Kurt Schrader (Politiker, 1951)
Vorlage:Infobox Congressman Kurt Schrader (born October 19, 1951[1]) is an American veterinarian and politician from the state of Oregon. A Democrat, he is the Congressman for Oregon's 5th congressional district. Prior to his election to the U.S. Congress, he served in the Oregon State Senate.
Early life
Schrader was born in Connecticut and received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Cornell University in 1973. While at Cornell, Schrader met Martha Northam, and the two were married in 1975.[2] Schrader earned his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from the University of Illinois in 1977. A year later, the Schraders moved to Oregon, and Kurt opened the Clackamas County Veterinary Clinic in Oregon City to begin his veterinary practice.[2]
Political career
Schrader served 16 years on the Canby Planning Commission before running for the Oregon House of Representatives in 1994, where he lost to Republican Jerry Grisham by just 38 votes.[3] In 1996, Schrader ran again, and this time, defeated Paul Kraxburger.[4] He was subsequently reelected to the House in 1998 and 2000.
In 2002, Schrader ran for the Oregon State Senate seat vacated by the retiring Verne Duncan, representing the 20th district in southwestern Clackamas County, including the cities of Barlow, Canby, Gladstone, Johnson City, Oregon City, and portions of Milwaukie. He defeated fellow Oregon House member Kathy Lowe in a contentious Democratic primary, and then faced no Republican opposition in the general election.[5] Martha Schrader was the Democratic nominee to succeed her husband, but lost in the general election to Wayne Scott.[5] She now serves as a Clackamas County commissioner.
In the Oregon Senate, Schrader served as co-chair of the Joint Ways and Means Committee in the 2003 and 2005 sessions and chair of the Interim Joint Legislative Audit Committee in the 2005 session.[6]
To prepare for his House seat, Schrader resigned effective December 17. [7]
2008 Congressional campaign
Vorlage:Seealso In May 2008, Schrader won the Democratic nomination for Oregon's 5th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives for the seat being vacated by Darlene Hooley.[7] In the general election, Schrader defeated Republican Mike Erickson to win election to the U.S. House.[8] Schrader won the election with 54 percent of the vote to Erickson's 38 percent. Schrader won all seven of the counties in the 5th congressional district, though he posted a plurality win in Polk County.
Personal
Schrader and his wife live in Canby on the Kraft-Brandes-Culberston Farmstead, also known as Three Rivers Farm, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[9] They have four adult children.[2]
References
External links
- U.S. Congressman Kurt Schrader official U.S. House site
- Kurt Schrader for U.S. Congress official campaign website
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- ↑ Sen. Kurt Schrader. Multnomah County Aging And Disability Services Division, abgerufen am 14. April 2008.
- ↑ a b c Vince Kohler: Vet makes a house call, Mai
- ↑ Brent Hunsberger: More absentees vote but alter few races, 11. November 1996
- ↑ Vince Kohler: Grisham wins by 38 votes, 15. November 1994
- ↑ a b Steve Mayes: Schraders ahead in legislative races, 22. Mai 2002
- ↑ Senator Kurt Schrader. Oregon State Legislature, abgerufen am 14. April 2007.
- ↑ a b Schrader wins 5th District Democratic nomination. OregonLive.com, abgerufen am 20. Mai 2008.
- ↑ Schrader wins 5th District. OregonLive.com, 4. November 2008, abgerufen am 4. November 2008.
- ↑ Oregon - Clackamas County. National Register of Historic Places, abgerufen am 14. April 2008.