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|name= Daniel Schaefer
|name= Daniel Schaefer
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|birth_date = January 25, 1936
|birth_date = January 25, 1936
|birth_place= [[Guttenberg, Iowa|Guttenberg]], [[Clayton County, Iowa]]
|birth_place= [[Guttenberg, Iowa]], U.S.
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|death_place= [[Wheat Ridge, Colorado]], U.S.
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|district1 = [[Colorado's 6th congressional district|6th]]
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|term_start1 =March 29, 1983
|term_end1 =January 3, 1999
|term_end1 =January 3, 1999
|preceded1 = [[Jack Swigert]]
|preceded1 = ''Vacant''<br>[[Jack Swigert]] (elect)
|succeeded1 = [[Tom Tancredo]]
|succeeded1 = [[Tom Tancredo]]
|office2 = Member of the [[Colorado Senate]]
|office2 = Member of the [[Colorado Senate]]
|term_start2 = January 9, 1979
|term2 = 1979–1983
|term_end2 = March 31, 1983
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|office3 = Member of the [[Colorado General Assembly]]
|predecessor2 = Robert W. Smedley<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=870581|title = Our Campaigns - CO Senate 13 Race - Nov 07, 1978}}</ref>
|term3 = 1972–1976
|successor2 = Kathy S. Arnold
|constituency2 = [[Colorado's 13th Senate district|13th district]] {{nowrap|(1979–1983)}}<br>[[Colorado's 22nd Senate district|22nd district]] (1983)
|state_house4 = Colorado
|district4 = 28th
|term_start4 = January 1977
|term_end4 = January 1979
|preceded4 = Laura Miller<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=868633|title = Our Campaigns - CO State House 28 Race - Nov 02, 1976}}</ref>
|succeeded4 = Kathy S. Arnold
|party = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|party = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
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'''Daniel "Dan" Schaefer''' (January 25, 1936 – April 16, 2006) was a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. Representative]] from [[Colorado]] from 1983 to 1999. He represented a suburban district that stretched from [[Denver, Colorado|Denver]] to the southwest.
'''Daniel Schaefer''' (January 25, 1936 – April 16, 2006) was an American politician who served as the [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. representative]] for [[Colorado's 6th congressional district]] from 1983 to 1999.


== Early life and education ==
Born in [[Guttenberg, Iowa|Guttenberg]], [[Clayton County, Iowa]], he attended public schools. He received his B.A. degree from [[Niagara University]], [[Niagara Falls, New York]], in 1961. He also attended [[State University of New York at Potsdam|Potsdam University]], [[Potsdam (village), New York|Potsdam, New York]], from 1961 to 1964. He served in the [[United States Marine Corps]] from 1955 to 1957 and attained the rank of sergeant. He was a public relations consultant.
Born in [[Guttenberg, Iowa]], he attended public schools. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree from [[Niagara University]]. He also attended [[State University of New York at Potsdam|Potsdam University]] from 1961 to 1964.<ref>{{Cite web|title=SCHAEFER, Daniel {{!}} US House of Representatives: History, Art & Archives|url=https://history.house.gov/People/Listing/S/SCHAEFER,-Daniel-(S000109)/|access-date=2020-12-30|website=history.house.gov|language=en}}</ref>

== Career ==
Schaefer served in the [[United States Marine Corps]] from 1955 to 1957 and attained the rank of sergeant. He then worked as a public relations consultant.


In 1976, he was elected to a two-year term in the [[Colorado General Assembly]]. Two years later, he was elected to the Colorado State Senate, where he served from 1979 to 1983. He was a delegate to Colorado State Republican conventions between 1972 and 1982.
In 1976, he was elected to a two-year term in the [[Colorado General Assembly]]. Two years later, he was elected to the Colorado State Senate, where he served from 1979 to 1983. He was a delegate to Colorado State Republican conventions between 1972 and 1982.


