Jennifer Schultz is an American politician and former member of the

Minnesota House of Representatives The Minnesota House of Representatives is the lower chamber of the U.S. state of Minnesota's Minnesota Legislature, legislature. It operates in conjunction with the Minnesota Senate, the state's upper chamber, to write and pass legislation, whic ...

. A member of the

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(DFL), she represented District 7A in northeastern Minnesota. She unsuccessfully ran for U.S. Congress in Minnesota's 8th Congressional District in 2022, and again 2024.

Early life and education

Schultz was raised in

Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin Chippewa Falls () is a city located on the Chippewa River (Wisconsin), Chippewa River in Chippewa County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 14,731 in the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. Incorporated as a city in 1869, it is the ...

. She attended the

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, graduating with a Ph.D. in health services research, policy, and administration, with a concentration in

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Personal life

Schultz is married with two children and resides in

Duluth, Minnesota Duluth ( ) is a Port, port city in the U.S. state of Minnesota and the county seat of St. Louis County, Minnesota, St. Louis County. Located on Lake Superior in Minnesota's Arrowhead Region, the city is a hub for cargo shipping. The population ...

. She is a professor of health care economics at the

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Congressional campaign

On March 28, 2022, Schultz announced that she was running for Congress in Minnesota's 8th congressional district. She won the August 9 DFL primary with 86.15% of the vote, and lost the November 8

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External links

Rep. Jennifer Schultz
legislative website
Jennifer Schultz for Congress
campaign website {{DEFAULTSORT:Schultz, Jennifer 1970s births 21st-century American women politicians Candidates in the 2022 United States House of Representatives elections Democratic Party members of the Minnesota House of Representatives Living people Politicians from Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin Politicians from Duluth, Minnesota University of Minnesota alumni University of Minnesota Duluth faculty University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire alumni Washington State University alumni Women state legislators in Minnesota Candidates in the 2024 United States House of Representatives elections 21st-century members of the Minnesota Legislature Year of birth missing (living people)