SCHRADER, Kurt, a Representative from Oregon; born in Bridgeport, Fairfield County, Conn., October 19, 1951; B.A., Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y., 1973; B.S., University of Illinois, Urbana, Ill., 1975; D.V.M., University of Illinois, Urbana, Ill., 1977; veterinarian; farmer; member, Oregon house of representatives, 1997-2003; member, Oregon state senate, 2003-2008; elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Eleventh Congress (January 3, 2009-present).