• SCHRADER, KURT
Experience: House: District 5, 2009-Present
Home State: Oregon
Running: President, United States, 2016
Total Raised: $1,403,840Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016
Winning: Won with 0.00%
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Personal

    Full Name: Kurt Schrader
    Gender: Male
    Family: Wife: Martha; 5 Children: Maren, Clare, Steven, Ryan, Travis
    Birth Date: 10/19/1951
    Birth Place: Bridgeport, CT
    Home City: Canby, OR
    Religion: Episcopal

Education

    DVM, University of Illinois, 1977
    BS, University of Illinois, 1975
    BA, Government, Cornell University, 1973

Political Experience

    Representative, United States House of Representatives, 2008-present
    Senator, Oregon State Senate, 2003-2008
    Representative, Oregon State House of Representatives, 1997-2002

Current Legislative Committees

    Budget, Member
    Energy and Commerce, Member
    Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy, Member
    Subcommittee on Health (Energy and Commerce), Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

    Member, Congressional Healthy Forest Caucus
    Member, Future Focus Task Force
    Co-Chair, Health Care Reform Taskforce, New Democrat Coalition
    Former Chair, Joint Ways and Means Committee, Oregon State Legislature
    Former Member, Joint Ways and Means Committee, Oregon State Legislature

Professional Experience

    Organic Farmer
    Former Manager, Clackamas County Veterinary Clinics
    Former Owner, Clackamas County Veterinary Clinics
    Research Analyst, Office of the Governor of Alaska

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

    Member, American Association of Equine Practitioners
    Member, American Veterinary Medical Association
    Board Member, Blue Heron Recreation District
    Member, Canby Chamber of Commerce
    Former Chair, Canby Planning Board
    Member, Clackamas County Children's Center
    Co-chair, Communications, Blue Dog Coalition
    Member, National Federation of Independent Businesses (NFIB)
    Member, Oregon City Chamber of Commerce
    Member, Oregon Farm Bureau
    Member, Oregon Veterinary Association
General Survey
Issue Title Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right

Strongly Support
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime

Strongly Support
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy

No Opinion
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery

Strongly Support
6. Vouchers for school choice

Strongly Oppose
7. Make voter registration easier

Strongly Support
8. Prioritize green energy

Support
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military

No Opinion
11. Support & expand free trade

Oppose
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership

Support
14. Expand ObamaCare

Strongly Support
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens

Support
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive

Support
17. Keep God in the public sphere

Strongly Support
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities

Strongly Support
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage

Support
20. Privatize Social Security

No Opinion
Total: 71
Introduced Date Bill Number Bill Title Last Action
11/17/2014 H.R.4782 BUILD Career and Technical Education Act of 2014 11/17/2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.  (All Actions)
08/01/2014 H.R.1528 Veterinary Medicine Mobility Act of 2014 08/01/2014 Became Public Law No: 113-143. (TXT | PDF)  (All Actions)
07/01/2014 H.R.4517 Examination of Exposures to Environmental Hazards During Military Service and Health Care for Atsugi Naval Air Facility Veterans and their Families Act of 2014 07/01/2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.  (All Actions)
04/04/2014 H.R.4401 Social Security Temporary Emergency Payee Act 04/04/2014 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
03/14/2014 H.R.4210 ACA Open Enrollment Extension Act of 2014 03/14/2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
02/28/2014 H.R.931 To provide for the addition of certain real property to the reservation of the Siletz Tribe in the State of Oregon. 02/28/2014 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 273.  (All Actions)
02/21/2014 H.R.4071 Flood Insurance Flexibility Act of 2014 02/21/2014 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.  (All Actions)
01/14/2014 H.R.841 To amend the Grand Ronde Reservation Act to make technical corrections, and for other purposes. 01/14/2014 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.  (All Actions)
11/22/2013 H.R.3567 Medicare Link Act of 2013 11/22/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
11/22/2013 H.R.3517 Federal and State Insurance Exchange Access Fairness and Penalty Delay Act of 2013 11/22/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
10/02/2013 H.R.3236 Hold Congress Accountable Act 10/02/2013 Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform  (All Actions)
07/30/2013 H.Res.321 Celebrating the Molalla Centennial. 07/30/2013 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.  (All Actions)
07/30/2013 H.Res.320 Celebrating the West Linn Centennial. 07/30/2013 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.  (All Actions)
07/11/2013 H.R.2686 To amend title 31, United States Code, to provide that the President's annual budget submission to Congress list the current fiscal year spending level for each proposed program and a separate amount for any proposed spending increases, and for other purposes. 07/11/2013 Referred to the House Committee on the Budget.  (All Actions)
06/03/2013 H.R.2037 Native American Psychiatric and Mental Health Care Improvement Act 06/03/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee Indian and Alaska Native Affairs.  (All Actions)
05/22/2013 H.R.1731 Egg Products Inspection Act Amendments of 2013 05/22/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Rural Development, and Credit.  (All Actions)
04/23/2013 H.R.1387 To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to exempt certain perishable agricultural commodities from the goods whose sale or distribution in commerce may be prohibited subsequent to a violation of such Act. 04/23/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.  (All Actions)
04/08/2013 H.J.Res.32 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States giving Congress power to regulate campaign contributions for Federal elections. 04/08/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution And Civil Justice.  (All Actions)
03/28/2013 H.R.1230 Molalla River Wild and Scenic Rivers Act 03/28/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation.  (All Actions)
03/13/2013 H.R.1125 Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program Enhancement Act 03/13/2013 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
Total: 837
Date Bill Number Bill Title Result Vote
06/12/2017 H.R.1873 Electricity Reliability and Forest Protection Act
06/08/2017 H.R.2862 To provide for wildfire suppression operations, and for other purposes.
06/08/2017 H.R.2853 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make qualified biogas property and qualified manure resource recovery property eligible for the energy credit and to permit new clean renewable energy bonds to finance qualified biogas property, and for other purposes.
06/08/2017 H.R.2083 Endangered Salmon and Fisheries Predation Prevention Act
05/22/2017 H.R.953 Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2017
05/18/2017 H.Res.274 Condemning the Government of Iran's state-sponsored persecution of its Baha'i minority and its continued violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights.
05/17/2017 H.R.2353 Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act
05/17/2017 H.R.356 Protecting Our Democracy Act
05/05/2017 H.R.2361 Energy Savings and Building Efficiency Act of 2017
05/02/2017 H.R.2282 Equality Act
05/01/2017 H.R.2264 Make It In America Manufacturing Communities Act
05/01/2017 H.R.2049 Radiation Exposure Compensation Act Amendments of 2017
04/28/2017 H.R.2119 Therapeutic Fraud Prevention Act of 2017
04/27/2017 H.R.2215 SAFE Act of 2017
04/25/2017 H.R.1380 Timber Innovation Act of 2017
04/25/2017 H.R.312 Tsunami Warning, Education, and Research Act of 2017
04/12/2017 H.R.1777 To amend titles 10 and 32, United States Code, to improve and enhance authorities relating to the employment, use, status, and benefits of military technicians (dual status), and for other purposes.
04/07/2017 H.R.2051 FAST Generics Act of 2017
04/07/2017 H.R.1953 Treat and Reduce Obesity Act of 2017
04/05/2017 H.R.1957 Safe Schools Improvement Act of 2017
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