Renee Schulte

Renee Schulte
Member of the Iowa House of Representatives
from the 37th district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 14, 2008
Preceded by Art Staed
Personal details
Born December 9, 1970 (1970-12-09) (age 41)
Centralia, Illinois
Political party Republican
Spouse(s) Brent
Residence Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Alma mater New Mexico State University
Occupation Strategic Planning Consultant
Profession Licensed Mental Health Therapist

Adjunct Professor – Mt. Mercy University
Religion Christian
Website Schlute's legislative website

Renee Schulte (born December 9, 1970) is an American politician who is currently the Iowa State Representative for the 37th District. She has previously worked as an adjunct professor of psychology at Mount Mercy College in Cedar Rapids and as a family therapist at Four Oaks, a child welfare agency.[1]

As of October 2011, Schulte serves on several committees in the Iowa House - the Appropriations, Education, Human Resources, and State Government committees. She also serves as chair of the Administration and Rules Committee and as a member of the Child Welfare Advisory Committee and of the Council on Human Services. She has also been a licensed foster parent and worked as a family therapist for Four Oaks. She has been instrumental in the establishment of mental health care in the State of Iowa.[1] She is also a member of the Professional Women's Network.[2]

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Early life

Schulte graduated from Danville High School in Danville, Illinois. She attended New Mexico State University in Las Cruces, New Mexico, where she earned her bachelor’s degree in psychology and a master’s degree in counseling and educational psychology.[1] Renee and her husband Brent, disciple minister at Antioch Christian Church in Cedar Rapids, previously lived in New Mexico and Texas before moving to Iowa in 2001 to be closer to family.[3]

Electoral history

Schulte narrowly won election to the Iowa House in 2008 defeating Democrat Art Staed, 8628 (49.95%) to 8615 (49.88%).[4] A recount resulted in a net gain of one vote for Staed, leaving the election with a 13-vote margin of victory.[5] Schulte won re-election in 2010, defeating Democratic opponent Mark Seidl.[6] *incumbent

Election Political result Candidate Party Votes %
Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2008 [4]
District 37
Turnout: 17,272		 Republican gain from Democratic Renee Schulte Republican 8,628 50.0
Art Staed* Democratic 8,615 49.9
Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2010 [6]
District 37
Turnout: 13,021		 Republican hold Renee Schulte* Republican 6,836 52.5
Mark J. Seidl Democratic 5,762 44.3

Awards

Schulte has received the following awards:

References

  1. ^ a b c "About Renee". Iowa House Republicans. 1970-12-09. http://www.iowahouserepublicans.com/members/renee-schulte/biography. Retrieved 2011-01-24. 
  2. ^ PWN - Professional Women's Network - Home
  3. ^ "Biography". Reneeschulte.net. http://reneeschulte.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=39&Itemid=146. Retrieved 2011-01-24. 
  4. ^ a b "November 4, 2008 General Election Results". Iowa Secretary of State. http://www.sos.state.ia.us/elections/results/2008GeneralResults.html. Retrieved 2011-09-19. 
  5. ^ Martyn, Chase (2008-11-29). "HD 37 recount does not change result". Iowa Independent (Center for Independent Media). http://iowaindependent.com/9089/hd-37-recount-does-not-change-result. Retrieved 2011-10-10. "On a 2-1 vote, the Recount Board certified the results of the House District 37 race Saturday evening, counting 8,615 votes for Staed and 8,628 for Schulte. That's a 13-vote margin, which means the recount netted Staed one vote." 
  6. ^ a b "Official Results Report, General Election held November 2, 2010". Iowa Secretary of State. 2010-12-16. p. 78. http://www.sos.state.ia.us/pdfs/elections/2010/gensummaryorr.pdf. Retrieved 2011-09-19. 
  7. ^ http://www.iowafarmbureau.com/files/articles/2010/8/12965/friendsofag2010x.pdf
  8. ^ Informatics, Inc.. "Professional Women's Network – Home". PWN. http://www.pwn.org/index.asp?ID=1559. Retrieved 2011-01-24. 

