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Meet Curt |
Curt Schroder grew up in the
Downingtown area and now raises his family there, in East
Brandywine Township. Curt and his wife Deanna have two kids,
Mark and Kristen along with their rescued greyhound, Chic (Chickie).
As a life long resident of Chester County, Curt has
witnessed many changes over the years, both positive and
negative. His life long devotion to Chester County motivates
him to be a zealous advocate for the best interests of his
community.
Curt knows the value of hard work. Raised in a blue collar,
middle class family, Curt Schroder understands the pressures
of raising a family and making ends meet on a limited
budget. After graduating from Downingtown High School in
1979, Curt attended Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP).
Summers were spent working in the steamy environs of the
Davey Paper Company where he earned money for the next year
of college. After graduating from IUP in 1983, Curt worked
for two years in the district office of Congressman Richard
Schulze, prior to starting law school at Widener School of
Law’s evening division in Wilmington Delaware. Schroder went
to school at night while working for the Philadelphia law
firm German, Gallagher and Murtagh during the day. Schroder
practiced law with German, Gallagher after graduating law
school and passing the bar exam.
First elected to the State House in 1994, Schroder has been
an effective advocate for legislative issues and a champion
for our communities in Harrisburg. During his time in the
legislature, Curt has been a leader in many healthcare
issues. He led the fight in the House to reform the medical
malpractice system to keep good doctors practicing in PA. He
also served on the Interbranch Commission on Venue which
developed a new law and court rules to keep malpractice
cases out of the poisonous Philadelphia court system.
Curt Schroder’s Trauma Systems Stabilization Act was signed
in to law in 2004. This law helps preserve the availability
of trauma care in Pennsylvania.
Schroder also championed the law requiring insurers to allow
48 hour hospital stays after delivery for newborns and
mothers. Schroder became a crusader for this legislation due
to problem’s surrounding his son’s birth in 1995.
Curt Schroder has also worked for passage of land use laws
to control development and for protections of our water
resources. He has been an advocate for open space
initiatives both locally and statewide.
Curt is one of the leading reformers in the General
Assembly. Realizing that legislative leaders wield too much
power over members and the outcome of legislation, Schroder
was an original founder of the Jefferson Reform Initiative
which sought to open up the legislative process by limiting
the power of leadership and empowering rank and file
members. Schroder was one of six Republicans to elect reform
minded Speaker Dennis O’Brien and was appointed to the
Speaker’s Reform Commission. The work of the commission led
to revamping the House Rules and recommendations for
strengthening the House Ethics Committee and the Open
Records Law.
Schroder believes strongly in community service and serves
in a number of community organizations. He serves on the
Boards of Brandywine Hospital and the Transportation
Management Association of Chester County. Curt also recently
joined the Board of the Brandywine YMCA where he is a member
with his family. In 1999, Curt chaired the Brandywine YMCA’s
Annual Giving Campaign that raised more than $115,000 for Y
scholarships for needy families. He previously served on the
Chester County Drug and Alcohol Advisory Board and as a
member of the East Brandywine Township Planning Commission.
Curt Schroder has received numerous honors for his work in
the House and here at home. In 2004 he received awards from
several health care advocacy groups. He was presented with
Leadership Awards from both the Hospital and Healthcare
Association of Pennsylvania (HAP) and the Delaware Valley
Health Care Council. He also received the 2004 Friend of
Family Medicine Award from the Academy of Family Physicians
and Legislator of the Year from the Pennsylvania Orthopedic
Society.
Curt received the first Matthew J. Ryan Legislator of the
Year Award in 2004 from the Chester County Chamber
Foundation. He was named Legislator of the Year by the
TriCounty Chamber of Commerce in 2002 and again in 2006.
Schroder was honored as the Outstanding Citizen of the Year
in 1998 by the Downingtown Chamber of Commerce for his work
in revitalizing the Borough. In 2007, Curt was named the
first recipient of the Sen. Robert. J. Thompson Public
Service Award by the Exton Region Chamber of Commerce. He
was also presented with the Citizenship Award from the
Pennsylvania VFW for his commitment to fostering patriotism.
Most recently Curt Schroder received recognition from the
Upper Uwchlan and West Vincent Township Police Departments
for his work on the Route 100 Safety Corridor Project.
Whether it is protecting our communities from threats posed
to natural resources such as the Perrier water extraction
proposal in South Coventry or the attempt to raid the
Brandywine for the Cornog Quarry project, protecting our
families while on the road through projects such as the
Route 100/Pughtown Road intersection and the Route 113/Route
30 ramp project, Curt Schroder has taken the lead in
delivering needed improvements to our community. His current
effort to reduce accidents on Route 100 in Northern Chester
County is one more example of his continuing commitment to
the betterment of Chester County. Likewise, Curt continues
to work for responsible budgets, low taxes and limited
government so that our state of Pennsylvania can once again
be attractive to job creators and a place our kids want to
stay to build their future.
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