| Dale Schultz | |
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| Member of the Wisconsin Senate from the 17th district |
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| Assumed office 1991 |
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| Born | June 12, 1953 Madison, Wisconsin |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Rachel |
| Residence | Richland Center, Wisconsin |
| Profession | farm manager, real estate broker |
| Website | http://legis.wisconsin.gov/senate/sen17/news/ |
Dale W. Schultz is a Republican member of the Wisconsin Senate, representing the 17th District since a special election in 1991. He was previously a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from 1982 through 1991.
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Dale Schultz was born in Madison, Wisconsin 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 Madison West High School.
In 1975, Schultz graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison where he played on the Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team and was member of the national champion Wisconsin Badgers Crew team.
Schultz was elected to the Wisconsin State Assembly in 1982 and by special election to the Wisconsin Senate in 1991. Schultz was narrowly elected Senate Majority leader in 2004, but lost that post when the Democrats took control of the Wisconsin Senate in 2006.
In addition to his official legislative duties, Senator Schultz is a member of the Wisconsin Historical Society Board of Curators. He’s active with the National Conference of State Legislators (NCSL), the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), and the National Conference of Insurance Legislators (NCOIL).
In 2011, Schultz was the only Senate Republican to vote against the Wisconsin Budget Repair Bill which sparked the 2011 Wisconsin protests. Several House 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.[1]
In their spare time, Schultz and his wife Rachel own and manage their family farm, which became a Wisconsin Century Farm in 1998. Dale and Rachel have two children, Katie and Amanda. Schultz is a member of the Wisconsin Farm Bureau, the Masons, and the Lions Club.
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