# Jennifer Schultz

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{{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](/source/Tom_Huntley)
| successor           = [Liish Kozlowski](/source/Liish_Kozlowski)
| birth_date          = 
| birth_place         = 
| death_date          = 
| death_place         = 
| party               = [Democratic](/source/Democratic_Party_(United_States))
| spouse              = 
| children            = 2
| education           = [University of Minnesota](/source/University_of_Minnesota) {{small|([PhD](/source/Doctor_of_Philosophy))}}
| website             = {{URL|jenschultzforcongress.com|Campaign website}}
}}
'''Jennifer Schultz''' is an American politician and former member of the [Minnesota House of Representatives](/source/Minnesota_House_of_Representatives). A member of the [Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party](/source/Minnesota_Democratic%E2%80%93Farmer%E2%80%93Labor_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](/source/Chippewa_Falls%2C_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](/source/University_of_Minnesota), graduating with a Ph.D. in health services research, policy, and administration, with a concentration in [health economics](/source/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](/source/Duluth%2C_Minnesota).<ref name="lpp" /> She is a professor of health care economics at the [University of Minnesota Duluth](/source/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](/source/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](/source/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](/source/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](/source/2022_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Minnesota).<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](/source/Minnesota_Secretary_of_State) |access-date=2 December 2022}}</ref>

==References==
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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}}
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{{s-bef
| before = [Tom Huntley](/source/Tom_Huntley)
}}
{{s-ttl
| title = Member of the [Minnesota House of Representatives](/source/Minnesota_House_of_Representatives)<br>from the 7A district
| years = 2015–2023
}}
{{s-aft
| after = [Alicia Kozlowski](/source/Alicia_Kozlowski)<br>{{small|Redistricted}}
}}
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Category:1970s births
Category:21st-century American women politicians
Category:Candidates in the 2022 United States House of Representatives elections
Category:Democratic Party members of the Minnesota House of Representatives
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Category:Politicians from Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin
Category:Politicians from Duluth, Minnesota
Category:University of Minnesota alumni
Category:University of Minnesota Duluth faculty
Category:University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire alumni
Category:Washington State University alumni
Category:Women state legislators in Minnesota
Category:Candidates in the 2024 United States House of Representatives elections
Category:21st-century members of the Minnesota Legislature
Category:Year of birth missing (living people)

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