1. Kurt Schaefer was born on October 27,1965 and is a former Republican member of the Missouri Senate, representing the 19th District from 2009 to 2017.
13 Facts About Kurt Schaefer
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In 2016, Schaefer ran against Josh Hawley for Missouri Attorney General, but was defeated for the Republican nomination in the August 2 primary.
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Kurt Schaefer grew up in Town and Country, Missouri, where he was the youngest of five siblings.
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Kurt Schaefer began playing bass guitar at the age of 13, and he continued to play through his time in college.
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Kurt Schaefer was part of the band Third Uncle that played gigs in clubs around Columbia in the mid- to late-1980s.
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Kurt Schaefer began his legal career as an assistant attorney general under then Missouri Attorney General Jay Nixon from 1995 to 1999.
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Under Republican Governor Matt Blunt, Kurt Schaefer served as general counsel and deputy director of the Missouri Department of Natural Resources, special counsel to the Governor, special counsel to the Missouri Department of Agriculture, Missouri assistant attorney general and special assistant United States attorney general.
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In 2002, Kurt Schaefer sought a nomination as a Democrat by the 13th Circuit Democratic Committee for a judicial position.
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Kurt Schaefer was elected to represent the 19th Senate District of Missouri in 2008 in a hotly contested election where he defeated incumbent Democratic Senator Chuck Graham.
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Kurt Schaefer has been accused of using his position on the Appropriations Committee of the State Legislature to strong-arm political opponents.
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The former President of the University of Missouri published a letter claiming that Kurt Schaefer pressured him not to permit opponent, Josh Hawley, a leave of absence to run.
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The letter claimed Kurt Schaefer pressured him to deny Hawley tenure.
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Kurt Schaefer proposed a budget for 2016 that singled out social services for major cuts putting in place cost saving reforms to in-state welfare and some public assistance programs.