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Kurt Schrader Walter Kurt Schrader ( born October 19 , 1951 ) is an American politician serving as the U.S . Representative for since 2009 . A member of the Democratic Party , his district covers Salem and Newport . Schrader previously served in both houses of the Oregon Legislative Assembly from 1997 to 2008 . Early life , education , and early career . 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 . Oregon legislature . Elections . Schrader served three terms in the Oregon House of Representatives . He first ran for the office in 1994 , where he lost to Republican Jerry Grisham in the general election by 38 votes . In 1996 , Schrader ran again , defeating Paul Kraxburger . He was subsequently reelected 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 , then faced no Republican opposition in the general election . His wife , Martha Schrader , was the Democratic nominee to succeed Schrader for his vacant House seat ; she lost in the general election to Wayne Scott . She then served as a Clackamas County commissioner until 2009 , when she was appointed by the same commission ( recusing herself from voting ) to replace her husband in the State Senate . Committee assignments . In the Oregon Senate , Schrader served as co-chair of the Joint Ways and Means Committee in the 2003 and 2005 sessions , as well as chair of the Interim Joint Legislative Audit Committee in the 2005 session . To prepare for his U.S . House seat , Schrader resigned effective December 17 , 2008 . U.S . House of Representatives . Elections . 2008 . In May 2008 , Schrader won the Democratic nomination for for the seat being vacated by Darlene Hooley . In the general election , Schrader defeated Republican Mike Erickson , winning election to the U.S . House . Schrader won the election with 54 percent of the vote to Ericksons 38 percent . Schrader won all seven of the counties in the 5th congressional district , though he posted a plurality win in Polk County . - 2010 Schrader was challenged by Republican nominee and Oregon State Representative Scott Bruun and Pacific Green nominee Chris Lugo . Despite several polls showing Bruun ahead and pollster Nate Silver of FiveThirtyEight predicting Schrader would likely lose his bid for reelection , the final vote tally had Schrader winning by a fairly comfortable five-point margin , picking up 51% of the vote to Bruuns 46% . It was the closest House race in Oregon in 2010 , a year in which Republicans picked up at least 63 House seats , but only one on the West Coast . 2012 . Schrader won re-election 54.1% to 42.6% . 2014 . Schrader won 53.9% to 39.4% 2016 . Schrader won 53.6% to 43.1% . He was absent from the Congressional swearing-in on January 3 , 2017 , because he was on his honeymoon . He was the only member of Congress not to be sworn in that day . Tenure . Schrader voted for the Budget Control Act . He voted both in favor of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and for funding SCHIP . On December 17 , 2009 , Schrader announced that he would become a member of the Blue Dog Coalition . Schrader was ranked as the 50th most bipartisan member of the U.S . House of Representatives during the 114th United States Congress ( and the most bipartisan member of the U.S . House of Representatives from Oregon ) in the Bipartisan Index created by The Lugar Center and the McCourt School of Public Policy that ranks members of the United States Congress by their degree of bipartisanship ( by measuring the frequency each members bills attract co-sponsors from the opposite party and each members co-sponsorship of bills by members of the opposite party ) . In December 2016 , he severely criticized the election of Nancy Pelosi as House Minority Leader . Im very worried we just signed the Democratic Partys death certificate for the next decade and a half , he said . Abortion . Schrader is pro-choice and has received a 100 rating from both Planned Parenthood and the National Abortion and Reproductive Rights Action League . In May 2012 , Schrader opposed and voted against the Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act of 2012 , introduced by Republican Representative Trent Franks of Arizona . The bill proposed imposing criminal penalties for giving abortions in special cases , notably when based on gender , race or color of the child or parent . Health care . Schrader received a 100% rating from the Childrens Health Fund . In 2016 , he received an 86% from American Public Health Association . He supports the Affordable Care Act . Schrader is the co-chair ( along with Pennsylvania Representative Allyson Schwartz ) of the New Dem Health Care Task Force , which set forth an agenda of more effectively implementing health care policy in this country that improves payment and delivery systems . In July 2017 , Schrader led a group of ten House Democrats who proposed a plan to improve Obamacare . The plan included a $15 billion annual reinsurance fund to pay health insurers that enroll higher-cost , sicker individuals . Agriculture regulation . In March 2017 , Schrader told a district audience that the Trump administration seemed determined to deregulate agriculture . He admitted that agriculture regulations were a bit of an overreach , causing problems for both dairy and dirt farmers . Veterinary medicine . Schrader coauthored the Veterinary Medicine Mobility Act of 2014 ( H.R . 1528 ; 113th Congress ) , a bill that would amend the Controlled Substances Act to clarify that veterinarians are not required to have separate registrations to dispense controlled substances outside of their principal place of business , such as when treating animals on a farm . Gun control . In December 2017 , Schrader was one of only six House Democrats to support legislation allowing concealed handgun licensees to carry their weapons in all 50 states . Minimum wage . In July 2019 , Schrader was one of six Democrats in the House of Representatives to oppose a bill which would incrementally increase the federal minimum wage from $7.25 to $15.00 an hour by 2025 . He was one of two Democrats who voted against the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 because of a provision to raise the minimum wage to $15.00 . When this was removed , Schrader voted in favor of the bill for final passage . Committee assignments . - United States House Committee on Energy and Commerce - House Subcommittee on Health - House Subcommittee on Energy Caucus memberships . - Veterinary Medicine Caucus ( Co-Chair ) - Problem Solvers Caucus - Congressional Task Force on Down Syndrome - Congressional Diabetes Caucus - Democratic Caucus Seniors Task Force - Public Education Caucus - Career & Technical Education Caucus - Congressional Arts Caucus - Congressional Ports Caucus - Congressional Native American Caucus - House Paper and Packaging Caucus ( Co-Chair ) - General Aviation Caucus - Congressional Beef Caucus - Congressional Franchise Caucus - Taiwan Caucus - Singapore Caucus - Blue Dog Coalition - New Democrat Coalition - Congressional Western Caucus Electoral history . - In the 2010 election , Scott Bruun was co-nominated by the Oregon Independent Party and Chris Lugo was co-nominated by the Oregon Progressive Party. - In the 2016 and 2018 elections , Kurt Schrader was co-nominated by the Oregon Independent Party . Personal life . Schrader and former Oregon state senator Martha Schrader divorced in 2011 . He has five children . On December 31 , 2016 , Schrader married Pepco executive and former lobbyist Susan Mora . He is an Episcopalian . Schraders district residence is the Kraft-Brandes-Culberston Farmstead in Canby , also known as Three Rivers Farm , which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places . External links . - Congressman Kurt Schrader official U.S . House website - Kurt Schrader for Congress campaign website