Dale W. Schultz (born June 12, 1953) is a

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politician who represented the 17th District in the

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from 1991 until 2015. He was previously a member of the

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from 1982 through 1991.

Background

Schultz was born in

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, in 1953. His mother was an attorney and his father owned a pharmacy in the old Washington Hotel. Dale attended Madison Central High School and graduated from

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. In 1975, Schultz graduated from the

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where he played on the

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team and was a member of the national champion

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team.

Career

Wisconsin legislature (1982-2015)

Schultz was elected to the

in 1982 and by special election to the

in 1991. Schultz was narrowly elected Senate Majority leader in 2004, but lost that post when Democrats took control of the Wisconsin Senate in 2006. In addition to his official legislative duties, Senator Schultz served as a member of the

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Board of Curators. Schultz was active with the

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(NCSL), the

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(ALEC), and the National Conference of Insurance Legislators (NCOIL). In 2011, Schultz was the only Senate Republican to vote against the

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which sparked the

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. Several Assembly Republicans voted against the bill as well. According to Schultz, he had intended to offer a compromise amendment to the bill, but Walker "decoyed" him, misleading him into leaving the Senate chamber. In January 2014, Schultz stated that he would not seek reelection, citing an increasingly partisan atmosphere.

Post-legislature career

After retiring from the senate, Schultz took a position as lecturer in the social science department at the

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. Schultz also began a statewide lecture series with former Democratic State Representative

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to discuss issues with the state budget and school vouchers. Schultz endorsed

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in the 2021 election for

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Family

In their spare time, Schultz and his wife Rachel own and manage their family farm, which became a Wisconsin Century Farm in 1998. They have two children, Katie and Amanda. Schultz is a member of the

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, the Masons, and the

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.'Wisconsin Blue Book 2005–2006,' Biographical Sketch of Dale Scultz, p. 52. Schultz is a licensed Wisconsin real estate broker and businessman who has interests in other businesses.

References

External links

Senator Dale Schultz
at the

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constituency site

Wis. GOP strips public workers' bargaining rights

Dale Shultz
official campaign site *
17th Senate District, Senator Schultz
in the

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(2005–2006) {{DEFAULTSORT:Schultz, Dale 1953 births Living people Politicians from Madison, Wisconsin Businesspeople from Wisconsin Farmers from Wisconsin Republican Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly Republican Party Wisconsin state senators Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball players University of Wisconsin–Platteville faculty 21st-century American politicians American men's basketball players Madison West High School alumni