Jason Schultz

Jason Schultz
Member of the Iowa Senate
Assumed office
January 2015
Preceded byNancy Boettger
ConstituencyDistrict 9 - (2015-2023)
District 6 - (2023-Present)
Member of the Iowa House of Representatives
In office
January 12, 2009 – January 11, 2015
Preceded byClarence Hoffman
Succeeded bySteven Holt
Constituency55th district - (2009-2013)
18th district - (2013-2015)
Personal details
Born (1972-11-27) November 27, 1972 (age 51)
NationalityAmerican
Political partyRepublican
SpouseAmy
Children2
Residence(s)Schleswig, Iowa, U.S.
ProfessionFarmer, insurance adjuster
WebsiteSchultz' Website

Jason M. Schultz (born November 27, 1972) is the Iowa State Senator from the 6th District - previously Iowa's 9th District (2015-2023). A Republican, he served in the Iowa House of Representatives from 2009 to 2015 and is an advocate for the loosening of child labor laws.[1][2][3] He lives in Schleswig, Crawford County.

Schultz worked as an insurance adjuster at Farmers Mutual Insurance Association in Schleswig and has farmed near Schleswig with his father DeWayne Schultz. For 13 years Schultz served as a volunteer firefighter, and served seven years in the Iowa National Guard. He is a retiring member of the Horn Memorial Hospital Foundation in the fall of 2007. In 2011 he endorsed Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul.[4] In 2015 he endorsed Presidential Candidate Ted Cruz.[5]

As of January 2013, Schultz serves on several committees in the Iowa House – the Economic Growth, Environmental Protection, and Labor committees. He also serves as the chair of the Local Government committee and as a member of the Administration and Regulation Appropriations Subcommittee.

As of January 2017, Schultz serves as the chair of the Labor and Business Relations committee, and a member of the Judiciary, State Government, and Ways and Means committees.[6]

  1. ^ "The good and the bad of Iowa's bill that would bring big changes to child labor laws". The Des Moines Register. Retrieved 2023-02-08.
  2. ^ Mac, Kerri (6 February 2023). "New Iowa Law Could Expand "Dangerous" Jobs For Children". 98.1 KHAK. Retrieved 2023-02-08.
  3. ^ "Iowa Legislature - BillBook". www.legis.iowa.gov. Retrieved 2023-02-08.
  4. ^ "Paul gets big endorsement ahead of crucial Iowa contest". CNN. July 25, 2011. Archived from the original on August 13, 2011.
  5. ^ Tibbetts, Ed. "Cruz points to support in Iowa". The Quad-City Times. Retrieved 2017-11-04.
  6. ^ "Jason Schultz". Iowa Senate Republicans. 2015-01-12. Retrieved 2017-11-04.