Jasper Schneider (born June 20, 1979) is a

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politician. Schneider represented the 21st legislative district in the

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from 2006 to 2009. In 2008, he ran for

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, losing narrowly with 49.7% of the vote. On September 30, 2009, Schneider was appointed

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state director for

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. Schneider resigned from the North Dakota House on November 3, 2009, after being appointed State Director for the USDA Rural Development. On October 1, 2014, Schneider was appointed to be the acting administrator of the USDA Rural Utilities Service, a federal agency with a loan portfolio of $60 billion responsible for provide electric, telecom, broadband and water utilities.

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