Joe Schomacker
Joe Schomacker (Republican Party) is a member of theMinnesota House of Representatives, representingDistrict 21A. He assumed office on January 3, 2023. His current term ends on January 12, 2027.
Schomacker (Republican Party) ran for re-election to theMinnesota House of Representatives to representDistrict 21A. He won in the general election onNovember 5, 2024.
Biography
Joe Schomacker graduated from Luverne High School.[1] Schomacker earned a B.A. in public administration, speech communication, and political science from Southwest Minnesota State University in 2008 and an M.P.S. in strategic public relations from George Washington University in 2010. His career experience includes working as a senior partner with Schomackers Home Galleries, the director of resource development of The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society, and an admissions clerk with Sanford Health.[1][2]
Committee assignments
2025-2026
Schomacker was assigned to the following committees:
- Health Finance and Policy Committee
- Human Services Finance and Policy Committee,Co-Chair
- Ways and Means Committee
2023-2024
Schomacker was assigned to the following committees:
- Industrial Education and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee (decommissioned)
- Health Finance and Policy Committee
- Ways and Means Committee
2021-2022
Schomacker was assigned to the following committees:
- Ways and Means Committee
- Health Finance and Policy Committee,Ranking Member
- Human Services Finance and Policy Committee
2019-2020
Schomacker was assigned to the following committees:
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| Minnesota committee assignments, 2017 |
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| •Agriculture Finance |
| •Health and Human Services Finance |
| •Health and Human Services Reform, Chair |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Schomacker served on the following committees:
| Minnesota committee assignments, 2015 |
|---|
| •Aging and Long-Term Care Policy, Chair |
| •Agriculture Policy |
| •Health and Human Services Finance |
| •Health and Human Services Reform |
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Schomacker served on the following committees:
| Minnesota committee assignments, 2013 |
|---|
| •Health and Human Services Finance |
| •Health and Human Services Policy |
| •Housing Finance and Policy |
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Schomacker served on the following committees:
| Minnesota committee assignments, 2011 |
|---|
| •Agriculture and Rural Development |
| •Health and Human Services Finance |
| •Judiciary Policy and Finance |
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2024
See also: Minnesota House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Minnesota House of Representatives District 21A
IncumbentJoe Schomacker defeatedCreedence Petroff in the general election for Minnesota House of Representatives District 21A on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Joe Schomacker (R) | 83.9 | 18,669 | |
Creedence Petroff (Independence-Alliance Party of Minnesota) ![]() | 15.8 | 3,517 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 67 | ||
Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 22,253 | |||
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Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. IncumbentJoe Schomacker advanced from the Republican primary for Minnesota House of Representatives District 21A.
Campaign finance
Endorsements
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2022
See also: Minnesota House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Minnesota House of Representatives District 21A
IncumbentJoe Schomacker defeatedPatrick Baustian in the general election for Minnesota House of Representatives District 21A on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Joe Schomacker (R) | 74.3 | 13,536 | |
| Patrick Baustian (D) | 25.6 | 4,671 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 14 | ||
Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 18,221 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled.Patrick Baustian advanced from the Democratic primary for Minnesota House of Representatives District 21A.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. IncumbentJoe Schomacker advanced from the Republican primary for Minnesota House of Representatives District 21A.
2020
See also: Minnesota House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Minnesota House of Representatives District 22A
IncumbentJoe Schomacker defeatedChris Baumberger in the general election for Minnesota House of Representatives District 22A on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Joe Schomacker (R) | 73.0 | 15,161 | |
| Chris Baumberger (D) | 26.9 | 5,584 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 18 | ||
Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 20,763 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled.Chris Baumberger advanced from the Democratic primary for Minnesota House of Representatives District 22A.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. IncumbentJoe Schomacker advanced from the Republican primary for Minnesota House of Representatives District 22A.