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Iowa House of Representatives
Preceded by
Art Staed		 37th District
2008 – present		 Succeeded by
Incumbent
Members of the Iowa House of Representatives
84th General Assembly (2011-2012)
Speaker of the House: Kraig Paulsen (R) • Speaker pro Tempore: Jeff Kaufmann (R) • Majority Leader: Linda Upmeyer (R) • Minority Leader: Kevin McCarthy (D)
  1.    Jeremy Taylor (R)
  2.    Chris Hall (D)
  3.    Chuck Soderberg (R)
  4.    Dwayne Alons (R)
  5.    Royd Chambers (R)
  6.    Jeff Smith (R)
  7.    John Wittneben (D)
  8.    Tom W. Shaw (R)
  9.    Stewart Iverson (R)
  10.    Dave Deyoe (R)
  11.    Henry Rayhons (R)
  12.    Linda Upmeyer (R)
  13.    Sharon S. Steckman (D)
  14.    Josh Byrnes (R)
  15.    Brian Quirk (D)
  16.    Bob Hager (R)
  17.    Pat Grassley (R)
  18.    Andrew Wenthe (D)
  19.    Bob Kressig (D)
  20.    Walt Rogers (R)
  21.    Anesa Kajtazovic (D)
  22.    Deborah Berry (D)
  23.    Dan Rasmussen (R)
  24.    Roger Thomas (D)
  25.    Brian Moore (R)
  1.    Mary Wolfe (D)
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  3.    Pat Murphy (D)
  4.    Nathan Willems (D)
  5.    David Jacoby (D)
  6.    Lee Hein (R)
  7.    Steven Lukan (R)
  8.    Kirsten Running-Marquardt (D)
  9.    Todd Taylor (D)
  10.    Kraig Paulsen (R)
  11.    Nick Wagner (R)
  12.    Renee Schulte (R)
  13.    Tyler Olson (D)
  14.    Dawn Pettengill (R)
  15.    Lance Horbach (R)
  16.    Dan Kelley (D)
  17.    Kim Pearson (R)
  18.    Mark Smith (D)
  19.    Annette Sweeney (R)
  20.    Beth Wessel-Kroeschell (D)
  21.    Lisa Heddens (D)
  22.    Ralph Watts (R)
  23.    Chip Baltimore (R)
  24.    Helen Miller (D)
  25.    Dave Tjepkes (R)
  1.    Dan Muhlbauer (D)
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  3.    Dan Huseman (R)
  4.    Ron Jorgensen (R)
  5.    Jason Schultz (R)
  6.    Matt Windschitl (R)
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  13.    Scott Raecker (R)
  14.    Janet Petersen (D)
  15.    Ruth Ann Gaines (D)
  16.    Ako Abdul-Samad (D)
  17.    Kevin McCarthy (D)
  18.    Rick Olson (D)
  19.    Erik Helland (R)
  20.    Kevin Koester (R)
  21.    Jim Van Engelenhoven (R)
  22.    Rich Arnold (R)
  23.    Julian Garrett (R)
  24.    Glen Massie (R)
  25.    Guy Vander Linden (R)
  1.    Betty De Boef (R)
  2.    Mary Mascher (D)
  3.    Vicki Lensing (D)
  4.    Jeff Kaufmann (R)
  5.    Mark Lofgren (R)
  6.    Phyllis Thede (D)
  7.    Linda Miller (R)
  8.    Steven Olson (R)
  9.    Ross Paustian (R)
  10.    Jim Lykam (D)
  11.    Cindy Winckler (D)
  12.    Tom Sands (R)
  13.    Dennis Cohoon (D)
  14.    Jarad Klein (R)
  15.    Curt Hanson (D)
  16.    Dave Heaton (R)
  17.    Jerry Kearns (D)
  18.    Mary Gaskill (D)
  19.    Kurt Swaim (D)
  20.    Joel Fry (R)
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