{{short description|American politician}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Jennifer Schultz | image = Jen schultz headshot 2 FOR WEB (2).jpg | state_house = Minnesota | district = 7A | term_start = January 6, 2015 | term_end = January 2, 2023 | predecessor = Tom Huntley | successor = Liish Kozlowski | birth_date = | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | party = Democratic | spouse = | children = 2 | education = University of Minnesota {{small|(PhD)}} | website = {{URL|jenschultzforcongress.com|Campaign website}} }} '''Jennifer Schultz''' is an American politician and former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL), she represented District 7A in northeastern Minnesota. She unsuccessfully ran for U.S. Congress in Minnesota's 8th Congressional District in 2022, and again 2024.

==Early life and education== Schultz was raised in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin.<ref name="about">{{cite web |url=http://www.schultzformnrep.com/#!about_us/csgz | title=About Jen | publisher=Jennifer Schultz Volunteer Committee | access-date=June 24, 2015}}</ref> She attended the University of Minnesota, graduating with a Ph.D. in health services research, policy, and administration, with a concentration in health economics.<ref name="lpp">{{cite web |url=http://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail.aspx?ID=15446 | title=Schultz, Jennifer | publisher=Minnesota Legislative Reference Library | work=Legislators Past & Present | access-date=June 24, 2015}}</ref>

==Personal life== Schultz is married with two children and resides in Duluth, Minnesota.<ref name="lpp" /> She is a professor of health care economics at the University of Minnesota Duluth.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://lsbe.d.umn.edu/stafflist.php/21 |title=Jennifer Schultz, Ph.D. |publisher=University of Minnesota Duluth |work=LSBE Faculty and Staff Directory |access-date=June 24, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150626125647/https://lsbe.d.umn.edu/stafflist.php/21 |archive-date=June 26, 2015 }}</ref>

==Congressional campaign== On March 28, 2022, Schultz announced that she was running for Congress in Minnesota's 8th congressional district.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Kraker |first1=Dan |title=State Rep. Jennifer Schultz announces bid for Congress in Minnesota's 8th district |url=https://www.mprnews.org/story/2022/03/28/state-rep-jen-schultz-announces-bid-for-congress-in-minnesotas-8th-district |publisher=KNOW-FM |access-date=2 December 2022 |date=28 March 2022}}</ref> She won the August 9 DFL primary with 86.15% of the vote,<ref name=primaryresults>{{cite web |title=Minnesota US House Primary Results |url=https://electionresults.sos.state.mn.us/Results/Index?ersElectionId=148&scenario=USRepresentative |access-date=2 December 2022}}</ref> and lost the November 8 general election.<ref>{{cite web |title=Minnesota General Election Results |url=https://electionresults.sos.state.mn.us/Results/Index?ersElectionId=149&scenario=USRepresentative |publisher=Minnesota Secretary of State |access-date=2 December 2022}}</ref>

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==External links== *[http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/members/members.asp?id=15446 Rep. Jennifer Schultz] legislative website *[http://www.schultzformnrep.com/ Jennifer Schultz for Congress] campaign website {{MN-legdb|15446}} {{CongLinks|fec=H2MN08152|votesmart=152798}}

{{s-start}} {{s-par|us-mn-hs}} {{s-bef | before = Tom Huntley }} {{s-ttl | title = Member of the Minnesota House of Representatives<br>from the 7A district | years = 2015–2023 }} {{s-aft | after = Alicia Kozlowski<br>{{small|Redistricted}} }} {{s-end}}

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