Campaign finance
2018
General election
General election for Minnesota House of Representatives District 22A
IncumbentJoe Schomacker defeatedMaxwell Kaufman in the general election for Minnesota House of Representatives District 22A on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Joe Schomacker (R) | 66.7 | 10,811 | |
| Maxwell Kaufman (D) | 33.2 | 5,377 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 12 | ||
Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 16,200 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Minnesota House of Representatives District 22A
Maxwell Kaufman defeatedBrian Abrahamson in the Democratic primary for Minnesota House of Representatives District 22A on August 14, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Maxwell Kaufman | 53.8 | 1,331 | |
| Brian Abrahamson | 46.2 | 1,142 | ||
There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 2,473 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Minnesota House of Representatives District 22A
IncumbentJoe Schomacker advanced from the Republican primary for Minnesota House of Representatives District 22A on August 14, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Joe Schomacker | 100.0 | 3,275 | |
Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 3,275 | |||
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2016
Elections for theMinnesota House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on August 9, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was May 31, 2016.
IncumbentJoe Schomacker defeatedLaura Woods in the Minnesota House of Representatives District 22A general election.[3][4]
| Minnesota House of Representatives, District 22A General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | 72.01% | 14,316 | ||
| Democratic | Laura Woods | 27.99% | 5,564 | |
| Total Votes | 19,880 | |||
| Source:Minnesota Secretary of State | ||||
Laura Woods ran unopposed in the Minnesota House of Representatives District 22A Democratic primary.[5][6]
| Minnesota House of Representatives, District 22A Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | ||
IncumbentJoe Schomacker ran unopposed in the Minnesota House of Representatives District 22A Republican primary.[5][6]
| Minnesota House of Representatives, District 22A Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | ||
2014
Elections for theMinnesota House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election was held on August 12, 2014, and a general election took place onNovember 4, 2014. Thesignature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 3, 2014.Diana Slyter was unopposed in the Democratic primary. IncumbentJoe Schomacker was unopposed in the Republican primary. Schomacker defeated Slyter in the general election.[7][8][9]
2012
Schomacker won re-election in the2012 election forMinnesota House of Representatives District 22A. He was unopposed in the Republican primary on August 14 and defeatedEugene Short (D) in the general election on November 6, 2012.[10][11]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 59.1% | 11,555 | ||
| Democratic | Eugene Short | 40.9% | 8,006 | |
| Total Votes | 19,561 | |||
2010
Schomacker won election to the District 22A seat in 2010. He had no primary opposition. He defeatedTed Winter (DFL) in the general election onNovember 2, 2010.[12]
| Minnesota House of Representatives, District 22A (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Ted Winter (DFL) | 5,807 | 43.27% | ||
| 7,595 | 56.59% | |||
| Write-In | 19 | 0.14% | ||
Campaign themes
2024
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2022
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2020
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2016
Schomacker's campaign website highlighted the following issues:[13]
Jobs and economic development
- Excerpt: "While up until this summer, we've seen several years of real job growth in the state. Now, that growth is slowing down and the biggest area of job growth is in state government."
Healthcare
- Excerpt: "Healthcare is 40% of the entire state budget, and the costs are growing beyond the rate of inflation. A focus on reforming how healthcare is provided in this state will not only provide better access to affordable care, but also drive the cost to the state down."
Education
- Excerpt: "Rep. Schomacker believes in more local control for schools, which is why he supported legislation that repealed maintenance of effort requirements and funding mandates for staff development."
2012
Schomacker's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[14]
Jobs and Economic Development
- Excerpt: "Continue the discussion between business and educators about the mismatch between skilled workers and the jobs available."
Government Spending And Reform
- Excerpt: "Minnesotans can’t afford state’s spending growth. We need to reduce spending and cut back during lean times like this. A slash and burn approach to reducing spending isn’t practical, either. We need to have a thoughtful approach and honest debate about wants versus needs, and what taxpayers are willing to pay."
