Kurt Schaefer
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| Member of the Missouri Senate from the 19th district |
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In office 2009–2017 |
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| Preceded by | Chuck Graham |
| Succeeded by | Caleb Rowden |
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October 27, 1965 St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Stacia Schaefer |
| Residence | Columbia, Missouri, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of Missouri |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Kurt Schaefer (born October 27, 1965) is a former Republican member of the Missouri Senate, representing the 19th District from 2009–2017. In 2016, Schaefer ran against Josh Hawley for Missouri Attorney General, but was defeated for the Republican nomination in the August 2 primary.
Kurt Schaefer grew up in Town and Country, Missouri, where he was the youngest of five siblings. He moved to Columbia, Missouri in 1983. Schaefer began playing bass guitar at the age of 13, and he continued to play through his time in college. He was part of the band Third Uncle that played gigs in clubs around Columbia in the mid- to late-1980s. Schaefer also worked at Columbia music venue The Blue Note. Schaefer graduated from the University of Missouri in 1990 with a B.A. degree in geography, and he earned his J.D. from Vermont Law School in 1995.
Kurt Schaefer began his legal career as an assistant attorney general under then Missouri Attorney General Jay Nixon from 1995 to 1999.
Schaefer practiced law as a partner in the law firm of Lathrop & Gage LLP since 2007, focusing on litigation, environmental, health care, administrative, business and public utilities law.
Under Republican Governor Matt Blunt, Schaefer served as general counsel and deputy director of the Missouri Department of Natural Resources, special counsel to the Governor, special counsel to the Missouri Department of Agriculture, Missouri assistant attorney general and special assistant United States attorney general.
Among other career highlights, Schaefer oversaw the emergency response and cleanup of the destruction caused by AmerenUE’s Taum Sauk Reservoir failure in December, 2005, negotiating a settlement for the state’s natural resource damages of Johnsons Shut-Ins State Park valued at $179 million.
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