Kurt Schrader
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Oregon's 5th district |
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Assumed office January 3, 2009 |
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| Preceded by | Darlene Hooley |
| Member of the Oregon Senate from the 20th district |
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In office 2003 – 2008 |
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| Preceded by | Verne Duncan |
| Succeeded by | Martha Schrader |
| Member of the Oregon House of Representatives from the 23rd district |
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In office 1997–2003 |
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| Preceded by | Jerry Grisham |
| Succeeded by | Wayne Scott |
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October 19, 1951 Bridgeport, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
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Martha Northam (1975–2011) Susan Mora (2016–present) |
| Children | 5 |
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Cornell University (BA) University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (BS, DVM) |
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Walter Kurt Schrader (born October 19, 1951) is an American politician who has been the U.S. Representative for Oregon's 5th congressional district since 2009. He is a member of the Democratic Party and previously served in both houses of the Oregon Legislative Assembly.
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. 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.
Schrader served for 16 years on the Canby Planning Commission.
After winning his first election in 1996, Schrader served four terms in the Oregon House of Representatives. Schrader ran for the Oregon House of Representatives in 1994, where he lost to Republican Jerry Grisham in the general election by 38 votes. In 1996, Schrader ran again; and this time defeated Paul Kraxburger. 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.Martha Schrader was the Democratic nominee to succeed her husband, but lost in the general election to Wayne Scott. She served as a Clackamas County commissioner until 2009, when she was appointed by the same commission (with Martha recusing herself from voting) to replace her husband in the State Senate.
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