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Kurt Schrader
| Kurt Schrader | ||
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| U.S. House, Oregon, District 5 | ||
| Incumbent | ||
| In office | ||
| 2009-Present | ||
| Term ends | ||
| January 3, 2015 | ||
| Years in position | 4 | |
| Party | Democratic | |
| Predecessor | Darlene Hooley (D) | |
| Compensation | ||
| Base salary | $174,000/year | |
| Elections and appointments | ||
| Last election | November 6, 2012 | |
| First elected | November 4, 2009 | |
| Next election | November 4, 2014 | |
| Campaign $ | $5,061,581 | |
| Term limits | N/A | |
| Prior offices | ||
| Oregon State Senate | ||
| 2003-2008 | ||
| Oregon House of Representatives | ||
| 1997-2002 | ||
| Education | ||
| Bachelor's | Cornell University & University of Illinois | |
| Other | University of Illinois | |
| Personal | ||
| Birthday | October 19, 1951 | |
| Place of birth | Bridgeport, Connecticut | |
| Profession | Veterinarian, Farmer | |
| Net worth | $8,963,560 | |
| Religion | Episcopal | |
| Websites | ||
| Office website | ||
| Personal website | ||
| Campaign website | ||
Contents |
Based on an analysis of bill sponsorship by GovTrack, Schrader is a "centrist Democrat".[2]
Biography
Schrader was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut. He earned his B.A. from Cornell University in 1973, his B.S. and D.V.M. from the University of Illinois in 1975 and 1977, respectively.[3]
Career
- 2009-Present: U.S. House of Representatives, Oregon's 5th congressional district
- 2003-2008: Oregon State Senate
- 1997-2003: Oregon House of Representatives
Outside of public life, Schrader worked as a veterinarian and farmer.
Committee assignments
U.S. House
2013-2014
Schrader serves on the following committees:[4]
- Committee on Agriculture
- Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry
- Subcommittee on Horticulture, Research, Biotechnology, and Foreign Agriculture (Ranking member)
- Subcommittee on Livestock, Rural Development, and Credit
- Committee on Budget
- Committee on Small Business
2011-2012
Schrader served on the following committees:[5]
- Small Business Committee
- Subcommittee on Finance and Tax Chair
- Subcommittee on Contracting and Technology
- Agriculture Committee
- Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry
- Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management
- Subcommittee on Horticulture and Organic Agriculture
- Budget Committee
Issues
2012
Campaign themes
On his official campaign website, Schrader highlights his fight to limit the influence of special interests in elections. He believes that "it’s a matter of fairness. They don’t want a level playing field and they will spend millions to keep it that way." He provides the full text of an Amendment proposal that aims to give Congress and states the power to control the special interest money going to campaigns as a result of Supreme Court rulings like Citizens United vs. Federal Election Commission and Buckley vs. Valeo.[6]
Specific votes
Fiscal Cliff
Schrader voted against the fiscal cliff compromise bill, which made permanent most of the Bush tax cuts originally passed in 2001 and 2003 while also raising tax rates on the highest income levels. He was one of 16 Democrats that voted against the bill. The bill was passed in the House by a 257/167 vote on January 1, 2013.[7]
Elections
2012
Schrader won the 2012 election for the U.S. House, representing Oregon's 5th District.[1] He won the nomination on the Democratic ticket. Schrader faced Fred Thompson (R), Raymond Baldwin (L), and Christina Jean Lugo (Pacific Green Party) in the general election on November 6, 2012.
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| U.S. House, Oregon, District 5 General Election, 2012 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Kurt Schrader Incumbent |
54% | 177,229 | |
| Republican | Fred Thompson | 42.4% | 139,223 | |
| Green | Christina Jean Lugo | 2.3% | 7,516 | |
| Constitution | Raymond Baldwin | 1.1% | 3,600 | |
| Write-In | N/A | 0.1% | 402 | |
| Total Votes | 327,970 | |||
| Source: Oregon Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election" | ||||
Full history
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Campaign donors
Comprehensive donor information for Schrader is available dating back to 2008. Based on available campaign finance records, Schrader raised a total of $5,061,581 during that time period. This information was last updated on May 16, 2013.[10]
| Kurt Schrader's Campaign Contribution History | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Office | Result | Contributions | |
| 2012 | U.S. House (Oregon, District 5) |  |
$1,750,144 | |
| 2010 | U.S. House (Oregon, District 5) | |
$1,872,837 | |
| 2008 | U.S. House (Oregon, District 5) | |
$1,438,600 | |
| Grand Total Raised | $5,061,581 | |||
2012
Schrader won re-election to the United States House of Representatives in 2012. During that election cycle, Schrader's campaign committee raised a total of $1,750,037 and spent $1,163,244.[11]
| United States House of Representatives, 2012 - Kurt Schrader Campaign Contributions | |
|---|---|
| Total Raised | $1,750,037 |
| Total Spent | $1,163,244 |
| Total Raised by Opponent | $33,207 |
| Total Spent by Opponent | $33,207 |
| Top contributors to Kurt Schrader's campaign committee | |
| Blue Cross/Blue Shield | $25,800 |
| National Air Traffic Controllers Assn | $14,500 |
| American Veterinary Medical Assn | $12,500 |
| AmeriPAC: The Fund for a Greater America | $11,500 |
| AstraZeneca PLC | $11,000 |
| Top 5 industries that contributed to campaign committee | |
| Health Professionals | $98,600 |
| Leadership PACs | $93,500 |
| Agricultural Services/Products | $78,550 |
| Retired | $61,919 |
| Pharmaceuticals/Health Products | $61,500 |
2010
