Rep. Mike Schatz - ND District 39

Rep. Mike Schatz voted in support of pro education/public service policies 26.3% of the time.

  • He voted to lower the years requirement for teachers to obtain a lifetime teaching license. NDU supported this position.

  • He voted to expand free school lunch to students in North Dakota schools. NDU supported this position.

  • He voted in support of book bans and penalties for librarians. NDU opposed this position.

  • He voted to end the NDPERS pension for public workers. NDU opposed this position.

  • He voted to defund public schools by siphoning tax payer money to private schools at the expense of rural and public schools, stating “the public school system has lost its way”. NDU opposed this position.

  • He voted against expanding funding and access to childcare for families in North Dakota. NDU opposed this position.

  • He voted in support of harmful parent rights legislation. NDU opposed this position.

  • He is a member of the legislative coalition to end property tax. View the press release here.

Voting Record By Bill

ND United’s Stance:

  • HB 1205: Public Library Book Ban - YES

  • HB 1329: Teacher Licensure - YES

  • HB 1403: Parental Rights - NO

  • HB 1488: Extracurricular Permission - YES

  • HB 1491: Expand Free School Lunch - YES

  • HB 1494: End School Lunch Shaming - YES

  • HB 1526: Parental Rights/Curbing of SEL - YES

  • HB 1532: School Vouchers - YES

  • SB 2032: Para-to-Teacher Program - NO

  • SB 2260: Parental Rights w/ Lawsuit - YES

  • SB 2284: K-12 Funding - NO

  • SB 2354: K-3 Foreign Language Stipend - NO

  • SB 2360: Book Ban w/ Penalty - YES

  • SB 2369: Voucher Tax Credit - N/A

  • HB 1040: End NDPERS Pensions - YES

  • SB 2239: Save NDPERS Pensions - NO

  • HB 1446: Higher Ed Tenure - NO

  • SB 2247: Specified Concepts - YES

  • HB 1540: Delayed Childcare - NO

  • SB 2301: Original Childcare - NO

How Rep. Schatz Voted: