| Mike Schulz | |
| Office: | President pro tempore of the Oklahoma Senate |
| Term Start: | January 3, 2017 |
| Term End: | January 3, 2019 |
| Predecessor: | Brian Bingman |
| Successor: | Greg Treat |
| Office1: | Majority Leader of the Oklahoma Senate |
| Term Start1: | January 2011 |
| Term End1: | January 3, 2017 |
| Predecessor1: | Todd Lamb |
| Successor1: | Greg Treat |
| State Senate2: | Oklahoma |
| District2: | 38th |
| Term Start2: | November 16, 2006 |
| Term End2: | November 16, 2018 |
| Predecessor2: | Bob Kerr |
| Successor2: | Brent Howard |
| Birth Date: | 5 March 1964 |
| Birth Place: | Cheyenne, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Party: | Republican |
| Spouse: | Reenie |
| Education: | Oklahoma State University–Stillwater (BS) |
Mike Schulz (born March 5, 1964) is an American politician who served as a member of the Oklahoma Senate from 2006 to 2018. A farmer from Southwestern Oklahoma, Schulz was first elected to office in 2006.[1]
Schulz was born in Cheyenne, Oklahoma. He attended Oklahoma State University and received a bachelor's degree in agriculture.[2]
He has worked with several agricultural organizations in Oklahoma, including the Young Farmer and Rancher Committee and the Oklahoma Farm Bureau.
Mike Schulz first entered Oklahoma politics in May 2006, when he won a Senate seat in a special election. He later served as President pro tempore of the Oklahoma Senate.[3] He was previously the Majority Floor Leader in the Oklahoma Senate.[4] In his position, he serves as an ex-officio member of all Senate committees.[5] In the Senate, he voted to repeal the state's income tax, restrict abortions, as well as prohibit federal health care mandates.[6]
Schulz authored legislation meant to protect Oklahoma agriculture by having the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture regulate livestock as he explained in a 2009 guest column to The Oklahoman.[7]
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