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Dale W. Schultz (born June 12, 1953) is an American real estate broker and Republican politician from Richland Center, Wisconsin. He was the majority leader of the Wisconsin Senate during the 2005–2006 term, and served over 23 years in the state Senate, representing Wisconsin's 17th Senate district from 1991 to 2015. Before being elected to the Senate, he served nearly 9 years in the Wisconsin State Assembly, from 1983 through 1991.
In 1975, Schultz graduated from the University of Wisconsin–Madison where he played on the Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team and was a member of the national champion Wisconsin Badgers Crew team.
In addition to his official legislative duties, Senator Schultz served as a member of the Wisconsin Historical Society Board of Curators. Schultz was active with the National Conference of State Legislators (NCSL), the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), and the National Conference of Insurance Legislators (NCOIL).
In 2011, Schultz was the only Senate Republican to vote against the Wisconsin budget repair bill which sparked the 2011 Wisconsin protests. Several Assembly Republicans voted against the bill as well. According to Schultz, he had intended to offer a compromise amendment to the bill, but Walker "decoyed" him, misleading him into leaving the Senate chamber.
In January 2014, Schultz stated that he would not seek reelection, citing an increasingly partisan atmosphere.
Just before the 2024 United States presidential election, Schultz was one of a number of Wisconsin Republicans who publicly endorsed Democratic Party nominee Kamala Harris over Republican Donald Trump. Explaining his endorsement, Schultz said, "I myself want to cast my lot with those folks who are optimistic our future, not who are hung up on some sort of Mad Max scene that they see as a future for our country."
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