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Mike Schultz
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Utah House of Representatives District 12
Tenure

2015 - Present

Term ends

2027

Years in position

10

Compensation

Base salary

$293.55/legislative day

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 5, 2024

Contact

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Mike Schultz (Republican Party) is a member of the Utah House of Representatives, representing District 12. He assumed office on January 1, 2015. His current term ends on January 1, 2027.

Schultz (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Utah House of Representatives to represent District 12. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Schultz was elected as state House majority leader on November 9, 2021.[1]Schultz was selected to serve as speaker of the House on November 15, 2023.[2]


Committee assignments

Note: This membership information was last updated in September 2023. Ballotpedia completes biannual updates of committee membership. If you would like to send us an update, email us at:[email protected].

2023-2024

Schultz was assigned to the following committees:

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2021-2022

Schultz was assigned to the following committees:

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2019-2020

Schultz was assigned to the following committees:

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2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

Utah committee assignments, 2017
Business and Labor
Transportation, Chair
Rules

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Schultz served on the following committees:

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.


Elections

2024

See also: Utah House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for Utah House of Representatives District 12

Incumbent Mike Schultz defeated Sharon Hilton in the general election for Utah House of Representatives District 12 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Mike Schultz
Mike Schultz (R)
 
72.9
 
14,126
Sharon Hilton (D)
 
27.1
 
5,260

Total votes: 19,386
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Sharon Hilton advanced from the Democratic primary for Utah House of Representatives District 12.

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Mike Schultz advanced from the Republican primary for Utah House of Representatives District 12.

Democratic convention

Democratic convention for Utah House of Representatives District 12

Sharon Hilton advanced from the Democratic convention for Utah House of Representatives District 12 on April 27, 2024.

Candidate
Sharon Hilton (D)

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Republican convention

Republican convention for Utah House of Representatives District 12

Incumbent Mike Schultz defeated Korry Green in the Republican convention for Utah House of Representatives District 12 on April 27, 2024.


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Endorsements

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Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Schultz in this election.

2022

See also: Utah House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for Utah House of Representatives District 12

Incumbent Mike Schultz won election in the general election for Utah House of Representatives District 12 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Mike Schultz
Mike Schultz (R)
 
100.0
 
10,843

Total votes: 10,843
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Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Mike Schultz advanced from the Republican primary for Utah House of Representatives District 12.

Republican convention

Republican convention for Utah House of Representatives District 12

Incumbent Mike Schultz advanced from the Republican convention for Utah House of Representatives District 12 on April 23, 2022.

Candidate
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Mike Schultz (R)

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2020

See also: Utah House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Utah House of Representatives District 12

Incumbent Mike Schultz defeated Shawn Ferriola in the general election for Utah House of Representatives District 12 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Mike Schultz (R)
 
77.2
 
13,478
Shawn Ferriola (United Utah Party)
 
22.8
 
3,983

Total votes: 17,461
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Republican convention

Republican convention for Utah House of Representatives District 12

Incumbent Mike Schultz advanced from the Republican convention for Utah House of Representatives District 12 on April 25, 2020.

Candidate
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Mike Schultz (R)

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2018

See also: Utah House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for Utah House of Representatives District 12

Incumbent Mike Schultz defeated Rick Jones in the general election for Utah House of Representatives District 12 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Mike Schultz
Mike Schultz (R)
 
70.0
 
8,790
Image of Rick Jones
Rick Jones (D)
 
30.0
 
3,759

Total votes: 12,549
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2016

See also: Utah House of Representatives elections, 2016

Elections for the Utah House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on June 28, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was March 17, 2016.

Incumbent Mike Schultz ran unopposed in the Utah House of Representatives District 12 general election.[3]

Utah House of Representatives, District 12 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png Mike Schultz Incumbent (unopposed)
Source: Utah Secretary of State

Incumbent Mike Schultz ran unopposed in the Utah House of Representatives District 12 Republican primary.[4][5]

Utah House of Representatives District 12, Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png Mike Schultz Incumbent (unopposed)


2014

See also: Utah House of Representatives elections, 2014

Elections for the Utah House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on June 24, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 20, 2014. Joseph Marrero was unopposed in the Democratic convention. Mike Schultz was unopposed in the Republican convention. Schultz defeated Marrero in the general election. Incumbent Richard Greenwood dropped out of the race.[6][7]

Utah House of Representatives District 12, General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngMike Schultz 75.9% 4,118
     Democratic Joseph Marrero 24.1% 1,308
Total Votes 5,426

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2022

Mike Schultz did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

2020

Mike Schultz did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

2014

Schultz's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[8]

Values & Experience

  • Excerpt: "Growing up in this area, my parents instilled in me at a young age the values of integrity, honesty, and hard work. By following their example I have been able to become a successful entrepreneur and business owner. I have a deep love and respect for the people of this district and wish to get involved in public service to give back."

Economy & Jobs

  • Excerpt: "I will fight for regulatory reform. We must reduce government regulations that hinder the ability for businesses to be successful and eliminate unnecessary government red tape. Utah has recently passed historic tax reform. However, we must continue to fight to keeping taxes low and finding new areas to cut. My efforts will be focused on supporting and promoting cutting edge innovations."

Education

  • Excerpt: "I will work to empower parents by giving them the tools to decide which schools are best for their children. I support the recently implemented school grading system and will work to continue to improve it to allow parents the ability to get more specific information."

Energy

  • Excerpt: "Utah is an energy state. To me, energy is one of the most important issues I will work on as your legislator. Energy production is critical to our state economy, critical to our national security and critical to our quality of life."

2nd Amendment

  • Excerpt: "Our Founding Fathers got it right the first time. There is no wiggle room in our right to bear arms. Utah will not join the federal government in facilitating the current gun grab. I’m an avid hunter, gun owner and strong defender of the 2nd Amendment. If you are too, I need your support."

Campaign finance summary


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Mike Schultz campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* Utah House of Representatives District 12Won general$156,264 $-186,774
2022Utah House of Representatives District 12Won general$98,854 $-47,910
2020Utah House of Representatives District 12Won general$104,982 N/A**
2018Utah House of Representatives District 12Won general$73,867 N/A**
2016Utah House of Representatives, District 12Won $39,277 N/A**
2014Utah House of Representatives, District 12Won $41,801 N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Endorsements

2014

In 2014, Schultz's endorsements included the following:[9]

  • Nolan Karras, former Utah Speaker of the House

Scorecards

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Noteworthy events

Tested positive for coronavirus on November 16, 2021

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Schultz announced on November 16, 2021, that he tested positive for COVID-19. He said he was not vaccinated at the time he contracted the virus.[13]

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Footnotes

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Majority Leader:Jefferson Moss
Minority Leader:Angela Romero
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