- Kurt Schrader
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name =Kurt Schrader
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birth_date =birth date and age|1951|10|19
birth_place =Bridgeport, Connecticut
residence =Canby, Oregon
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state_senate = Oregon
district = 20th
term_start =2003
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predecessor =Verne Duncan
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state_house2 = Oregon
district2 = 23rd
term_start2 =1997
term_end2 =2003
predecessor2 = Jerry Grisham
successor2 =Wayne Scott
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party = Democratic
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occupation = Veterinarian
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spouse = Martha Northam Schrader
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footnotes =Kurt Schrader (born
October 19 ,1951 cite web|url=http://multnomah.or.networkofcare.org/aging/legislate/legDetail.cfm?id=15289|publisher=Multnomah County Aging And Disability Services Division|accessdate=2008-04-14|title=Sen. Kurt Schrader] ) is an Americanveterinarian and politician from the state ofOregon . A Democrat, he serves in theOregon State Senate , representing southwestern Clackamas County, including the cities of Barlow, Canby, Gladstone, Johnson City, Oregon City, and portions of Milwaukie. He is the Democratic candidate for U.S. House of Representatives inOregon's 5th congressional district .cite web|url=http://www.oregonlive.com/special/index.ssf/2008/05/fifth_d.html|title=Schrader wins 5th District Democratic nomination|accessdate=2008-05-20|publisher=OregonLive.com]Early life
Schrader was born in Connecticut and received a
Bachelor of Arts degree fromCornell University in 1973. While at Cornell, Schrader met Martha Northam, and the two were married in 1975.cite news|title=Vet makes a house call|last=Kohler|first=Vince|date=1997-05-01 |work=The Oregonian ] Schrader earned his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from theUniversity 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.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.cite news|title=More absentees vote but alter few races|last=Hunsberger|first=Brent|work=The Oregonian |date=1996-11-11] In 1996, Schrader ran again, and this time, defeated Paul Kraxburger.cite news|title=Grisham wins by 38 votes|last=Kohler|first=Vince|work=The Oregonian |date=1994-11-15] He was subsequently reelected to the House in 1998 and 2000.In 2002, Schrader ran for the
Oregon State Senate seat vacated by the retiringVerne Duncan . Schrader defeated fellow Oregon House member Kathy Lowe in a contentious Democratic primary, and then faced no Republican opposition in the general election.cite news|title=Schraders ahead in legislative races|work=The Oregonian |last=Mayes|first=Steve|date=2002-05-22] Martha Schrader was the Democratic nominee to succeed her husband, but lost in the general election toWayne Scott . 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.cite web|url=http://www.leg.state.or.us/schrader/bio.htm|title=Senator Kurt Schrader|publisher=Oregon State Legislature|accessdate=2007-04-14]
2008 U.S. Representative campaign
In May 2008, Schrader won the Democratic nomination for
Oregon's 5th congressional district in theUnited States House of Representatives for the seat being vacated byDarlene Hooley .cite web|url=http://www.oregonlive.com/special/index.ssf/2008/05/fifth_d.html|title=Schrader wins 5th District Democratic nomination|accessdate=2008-05-20|publisher=OregonLive.com]Personal
Schrader and his wife live in Canby on the
Kraft-Brandes-Culberston Farmstead , also known as Three Rivers Farm, which is listed on theNational Register of Historic Places .cite web|url=http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/or/Clackamas/state.html|title=Oregon - Clackamas County|publisher=National Register of Historic Places |accessdate=2008-04-14] They have four adult children.References
External links
* [http://www.leg.state.or.us/schrader Oregon Senator Kurt Schrader] "Oregon State Senate website"
* [http://www.kurtschrader.com/ Kurt Schrader for U.S. Congress] "official campaign website"
* [http://opensecrets.org/races/summary.asp?ID=OR05&Cycle=2008 Campaign contributions] atOpenSecrets.org
* [http://www.clackamascountyvet.com/our_doctors.htm Clackamas County Veterinary Clinic]
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