters. She married Eric Barbour and moved to the village of [[Clinton (village), Rock County, Wisconsin|Clinton, Rock County, Wisconsin]]. Schutt and Barbour have one child. Barbour is also a legislative staffer and a Republican Party organizer. He worked for Representative [[Samantha Kerkman]] in the Assembly and was campaign manager for state senator [[Van H. Wanggaard]] in his 2018 re-election campaign. He is currently a staffer in the State Senate, and was clerk of the Joint Review Committee on Criminal Penalties during the [[105th Wisconsin Legislature|2021–2022 session]].<ref>{{Cite web|url= https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2021/committees/joint/2291 |title= 2021 Joint Review Committee on Criminal Penalties |website= Wisconsin Legislature |accessdate= December 4, 2021 }}</ref>
==Electoral history== ===Wisconsin Assembly (2022)=== {{Election box begin | title=[[2022 Wisconsin State Assembly election|2022 31st district Wisconsin State Assembly election]] }} | colspan="6" style="text-align:center;background-color: #e9e9e9;"| '''Republican Primary, August 9, 2022'''<ref name="2022pri"/> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |party = Republican Party (US) |candidate = Ellen Schutt |votes = 3,245 |percentage = 42.45% |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Republican Party (US)|candidate=Maryann Zimmerman|votes=2,405|percentage=31.46%|change=}} {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Republican Party (US)|candidate=Jason Dean|votes=1,977|percentage=25.86%|change=}} {{Election box candidate with party link||party=|candidate=''Scattering''|votes=18|percentage=0.24%|change=}} {{Election box plurality |votes = 840 |percentage = 10.99% |change = }} {{Election box total |votes = 7,645 |percentage = 100.0% |change = }} | colspan="6" style="text-align:center;background-color: #e9e9e9;"| '''General Election, November 8, 2022'''<ref name="2022gen"/> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |party = Republican Party (US) |candidate = Ellen Schutt |votes = 14,704 |percentage = 59.15% |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Democratic Party (US)|candidate=[[Brienne Brown]]|votes=10,134|percentage=40.77%|change=}} {{Election box candidate with party link||party=|candidate=''Scattering''|votes=20|percentage=0.08%|change=}} {{Election box plurality |votes = 4,570 |percentage = 18.38% |change = }} {{Election box total |votes = 24,858 |percentage = 100.0% |change = +24.34% }} {{Election box hold with party link no swing| |winner = Republican Party (United States) }} {{Election box end}}
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==External links== * [https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2023/legislators/assembly/2544 Representative Ellen L. Schutt] at [[Wisconsin Legislature]] * [https://legis.wisconsin.gov/assembly/31/schutt/ Official website] * [https://www.voteellenschutt.com/ Campaign website] * [https://twitter.com/voteellenschutt Personal twitter] * [https://wisconsinvote.org/candidate/ellen-schutt/ Ellen Schutt] at Wisconsin Vote * {{Ballotpedia|Ellen_Schutt}}
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