Mac Schneider

Mac Schneider (born March 27, 1979) is an American attorney and politician who represented the 42nd district in the North Dakota Senate from 2009 until his reelection defeat in 2016. A member of the North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party, he served as the Senate Minority Leader from 2013 until the end of his Senate tenure. He was the Democratic-NPL endorsed candidate for the 2018 United States House of Representatives election in North Dakota.[1]

Mac Schneider
Minority Leader of the North Dakota Senate
In office
January 8, 2013 – December 5, 2016
Preceded byRyan Taylor
Succeeded byJoan Heckaman
Member of the North Dakota Senate
from the 42nd district
In office
January 6, 2009 – December 5, 2016
Preceded byNicholas Hacker
Succeeded byCurt Kreun
Personal details
Born (1979-03-27) March 27, 1979
Fargo, North Dakota, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic-NPL
Spouse(s)Crystal Schneider
EducationUniversity of North Dakota (BA)
Georgetown University (JD)

Early life, education, and career

Schneider was born and raised in Fargo, North Dakota.

Schneider comes from a political family; his father Mark was the Democratic-NPL Party chairman in 2009, his mother Mary currently serves as a North Dakota State Representative from the 21st district,[2] his uncle, John Schneider, is a former North Dakota state representative,[3] and he campaigned for other Democratic state Senators as a child.[4][5]

In 2002, he received a degree in History from the University of North Dakota. Schneider was a starting offensive lineman on UND's 2001 National Championship football team and served as team captain his senior season.[6][7] He later graduated from Georgetown University with his JD in 2008. Schneider currently works as an attorney, in addition to being a part-time instructor at the University of North Dakota. His wife, Crystal Schneider, also served on the Grand Forks city council from 2014 to 2018.

North Dakota Senate

In 2008, Schneider was first elected to the North Dakota Senate from the 42nd district,[8] which includes parts of northern Grand Forks and the University of North Dakota campus. He was reelected in 2012,[9] and ran again in 2016, but lost to Republican Curt Kreun.[10]

Tenure

During his time in the North Dakota Senate, Schneider made issues such as college affordability, infrastructure funding, and combatting human trafficking his main priorities.[3] In the 2011 legislative session, he was elected to serve as Assistant Minority Leader of the North Dakota Senate, before serving as Minority Leader in the 2013 and 2015 legislative sessions.[11]

Schneider's committee assignments during his tenure included the Standing Judiciary, Natural Resources, and Industry, Business, and Labor committees. He also served on the Interim Judiciary Committee, Budget Section Committee, Economic Impact Committee, Legislative Management Committee, and the Legislative Procedure and Arrangements Committee.[11]

2018 United States House of Representatives Election
Main article: 2018 United States House of Representatives election in North Dakota

On March 6, 2018, Schneider announced his candidacy for that year's U.S. House of Representatives election for North Dakota's at-large congressional district.[12] Schneider won the endorsement of the North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party at their 2018 state convention on March 17, 2018, edging out former State Representative Ben W. Hanson and State Senator John Grabinger.[1]

Schneider has said that his main goals as a U.S. Congressman would include job creation, working across the aisle to decrease what he describes as the hyper-partisan nature of Congress, helping to improve the Affordable Care Act, and ensuring that North Dakota's agricultural sector is not harmed by the Trump administration's foreign trade policies.[13]

Electoral History
2008 North Dakota Senate District 42 election[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic-NPL Mac Schneider 3,499 56.4%
Republican Nate Martindale 2,705 43.6%
Total votes 6,204 100.0%
2012 North Dakota Senate District 42 election[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic-NPL Mac Schneider (inc.) 2,855 57.2%
Republican Ross Lien 2,110 42.3%
Total votes 4,988 100.0%
2016 North Dakota Senate District 42 election[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Curt Kreun 2,281 52.3%
Democratic-NPL Mac Schneider (inc.) 2,073 47.5%
Total votes 4,365 100.0%
2018 North Dakota's at-large congressional district[14]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Kelly Armstrong 193,568 60.20%
Democratic-NPL Mac Schneider 114,377 35.57%
Independent Charles Tuttle 13,066 4.06%
Write-in 521 0.16%
Total votes 321,532 100.0%

References
  1. Hageman, John (March 17, 2018). "Democrats endorse Schneider for US House Race". Grand Forks Herald. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
  2. "Representative Mary Schneider". North Dakota Legislative Council. Retrieved June 10, 2018.
  3. Tormey, Kate. "Senator Mac Schneider" (PDF). Stateline Profile. Stateline Midwest. Retrieved June 16, 2018.
  4. Ceolock, John (2010). The Next Generation: Young Elected Officials and Their Impact on American Politics. New York: Continuum. p. 2. ISBN 978-1441193940.
  5. "Legislative Review 1302; Mac Schneider (D) Grand Forks; Senate Minority Leader". Prairie Public Broadcasting. January 25, 2013. Retrieved February 15, 2013.
  6. Nelson, Wayne (September 1, 2011). "UND FOOTBALL NOTEBOOK: Bradley efficient in opener". Grand Forks Herald. Retrieved July 9, 2018.
  7. Easter, Sam (December 30, 2017). "Mac Schneider, defeated in '16, sets sights on law career". Grand Forks Herald. Retrieved July 9, 2018.
  8. "District 42 election results, 2008". North Dakota Secretary of State. Retrieved June 16, 2018.
  9. "District 42 election results, 2012". North Dakota Secretary of State. Retrieved July 14, 2018.
  10. "District 42 election results, 2016". North Dakota Secretary of State. Retrieved July 14, 2018.
  11. "Senator Mac Schneider". North Dakota Legislative Council. Retrieved June 16, 2018.
  12. Easter, Sam (March 6, 2018). "Mac Schneider launches U.S. House bid in Grand Forks". Grand Forks Herald. Retrieved March 6, 2018.
  13. Herald Editorial Board (June 10, 2018). "Schneider: I'm a 'ND independent'". Grand Forks Herald. Retrieved June 16, 2018.
  14. "Statewide Results". North Dakota Secretary of State. November 16, 2018.
North Dakota Senate
Preceded by
Ryan Taylor		 Minority Leader of the North Dakota Senate
2013–2016		 Succeeded by
Joan Heckaman
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