{{short description|American politician}} {{distinguish|Mike Scholz|Mike Schultz (disambiguation){{!}}Mike Schultz}} {{Infobox officeholder |name = Mike Schulz |image = MikeSchulz.jpg |office = President pro tempore of the Oklahoma Senate |term_start = January 3, 2017 |term_end = January 3, 2019 |predecessor = Brian Bingman |successor = Greg Treat |office1 = Majority Leader of the Oklahoma Senate |term_start1 = January 2011 |term_end1 = January 3, 2017 |predecessor1 = Todd Lamb |successor1 = Greg Treat |state_senate2 = Oklahoma |district2 = 38th |term_start2 = May 2006 |term_end2 = November 16, 2018 |predecessor2 = Robert M. Kerr |successor2 = Brent Howard |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1964|3|5}} |birth_place = Cheyenne, Oklahoma, U.S. |death_date = |death_place = |party = Republican |spouse = Reenie |education = Oklahoma State University–Stillwater (BS) |website = {{URL|oksenate.gov/Senators/biographies/schulz_bio.aspx|State Senate website}} }} '''Mike Schulz''' (born March 5, 1964) is an American politician who served as a member of the Oklahoma Senate from 2006 to 2018. A farmer from Southwestern Oklahoma, Schulz was first elected to office in 2006.<ref>[http://newsok.com/whos-who-in-oklahoma-leadership/article/3538549 Who's who in Oklahoma leadership] ''The Oklahoman'' February 6, 2011 (accessed March 29, 2013)</ref>
==Early life and education== Schulz was born in Cheyenne, Oklahoma. He attended Oklahoma State University and received a bachelor's degree in agriculture.<ref>{{cite web|title=Senator Mike Schulz - District 38|url=http://www.oksenate.gov/Senators/biographies/schulz_bio.html|accessdate=29 April 2012}}</ref>
== Career == He has worked with several agricultural organizations in Oklahoma, including the Young Farmer and Rancher Committee and the Oklahoma Farm Bureau.
===Oklahoma Senate=== Mike Schulz first entered Oklahoma politics in May 2006, when he won a Senate seat in a special election. He later served as President pro tempore of the Oklahoma Senate.<ref>{{cite web|last=Green|first=Rick|title=Schulz is selected as Oklahoma state Senate president pro tem designee|url=http://newsok.com/article/5494584|publisher=The Oklahoman April 28, 2016 (accessed January 31, 2017).}}</ref> He was previously the Majority Floor Leader in the Oklahoma Senate.<ref>{{cite web|last=McGuigan|first=Patrick|title=Brian Bingman, Mike Schulz designated Senate leaders|url=http://www.capitolbeatok.com/reports/brian-bingman-mike-schulz-designated-senate-leaders|publisher=CapitolBeat OK|accessdate=29 April 2012}}</ref> In his position, he serves as an ex-officio member of all Senate committees.<ref>{{cite web|title=Biography Senator Mike Schulz|url=http://www.votesmart.org/candidate/biography/59556/mike-schulz|publisher=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=29 April 2012}}</ref> In the Senate, he voted to repeal the state's income tax, restrict abortions, as well as prohibit federal health care mandates.<ref>{{cite web|title=Mike Schulz - Key Votes|url=http://www.votesmart.org/candidate/key-votes/59556/mike-schulz|publisher=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=29 April 2012}}</ref>
Schulz authored legislation meant to protect Oklahoma agriculture by having the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture regulate livestock as he explained in a 2009 guest column to ''The Oklahoman''.<ref>Schulz, Mike. [http://newsok.com/seeking-to-protect-important-industry/article/3358428 Seeking to protect important industry] ''The Oklahoman'' April 3, 2009 (accessed March 29, 2013).</ref>
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