Bob Schaffer
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Colorado's 4th district |
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In office January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2003 |
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| Preceded by | Wayne Allard |
| Succeeded by | Marilyn Musgrave |
| Member of the Colorado Senate | |
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In office 1987-1996 |
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July 24, 1962 Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Maureen Schaffer |
| Alma mater | University of Dayton |
Robert Warren "Bob" Schaffer (born July 24, 1962) is a Republican former member of the United States House of Representatives from the State of Colorado in the 105th Congress and the two succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1997 - January 3, 2003).
In 2004, Schaffer lost in the primary election to be the Republican nominee for a U.S. Senate seat. He was the Republican nominee for Colorado's other Senate seat in the 2008 election, which he lost to Democratic nominee Mark Udall.
Schaffer was born in Cincinnati, Ohio and raised Roman Catholic. He attended Archbishop Moeller High School. The son of public-school teachers, Schaffer worked his way through college as a farm hand. In 1984, he graduated from the University of Dayton with a B.A. in Political Science. He was later awarded an honorary doctorate in Management from Colorado Technical University.
Schaffer served for nine years as a Colorado State Senator in the Colorado General Assembly. Schaffer was only 25 years old in 1987 when he was appointed to finish Colorado State Senator Jim Beatty's term, making Schaffer the youngest to serve in Colorado's Senate. As a Colorado Senator, he was Chairman of the Finance Committee, the State Veterans and Military Affairs Committee, and the Local Government Committee. Schaffer also was the Vice-Chairman of the Senate Education Committee. Schaffer was awarded the "National Republican Legislator of the Year for 1995" by the National Republican Legislators Association.
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