After growing up and graduating from high school in Webster City, Iowa, Schaufler developed an early interest in politics. He was an active participant in student council throughout his time in school, ultimately attending the University of Iowa to pursue a B.A. in Political Science. Upon completing his bachelor's degree in 1984, he moved to Oregon in 1988.
Careeredit
After arriving in Oregon, Schaufler worked as a Laborers' Union member, rank and file, from 1988–1996. Since 1996, Schaufler has successfully operated his own small business, working as a contractor.
Prior to his 2002 election to the Oregon House of Representatives Schaufler served in the following positions:
Happy Valley City Council 1997-2000
Happy Valley Transportation Advisory Committee 1996
Metro's Joint Policy Advisory Committee on Transportation, Alternate
Clackamas County Concurrency Project, Transportation
League of Oregon Cities General Government Committee
Happy Valley Budget Committee
Happy Valley Planning Commission
Sunrise Water Authority Budget Committee
Controversiesedit
In the fall of 2011, Schaufler was accused of groping a woman's breast at an AFL-CIO convention held in Eugene, Oregon. The incident was publicized in Oregon's premier newspaper, The Oregonian, and Schaufler's behavior was referred to as "highly inappropriate" by the State Labor Commissioner Brad Avakian. Shaufler later denied the incident by written statement, explaining, "A campaign worker and colleague of mine stuck a campaign sticker on my chest without my permission. I reacted by taking the sticker off of my chest and sticking it on her chest." Schaufler further described the incident as "innocent horseplay" and a "knee-jerk response."
Schaufler was also criticized for his record of siding with Republicans on various issues in the legislature, including stalling a healthcare bill. During Schaufler's campaign for the 2012 primary election, he was further criticized for accepting a $3,000 donation from the conservative Koch Industries, although Schaufler later returned the money after public backlash.
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This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page especially if potentially libelous Find sources Mike Schaufler news newspapers books scholar JSTOR November 2023 Learn how and when to remove this template message Mike Schaufler is a former Democratic member of the Oregon House of Representatives who represented District 48 from 2003 to 2013 Mike SchauflerMember of the Oregon House of Representatives from the 48th districtIn office 2003 2013Succeeded byJeff ReardonPersonal detailsBornNovember 24 1959Buffalo MinnesotaPolitical partyDemocraticAlma materUniversity of IowaOccupationbusiness owner Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Controversies 4 Electoral history 5 References 6 External linksEarly life editAfter growing up and graduating from high school in Webster City Iowa Schaufler developed an early interest in politics He was an active participant in student council throughout his time in school ultimately attending the University of Iowa to pursue a B A in Political Science Upon completing his bachelor s degree in 1984 he moved to Oregon in 1988 Career editAfter arriving in Oregon Schaufler worked as a Laborers Union member rank and file from 1988 1996 Since 1996 Schaufler has successfully operated his own small business working as a contractor Prior to his 2002 election to the Oregon House of Representatives Schaufler served in the following positions Happy Valley City Council 1997 2000 Happy Valley Transportation Advisory Committee 1996 Metro s Joint Policy Advisory Committee on Transportation Alternate Clackamas County Concurrency Project Transportation League of Oregon Cities General Government Committee Happy Valley Budget Committee Happy Valley Planning Commission Sunrise Water Authority Budget CommitteeControversies editIn the fall of 2011 Schaufler was accused of groping a woman s breast at an AFL CIO convention held in Eugene Oregon The incident was publicized in Oregon s premier newspaper The Oregonian and Schaufler s behavior was referred to as highly inappropriate by the State Labor Commissioner Brad Avakian Shaufler later denied the incident by written statement explaining A campaign worker and colleague of mine stuck a campaign sticker on my chest without my permission I reacted by taking the sticker off of my chest and sticking it on her chest Schaufler further described the incident as innocent horseplay and a knee jerk response Schaufler was also criticized for his record of siding with Republicans on various issues in the legislature including stalling a healthcare bill During Schaufler s campaign for the 2012 primary election he was further criticized for accepting a 3 000 donation from the conservative Koch Industries although Schaufler later returned the money after public backlash Electoral history edit2004 Oregon State Representative 48th district 1 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Mike Schaufler 12 084 51 2Republican Dave Mowry 11 388 48 2Write in 133 0 6Total votes 23 605 100 2006 Oregon State Representative 48th district 2 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Mike Schaufler 11 262 74 3Constitution N W Bill Stallings 3 672 24 2Write in 232 1 5Total votes 15 166 100 2008 Oregon State Representative 48th district 3 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Mike Schaufler 15 156 95 8Write in 672 4 2Total votes 15 828 100 2010 Oregon State Representative 48th district 4 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Mike Schaufler 9 719 56 9Independent Jeff Caton 7 246 42 4Write in 128 0 7Total votes 17 093 100 References edit Official Results November 2 2004 Oregon Secretary of State Archived from the original on September 10 2023 Retrieved October 30 2023 Official Results November 7 2006 Oregon Secretary of State Archived from the original on September 10 2023 Retrieved October 30 2023 Official Results November 4 2008 Oregon Secretary of State Archived from the original on September 10 2023 Retrieved October 30 2023 Official Results November 2 2010 Oregon Secretary of State Archived from the original on August 31 2023 Retrieved October 30 2023 External links editOregon State House Mike Schaufler official government website Project Vote Smart Representative Mike Schaufler OR profile Follow the Money Mike Schaufler 2006 2004 2002 campaign contributions https web archive org web 20110721092516 http www dpo org people mike schaufler Rep Mike Schaufler accused of groping woman at labor event in Eugene 1 Rep Mike Schaufler says groping incident was innocent horseplay 2 A Democrat defects in the Oregon House stalls insurance bill 3 Critics tussle with Schaufler over Koch Industries contribution Schaufler then returns cash 4 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mike Schaufler amp oldid 1205966026, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