Schrader won re-election to the U.S. House of Representatives in 2010. During that re-election cycle, Schrader's campaign committee raised a total of $1,872,837 and spent $1,839,623.[12]
His top 5 contributors between 2009-2010 were:
| U.S. House of Representatives, Oregon Congressional District Election, 2010 - Kurt Schrader Campaign Contributions | |
|---|---|
| Total Raised | $1,872,837 |
| Total Spent | $1,839,623 |
| Total Raised by General Election Opponent | $1,153,710 |
| Total Spent by General Election Opponent | $1,153,710 |
| Top contributors to Kurt Schrader's campaign committee | |
| American Crystal Sugar | $15,000 |
| Blue Cross/Blue Shield | $12,750 |
| American Veterinary Medical Assn | $11,750 |
| National Air Traffic Controllers Assn | $11,000 |
| National Assn of Realtors | $11,000 |
| Top 5 industries that contributed to campaign committee | |
| Leadership PACs | $146,750 |
| Health Professionals | $125,800 |
| Lawyers/Law Firms | $87,568 |
| Candidate Committees | $78,067 |
| Agricultural Services/Products | $75,650 |
Analysis
Lifetime voting record
According to the website GovTrack, Schrader missed 168 of 3,350 roll call votes, from Jan 2009 to Mar 2013, which is 5.0% of votes during that time period. This is worse than the median of 2.2% among the lifetime records of representatives currently serving.[13]
Congressional staff salaries
The website Legistorm compiles staff salary information for members of Congress. Schrader paid his congressional staff a total of $987,567 in 2011. Overall, Oregon ranked 8th in average salary for representative staff. The average U.S. House of Representatives congressional staff was paid $954,912.20 in fiscal year 2011.[14]
Net worth
2011
Based on congressional financial disclosure forms and calculations made available by OpenSecrets.org - The Center for Responsive Politics, Schrader's net worth as of 2011 was estimated between $4,401,122 and $13,525,999. This averages to $8,963,560, which is a 40.02% increase since 2010. This is higher than the $5,107,874 average net worth for Democratic representatives in 2011.[15]
2010
Based on congressional financial disclosure forms and calculations made available by OpenSecrets.org - The Center for Responsive Politics, Schrader's net worth as of 2010 was estimated between $3,922,063 to $8,881,000. That averages to $6,401,531.50 which is higher than the average net worth of Republican Democratic in 2010 of $4,465,875.[16]
National Journal vote ratings
- See also: National Journal vote ratings
Each year, National Journal publishes an analysis of how liberally or conservatively each member of Congress voted, as compared to other members, in the previous year. More information about the analysis process can be found on the vote ratings page.
2012
According to the data released in 2013, Schrader was ranked the 157th most liberal representative during 2012.[17]
2011
According to the data released in 2012, Kurt Schrader was ranked the 159th most liberal representative during 2011.[18]
Percentage voting with party
The website Open Congress tracks how often members of Congress vote with the majority of the chamber caucus. According to the website, Kurt Schrader voted with the Democratic Party 77.7% of the time, which ranked 172 among the 192 House Democratic members in December 2011.[19]
Recent news
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Kurt Schrader News Feed
- Oregon Democratic Representative Kurt Schrader Endorses Marriage Equality - Gayapolis
- Schrader, Walden engage in war of words - Statesman Journal
- Josephine, Curry county voters hand their problems to the Legislature - OregonLive.com
- Specialty crops, organic checkoff do well in House farm bill, Schrader says - Capital Press
- Wyden says he will 'lay out strategy' this month for a successful O&C ... - OregonLive.com
- Rough & Ready Lumber, Josephine County's last sawmill, a casualty of ... - OregonLive.com
- Sen. Jeff Merkley is dragged into controversy surrounding IRS scandal on tea ... - OregonLive.com
- David Sarasohn: Another try to pass a farm bill and cut food stamps - OregonLive.com
- Merkley: Amend Monsanto Protection Act - 750 KXL
- Wyden's forest quest - The Register-Guard
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Personal
Schrader is married to Martha. They have 5 children.
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 CNN "Oregon Districts Race - 2012 Election Center"
- ↑ Gov Track "Schrader" Accessed May 22, 2012
- ↑ Biographical Directory of the United States Congress "SCHRADER, Kurt, (1951 - )"
- ↑ CQ.com, "House Committee Rosters for the 113th Congress"
- ↑ Congressman Kurt Schrader, Representing the 5th District of Oregon "Kurt's Committees"
- ↑ Kurt Schrader Official Campaign Website, "Join the fight to stop special-interest dominance of our elections," accessed October 24, 2012
- ↑ U.S. House "Roll Call Vote on the Fiscal Cliff" Accessed January 4, 2013.
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010"
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 2008"
- ↑ Open Secrets "Kurt Schrader" Accessed May 16, 2013
- ↑ Open Secrets " 2012 Election Cycle," Accessed March 2013
- ↑ Open Secrets "Kurt Schrader 2010 Election Cycle," Accessed November 16, 2011
- ↑ GovTrack, "Kurt Schrader," Accessed April 2013
- ↑ LegiStorm, "Kurt Schrader," Accessed September 24, 2012
- ↑ OpenSecrets.org, "Kurt Schrader (D-Ore), 2011," Accessed February 16, 2013
- ↑ OpenSecrets.org, "Kurt Schrader (D-Ore), 2010," Accessed September 24, 2012
- ↑ National Journal, "TABLE: House Liberal Scores by Issue Area," February 26, 2013
- ↑ National Journal, "Searchable Vote Ratings Tables: House," February 23, 2012
- ↑ Open Congress "Voting With Party"
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| Preceded by Darlene Hooley |
U.S. House of Representatives - Oregon, District 5 2009–Present |
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Oregon State Senate 2003-2008 |
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