• 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
03/29/2017 H.R.1794 Hold Congress Accountable Act 03/29/2017 Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform  (All Actions)
03/02/2017 H.R.1326 Department of Defense Overhead Cost Savings and Transparency Act 03/02/2017 Referred to House Rules  (All Actions)
02/24/2017 H.R.1056 Molalla River Wild and Scenic Rivers Act 02/24/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.  (All Actions)
02/14/2017 H.J.Res.64 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States giving Congress power to regulate campaign contributions for Federal elections. 02/14/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.  (All Actions)
02/03/2017 H.R.749 Lower Drug Costs through Competition Act 02/03/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
01/24/2017 H.R.696 To prohibit any hiring freeze from affecting the Department of Veterans Affairs. 01/24/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.  (All Actions)
12/08/2016 H.R.6522 Public Release and Implementation of Department of Defense Overhead Cost Savings Act 12/08/2016 Referred to House Rules  (All Actions)
07/25/2016 H.R.3212 To amend the Grand Ronde Reservation Act to make technical corrections, and for other purposes. 07/25/2016 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 542.  (All Actions)
07/14/2016 H.R.5813 Overtime Reform and Enhancement Act 07/14/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.  (All Actions)
05/11/2016 H.R.3211 To provide for the addition of certain real property to the reservation of the Siletz Tribe in the State of Oregon. 05/11/2016 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 437.  (All Actions)
04/25/2016 H.Res.700 Commemorating the 50th anniversary of Cascade Head Preserve, an Oregon natural icon. 04/25/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.  (All Actions)
03/18/2016 H.R.4784 Lower Drug Costs through Competition Act 03/18/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
11/16/2015 H.R.2186 BUILD Career and Technical Education Act of 2015 11/16/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.  (All Actions)
11/03/2015 H.R.3915 US Navy SEAL SCPO Tyrone Snowden Woods Ceremony Invitee Act of 2015 11/03/2015 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.  (All Actions)
08/13/2015 H.R.2558 Examination of Exposures to Environmental Hazards During Military Service and Health Care for Atsugi Naval Air Facility Veterans and their Families Act of 2015 08/13/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.  (All Actions)
05/14/2015 H.R.2341 No Adding, No Padding Act 05/14/2015 Referred to the House Committee on the Budget.  (All Actions)
04/23/2015 H.R.2023 Hold Congress Accountable Act 04/23/2015 Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform  (All Actions)
04/21/2015 H.J.Res.46 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States giving Congress power to regulate campaign contributions for Federal elections. 04/21/2015 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.  (All Actions)
04/07/2015 H.R.1052 Molalla River Wild and Scenic Rivers Act 04/07/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.  (All Actions)
12/03/2014 H.R.5714 Pest Management Records Modernization Act 12/03/2014 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.  (All Actions)
Total: 837
Date Bill Number Bill Title Result Vote
02/23/2009 H.R.1132 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit.
02/17/2009 H.R.707 Home Front to Heroes Postal Benefits Act
02/13/2009 H.Res.173 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States Postal Service should take all appropriate measures to ensure the continuation of its 6-day mail delivery service.
02/13/2009 H.Res.170 Recognizing the sesquicentennial of the admission of Oregon into the Union and the contributions of Oregon residents to the economic, social, and cultural development of the United States.
02/11/2009 H.R.930 Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis Research, Cure, and Care Act of 2009
02/09/2009 H.R.442 Veterans' Heritage Firearms Act of 2009
02/04/2009 H.R.874 Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act
02/04/2009 H.Res.130 Expressing support for the appointment of former Senator George Mitchell as Special Envoy for Middle East Peace, and for other purposes.
01/30/2009 H.R.303 Retired Pay Restoration Act
01/23/2009 H.R.668 Critical Access Hospital Flexibility Act of 2009
01/22/2009 H.R.655 Assessment Accuracy and Improvement Act
01/21/2009 H.R.622 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the credit for renewable electricity production to include electricity produced from biomass for on-site use.
01/15/2009 H.R.571 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles.
01/14/2009 H.Res.65 Expressing the support of the House of Representatives for efforts to increase financial literacy in the United States and recognizing the work of John Hope Bryant to raise awareness about the importance of financial and economic literacy.
01/08/2009 H.Res.36 Acknowledging the 40th anniversary of the election of Shirley Anita St. Hill Chisholm, the first African-American woman in Congress.
01/07/2009 H.R.275 To repeal the imposition of 3 percent withholding on certain payments made to vendors by government entities.
01/07/2009 H.R.273 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the treatment of qualified restaurant property as 15-year property for purposes of the depreciation deduction.
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