# Mike Schulz

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{{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](/source/President_pro_tempore_of_the_Oklahoma_Senate)
|term_start    = January 3, 2017
|term_end      = January 3, 2019
|predecessor   = [Brian Bingman](/source/Brian_Bingman)
|successor     = [Greg Treat](/source/Greg_Treat)
|office1       = Majority Leader of the [Oklahoma Senate](/source/Oklahoma_Senate)
|term_start1   = January 2011
|term_end1     = January 3, 2017
|predecessor1  = [Todd Lamb](/source/Todd_Lamb_(politician))
|successor1    = [Greg Treat](/source/Greg_Treat)
|state_senate2 = Oklahoma
|district2     = 38th
|term_start2   = May 2006
|term_end2     = November 16, 2018
|predecessor2  = [Robert M. Kerr](/source/Robert_M._Kerr)
|successor2    = [Brent Howard](/source/Brent_Howard)
|birth_date    = {{birth date and age|1964|3|5}}
|birth_place   = [Cheyenne, Oklahoma](/source/Cheyenne%2C_Oklahoma), U.S.
|death_date    = 
|death_place   = 
|party         = [Republican](/source/Republican_Party_(United_States))
|spouse        = Reenie
|education     = [Oklahoma State University–Stillwater](/source/Oklahoma_State_University%E2%80%93Stillwater) ([BS](/source/Bachelor_of_Science))
|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](/source/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](/source/Cheyenne%2C_Oklahoma). He attended [Oklahoma State University](/source/Oklahoma_State_University) and received a bachelor's degree in [agriculture](/source/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](/source/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](/source/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](/source/Oklahoma_Department_of_Agriculture) regulate livestock as he explained in a 2009 guest column to ''[The Oklahoman](/source/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>

==References==
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{{s-ttl|title=[President pro tempore of the Oklahoma Senate](/source/President_pro_tempore_of_the_Oklahoma_Senate)|years=2017–2019}}
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Category:Republican Party Oklahoma state senators
Category:21st-century members of the Oklahoma Legislature
Category:Oklahoma State University alumni
Category:People from Altus, Oklahoma
Category:People from Roger Mills County, Oklahoma
Category:Presidents pro tempore of the Oklahoma Senate

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