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Martha Schrader

Martha Schrader
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Clackamas County Commissioner
Assumed office
2012
Member of the Oregon Senate
from the 20th district
In office
2009–2011
Preceded by Kurt Schrader
Succeeded by Alan Olsen
Clackamas County Commissioner
In office
2003–2009
Personal details
Born (1953-08-12) August 12, 1953 (age 63)
Political party Democratic
Spouse(s) Kurt Schrader (divorced 2011)
Residence Canby, Oregon

Martha Northam Schrader (born August 12, 1953) is a Democratic American politician who is serving on the Board of Commissioners of Clackamas County, Oregon. She has served in the Oregon Senate, representing Oregon's 20th Senate district in southeastern Clackamas County, including the cities of Barlow, Canby, Gladstone, Johnson City, Oregon City, and portions of Milwaukie.

Born Martha Northam, she is a graduate of Cornell University, where she received a Bachelor of Arts degree. She also holds two Master of Arts degrees—one in entomology from the University of Illinois, and one in education from Portland State University.

While at Cornell, she met Kurt Schrader, and they were married in 1975. In 1978, the couple moved to Oregon. The Schraders have five children. From 1986 to 1994, she worked as a teacher and library media specialist in the Oregon City School District.

In 1996, Kurt Schrader was elected to the Oregon House of Representatives, and Martha served as his chief legislative analyst until his election to the Oregon Senate in 2002. That same year, Martha won the Democratic nomination to succeed her husband for his seat in the House, but she lost in the general election to Republican Wayne Scott.

In 2003, she was appointed to fill a vacancy on the Clackamas County Board of Commissioners. In 2004, she was elected to a full term, defeating Republican Tootie Smith. Schrader has served as chair of the commission in 2005 and 2007.


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