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Kurt Schrader has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives, representing the 5th district of the State of Oregon, since 2009.

Contents 1 Positions, record and controversies 1.1 The Economy 1.2 Education 1.3 Healthcare 1.4 Environment 2 Bio 2.1 2008 elections 3 Money in Politics 4 Committees and affiliations 4.1 Committees 4.1.1 Committees in the 110th Congress (2007-2008) 4.2 Affiliations 5 More background data 6 Contact 7 Articles and resources 7.1 See also 7.2 References 7.3 External resources 7.4 External articles

Positions, record and controversies

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During the 2008 campaign, Schrader took the following positions on the issues.

The Economy

Schrader did not support the bailout. He supports opening up the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to help lower gas prices in the short term, and requiring oil companies to drill on land already leased. Schrader also supports fixing the Alternative Minimum Tax so that it is tied to inflation, extending the child care tax credit for families making $100,000 or less, increasing unemployment benefits, providing community college scholarships for dislocated workers to help with retraining, and investing in green jobs.

He also favors instituting pay-as-you-go requirements in Congress for all new spending and taxes. In addition, Schrader wants to cut the federal budget, reduce reliance on government contractors, reduce government travel and use telecommuting and conferencing instead, ban bonuses for political appointees, reduce the number of no-bid contracts, get rid of tax cuts and subsidies for corporations that don't need them or those that do not stimulate the economy, eliminate oil and gas subsidies, and withdraw from Iraq. ^[1]

Education

During his time in the Oregon legislature, Schrader strengthened math and English standards and advocated stronger vocational and technical training programs. He also favored performance based budgeting as a way of increasing government accountability. ^[1]

Healthcare

Schrader said he will work to improve insurance coverage and include preventive care, protect services for seniors, and lower prescription drug prices.^[1]

Environment

Schrader supports strong investments in renewable and alternate energy research, increases in fuel efficiency standards and strong requirements for carbon emissions, and better management of our federal forestry land.^[1]

Bio

Schrader is a small businessman and a veterinarian. He was elected to the Oregon House of Representatives in 1997 and then to the State Senate in 2003, where he served as the "budget chief."^[1]

2008 elections

Schrader won the Democratic nomination for the vacated seat of Rep. Darlene Hooley (D-Ore.) after prevailing in the primary election held on May 20, 2008.^[1]. He went on to defeat Republican nominee Mike Erickson in the November 2008 general election.^[1]

Money in Politics

This section contains links to – and feeds from – money in politics databases. For specific controversies, see this article's record and controversies section.

Top Contributors to during the 2008 Election Cycle
Donor	Amount (US Dollars)
ActBlue	$ 85,600
Intl Brotherhood of Electrical Workers	$ 15,000
Human Rights Campaign	$ 10,018
American Bankers Assn	$ 10,000
American Federation of Teachers	$ 10,000
American Fedn of St/Cnty/Munic Employees	$ 10,000
American Hospital Assn	$ 10,000
AmeriPAC: The Fund for a Greater America	$ 10,000
Credit Union National Assn	$ 10,000
Ironworkers Union	$ 10,000
National Education Assn	$ 10,000
National Electrical Contractors Assn	$ 10,000
Pfizer Inc	$ 10,000
Plumbers/Pipefitters Union	$ 10,000
Service Employees International Union	$ 10,000
Teamsters Union	$ 10,000
Source: The Center for Responsive Politics' www.OpenSecrets.org site. Note: Contributions are not from the organizations themselves, but are rather from the organization's PAC, employees or owners. Totals include subsidiaries and affiliates.

Links to more campaign contribution information for Kurt Schrader from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org site.
Fundraising profile:	2008 election cycle	Career totals
Top contributors by organization/corporation:	2008 election cycle	Career totals
Top contributors by industry:	2008 election cycle	Career totals

• Revolving door profile for Kurt Schrader from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org website.
• 2006 privately funded travel profile for Kurt Schrader from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org website.
• Personal finance profile for Kurt Schrader from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org website.

Committees and affiliations

Committees

• House Committee on Agriculture
  • Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry
  • Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management
  • Subcommittee on Horticulture and Organic Agriculture
• House Committee on Budget
• House Committee on Small Business
  • Subcommittee on Contracting and Technology
  • Subcommittee on Finance and Tax

Committees in the 110th Congress (2007-2008)

• House Committee on Agriculture

Affiliations

More background data

Contact

DC office
1419 Longworth House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 Ph: 202-225-5711 Fax: 202-225-5699 Webform email
District offices
494 State Street, Suite 210, Salem, OR 97301 Ph: (503) 588-9100 Fax: (none entered)
On the Web
Official website Twitter feed Last tweets: YouTube channel
Campaign office
Campaign website No campaign webform email entered. No campaign office information entered.

Articles and resources

See also

• 2008 U.S. congressional elections
  • 2008 U.S. congressional election dates
• Portal:Oregon and the U.S. Congress

References

External resources

• Official Schrader for Congress Web site
• 2008 Race Tracker page on Oregon’s 5th congressional district

External articles

Semantic data

From the Sunlight Foundation API
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111th Congress
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110th Congress
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Congressional Career
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District Offices:
494 State Street, Suite 210, Salem, OR 97301 Phone: (503) 588-9100 / Fax: (503) 588-5517
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Latitude: 44°56′21.606″N
Longitude: 123°2′15.533″W