# Mike Schultz

Mike Schultz is a Republican member of the Utah House for district 12.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Utah House, district 12
- Serving since: 2015-01-01
- Current term: UT 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/d1046a0c-ddd3-4fed-be41-13da161d6231

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/d1046a0c-ddd3-4fed-be41-13da161d6231 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

Schultz missed 21% of 832 roll calls, attendance in the bottom quarter of the Utah House (average 90.7%).

## What Schultz says (UT 2025–26 session)

190 classified statements: 190 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Schultz | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.5% | 2.9% | 449 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 10.0% | 9.3% | 278 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 64.2% | 31.9% | 38 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 6.8% | 1.8% | 34 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 32.1% | 12.7% | 52 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 1.1% | 1.4% | 287 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Education 23% (State House Republicans 15%); Economics and Public Finance 13% (State House Republicans 12%); Government Operations and Politics 13% (State House Republicans 18%); Agriculture and Food 11% (State House Republicans 4.4%); Energy 11% (State House Republicans 4.1%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.34 (standard error 0.02), from 17 donors and 1,004 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 48% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (UT 2025–26 session)

832 roll calls. Attendance 79% (Utah House 90.7%). Party unity 94.1% (89%). 23 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-03-07 · voted yea · House/ concurs with Senate amendment · HB 306 Reinvestment Fee Amendments · pass · https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HB306/
- 2026-03-07 · voted yea · House/ concurs with Senate amendment · HCR 2 Concurrent Resolution Authorizing Adult Sentencing and Supervision Length Guidelines and Juvenile Disposition Guidelines · pass · https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HCR2/
- 2026-03-07 · voted yea · House/ concurs with Senate amendment · HB 377 Real Estate Amendments · pass · https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HB377/
- 2026-03-07 · voted yea · House/ concurs with Senate amendment · HB 260 Unauthorized Practice of Law Amendments · pass · https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HB260/
- 2026-03-07 · voted yea · House/ passed 3rd reading · SB 184 Justice System Amendments · pass · https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/SB184/
- 2026-03-07 · voted yea · House/ concurs with Senate amendment · HB 242 Initiative and Referendum Signature Gathering and Removal Amendments · pass · https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HB242/
- 2026-03-07 · voted yea · House/ passed 3rd reading · SB 210 Nicotine Amendments · pass · https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/SB210/
- 2026-03-07 · voted nay · House/ passed 3rd reading · SB 251 Local Health Department and Department of Environmental Quality Coordination · pass · https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/SB251/
- 2026-03-07 · voted yea · House/ concurs with Senate amendment · HB 416 First Responder Health Modifications · pass · https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HB416/
- 2026-03-07 · voted yea · House/ concurs with Senate amendment · HB 385 Specialized Product Sales Amendments · pass · https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HB385/

## Legislation (UT 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 3 bills: 3 reached committee, 3 passed one chamber, 2 passed both, 2 became law. Cosponsored 0.

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 274: Sentencing Amendments (became law, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HB274/
- HB 563: Ballot Title Amendments (passed one chamber, 2025-03-08) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2025/HB563/
- HB 447: Statewide Catalyst Campus Model (became law, 2025-03-27) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2025/HB447/
- HJR 101: H.J.R. 101 Joint Resolution Extending Emergency Powers for Flood Mitigation and Infrastructure Rehabilitation (passed both chambers, 2023-05-18) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2023S1/HJR101/
- HB 491: H.B. 491 Amendments Related to the Great Salt Lake (became law, 2023-03-14) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2023/HB491/
- HCR 9: Concurrent Resolution Concerning the Shutdown of Utah's Power by the Federal Government (became law, 2023-03-14) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2023/HCR9/
- HB 301: H.B. 301 Transportation Tax Amendments (became law, 2023-03-22) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2023/HB301/
- HB 269: H.B. 269 Election Audit Requirements (became law, 2023-03-14) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2023/HB269/
- HJR 6: Joint Resolution Authorizing Pay of In-session Employees (passed both chambers, 2023-03-13) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2023/HJR6/
- HB 63: H.B. 63 Office of Rail Safety (became law, 2023-03-13) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2023/HB63/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $80.0K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 99% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-14 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/mschultz_12?lang=en/status/2110436595820302583
- 2026-10-13 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/mschultz_12?lang=en/status/2110096843594199322
- 2026-10-02 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/mschultz_12?lang=en/status/2106121479683498116
- 2026-10-02 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/mschultz_12?lang=en/status/2106131638916894811
- 2026-09-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/mschultz_12?lang=en/status/2102133724108447909
- 2026-09-16 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/mschultz_12?lang=en/status/2100043120004182067
- 2026-09-14 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/mschultz_12?lang=en/status/2099575480387244333
- 2026-09-11 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/mschultz_12?lang=en/status/2098456079764234518
- 2026-09-10 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/mschultz_12?lang=en/status/2098075195747795210
- 2026-09-10 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/mschultz_12?lang=en/status/2098135261595279404

## Links

- Official site: https://house.utleg.gov/rep/SCHULM/
- Campaign site: https://voteforschultz.com/
- X: https://x.com/mschultz_12?lang=en
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Mike4UtahHouse/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/d1046a0c-ddd3-4fed-be41-13da161d6231