Healthcare
- Excerpt: "A focus on reforming how healthcare is provided in this state will not only provide better access to affordable care, but also drive the cost to the state down."
Education
- Excerpt: "A student is a student regardless of where they live or the size of their school. The cost to educate students in small rural schools is similar to the Twin Cities, but these schools often lack the money to cover basic funding issues due to their small student population."
Campaign finance summary
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| Year | Office | Status | Contributions | Expenditures |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Minnesota House of Representatives District 21A | Won general | $36,823 | $31,861 |
| 2022 | Minnesota House of Representatives District 21A | Won general | $35,996 | $39,216 |
| 2020 | Minnesota House of Representatives District 22A | Won general | $28,329 | N/A** |
| 2018 | Minnesota House of Representatives District 22A | Won general | $43,459 | N/A** |
| 2016 | Minnesota House of Representatives, District 22a | Won | $38,459 | N/A** |
| 2014 | Minnesota House of Representatives, District 22a | Won | $47,305 | N/A** |
| 2012 | Minnesota State House, District 22A | Won | $38,148 | N/A** |
| 2010 | Minnesota State House, District 22A | Won | $25,223 | N/A** |
| ** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle | ||||
| Note: Totals above reflect only available data. | ||||
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2024
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In 2024, theMinnesota State Legislature was in session from February 12 to May 20.
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2023
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In 2023, theMinnesota State Legislature was in session from January 3 to May 22.
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2022
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In 2022, theMinnesota State Legislature was in session from January 31 to May 23.
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2021
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In 2021, theMinnesota State Legislature was in session from January 5 to May 17.
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2020
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In 2020, theMinnesota State Legislature was in session from February 11 to May 17. Special sessions were convened: June 12 to June 19; July 13 to July 21; August 12; September 11; October 12 to October 15; and November 12.
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In 2019, theMinnesota State Legislature was in session from January 8 through May 20.
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In 2018, theMinnesota State Legislature was in session from February 20 through May 21.
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In 2012, theMinnesota State Legislature was in session from January 24 to May 10.
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In 2011, theMinnesota State Legislature was in session from January 4 to May 23.
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
Candidate Minnesota House of Representatives District 21A | Officeholder Minnesota House of Representatives District 21A | Personal |
Footnotes
- ↑1.01.1Joe Schomacker for State Representative, "About," accessed April 24, 2023
- ↑LinkedIn, "Joe Schomacker," accessed April 24, 2023
- ↑Minnesota Secretary of State, "Candidate Filing Search," accessed August 25, 2016
- ↑Minnesota Secretary of State, "General election results, 2016," accessed December 19, 2016
- ↑5.05.1Minnesota Secretary of State, "Candidate Filings," accessed June 3, 2016
- ↑6.06.1Minnesota Secretary of State, "Minnesota State Primary: Tuesday, August 9, 2016," accessed August 9, 2016
- ↑Minnesota Secretary of State, "2014 general election results," accessed November 5, 2014
- ↑Minnesota Secretary of State, "State Canvassing Board Report," August 19, 2014
- ↑Minnesota Secretary of State, "2014 State General Election Candidate Filings," accessed July 25, 2014
- ↑Minnesota Secretary of State, "2012 State General Election Candidate Filings," accessed June 18, 2012
- ↑Minnesota Secretary of State, "Minnesota State Canvassing Report - State Primary - Tuesday, August 14, 2012," accessed April 23, 2014
- ↑Minnesota Secretary of State, "2010 Election Results," accessed March 9, 2014
- ↑[http://www.joeforhouse.com/issues.htmlJoe for House, "Issues," accessed October 11, 2016]
- ↑"joeforhouse," Official Campaign Website
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Barb Haley (R) | Minnesota House of Representatives District 21A 2023-Present | Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by - | Minnesota House of Representatives District 22A 2011-2023 | Succeeded by Bjorn Olson (R) |
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