Joe Schomacker

Joseph "Joe" Roy Schomacker (born March 25, 1986) is an American politician serving in the Minnesota House of Representatives since 2011. A member of the Republican Party of Minnesota, Schomacker represents District 21A in the southwestern corner of the state, which includes the cities of Luverne and Pipestone and parts of Cottonwood, Lincoln, Murray, Nobles, Pipestone, and Rock Counties.[1]

Joe Schomacker
Member of the Minnesota House of Representatives
from the 21A district
22A (2011-2022)
Assumed office
January 3, 2011
Preceded byDoug Magnus
Personal details
Born (1986-03-25) March 25, 1986
Luverne, Minnesota
Political partyRepublican Party of Minnesota
ResidenceLuverne, Minnesota
Alma materSouthwest Minnesota State University
George Washington University
Occupationpublic relations consultant

Early life, education and career

Schomacker graduated from Luverne Senior High School in Luverne and from Southwest Minnesota State University in Marshall, earning his B.A. in public administration, speech communication and political science in 2008. He served as the university's student body president in 2007-08. In 2010, he earned his M.P.S. online from George Washington University. He is an independent public relations consultant.

Minnesota House of Representatives

Schomacker was elected to the Minnesota House of Representatives in 2010 and has been reelected every two years since. In 2010, he defeated former representative and DFL House Majority Leader Ted Winter for the seat being vacated by incumbent Doug Magnus, who opted to run for an open Minnesota Senate seat.[1][2]

Schomacker served as an assistant minority leader during the 2013-14 legislative session. In 2015-16 he chaired the Aging & Long-Term Care Policy Committee, and in 2017-18 he chaired the Health & Human Services Reform Committee. Schomacker is the minority lead on the Health Finance and Policy Committee and sits on the Economic Development Finance and Policy and Ways and Means Committees.[1]

Electoral history
2010 Minnesota State House - District 22A[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Joe Schomacker 7,595 56.59
Democratic (DFL) Ted Winter 5,807 43.27
Write-in 19 0.14
Total votes 13,421 100.0
Republican hold
2012 Minnesota State House - District 22A[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Joe Schomacker (incumbent) 11,555 59.01
Democratic (DFL) Eugene Short 8,006 40.88
Write-in 22 0.11
Total votes 19,583 100.0
Republican hold
2014 Minnesota State House - District 22A[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Joe Schomacker (incumbent) 9,779 66.71
Democratic (DFL) Diana Slyter 4,868 33.21
Write-in 12 0.08
Total votes 14,659 100.0
Republican hold
2016 Minnesota State House - District 22A[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Joe Schomacker (incumbent) 14,316 71.98
Democratic (DFL) Laura Woods 5,564 27.98
Write-in 9 0.05
Total votes 19,889 100.0
Republican hold
2018 Minnesota State House - District 22A[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Joe Schomacker (incumbent) 10,811 66.73
Democratic (DFL) Maxwell Kaufman 5,377 33.19
Write-in 12 0.07
Total votes 16,200 100.0
Republican hold
2020 Minnesota State House - District 22A[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Joe Schomacker (incumbent) 15,161 73.02
Democratic (DFL) Chris Baumberger 5,584 26.89
Write-in 18 0.09
Total votes 20,763 100.0
Republican hold
2022 Minnesota State House - District 21A[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Joe Schomacker (incumbent) 13,536 74.29
Democratic (DFL) Patrick Baustian 4,671 25.64
Write-in 14 0.08
Total votes 18,221 100.0
Republican hold

References
  1. "Schomacker, Joe - Legislator Record - Minnesota Legislators Past & Present". www.lrl.mn.gov. Retrieved 2023-02-18.
  2. Bierschbach, Briana (2011-12-30). "DFLer vying to take on Schomacker in HD 22A – Minnesota Lawyer". Retrieved 2023-02-18.
  3. "2010 Results for State Representative District 22A". Minnesota Secretary of State. Retrieved February 17, 2023.
  4. "2012 Results for State Representative District 22A". Minnesota Secretary of State. Retrieved February 17, 2023.
  5. "2014 Results for State Representative District 22A". Minnesota Secretary of State. Retrieved February 17, 2023.
  6. "2016 Results for State Representative District 22A". Minnesota Secretary of State. Retrieved February 17, 2023.
  7. "2018 Results for State Representative District 22A". Minnesota Secretary of State. Retrieved February 17, 2023.
  8. "2020 Results for State Representative District 22A". Minnesota Secretary of State. Retrieved February 17, 2023.
  9. "2022 Results for State Representative District 21A". Minnesota Secretary of State. Retrieved February 17, 2023.
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