Schaefer was elected as a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] to the [[Ninety-eighth United States Congress]], by special election, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of United States Representative-elect [[Jack Swigert]], a former astronaut who died of cancer before he could take his seat in Congress. Schaefer polled 49,816 votes (63 percent) in the special election to 27,779 ballots (35 percent) for the Democrat [[Steve Hogan]]. No Democrat challenged Schaefer in 1984. In successive elections from 1986 to 1996, he polled more than 60 percent of the vote against each of his Democratic opponents. In his last race in 1996, he received 146,018 votes (62 percent) to 88,600 ballots (38 percent) for the Democrat [[Joan Fitz-Gerald]].
Schaefer was elected as a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] to the [[Ninety-eighth United States Congress]], by special election, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of United States Representative-elect [[Jack Swigert]], a former astronaut who died of cancer before he could take his seat in Congress.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Barone |first1=Michael |author-link1=Michael Barone (pundit) |last2=Ujifusa |first2=Grant |title=[[The Almanac of American Politics|The Almanac of American Politics 1988]]|work=[[National Journal]] |year=1987 |page=199}}</ref> Schaefer polled 49,816 votes (63 percent) in the special election to 27,779 ballots (35 percent) for the Democrat [[Steve Hogan]]. No Democrat challenged Schaefer in 1984. In successive elections from 1986 to 1996, he polled more than 60 percent of the vote against each of his Democratic opponents. In his last race in 1996, he received 146,018 votes (62 percent) to 88,600 ballots (38 percent) for the Democrat [[Joan Fitz-Gerald]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress - Retro Member details|url=https://bioguideretro.congress.gov/Home/MemberDetails?memIndex=s000109|access-date=2020-12-30|website=bioguideretro.congress.gov}}</ref>


Schaefer did not run for reelection to the [[106th United States Congress]] in 1998. Schaefer was succeeded by Congressman [[Tom Tancredo]], a fellow Republican and noted critic of [[free migration|open immigration]]. Former [[White House Press Secretary]] [[Dana Perino]] served as Schaefer's press secretary for a number of years.
Schaefer did not run for re-election to the [[106th United States Congress]] in 1998. He was succeeded by Republican Congressman [[Tom Tancredo]].


== Death ==
He died at the age of 70 in [[Wheat Ridge, Colorado]].
Schaefer died of cancer at the age of 70.<ref>[https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-apr-19-me-passings19.2-story.html Dan Schaefer, 70; Former Congressman Represented Colorado]</ref>


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
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Latest revision as of 07:30, 14 December 2024

For those of a similar name, see Daniel Schafer (disambiguation).
Daniel Schaefer
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Colorado's 6th district
In office
March 29, 1983 – January 3, 1999
Preceded byVacant
Jack Swigert (elect)
Succeeded byTom Tancredo
Member of the Colorado Senate
In office
January 9, 1979 – March 31, 1983
Preceded byRobert W. Smedley[1]
Succeeded byKathy S. Arnold
Constituency13th district (1979–1983)
22nd district (1983)
Member of the Colorado House of Representatives
from the 28th district
In office
January 1977 – January 1979
Preceded byLaura Miller[2]
Succeeded byKathy S. Arnold
Personal details
BornJanuary 25, 1936
Guttenberg, Iowa, U.S.
DiedApril 16, 2006(2006-04-16) (aged 70)
Wheat Ridge, Colorado, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
EducationNiagara University (BA)
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/service United States Marine Corps
Years of service1955–1957
Rank Sergeant

Daniel Schaefer (January 25, 1936 – April 16, 2006) was an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for Colorado's 6th congressional district from 1983 to 1999.

Early life and education

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Born in Guttenberg, Iowa, he attended public schools. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Niagara University. He also attended Potsdam University from 1961 to 1964.[3]

Career

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Schaefer served in the United States Marine Corps from 1955 to 1957 and attained the rank of sergeant. He then worked as a public relations consultant.

In 1976, he was elected to a two-year term in the Colorado General Assembly. Two years later, he was elected to the Colorado State Senate, where he served from 1979 to 1983. He was a delegate to Colorado State Republican conventions between 1972 and 1982.

Schaefer was elected as a Republican to the Ninety-eighth United States Congress, by special election, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of United States Representative-elect Jack Swigert, a former astronaut who died of cancer before he could take his seat in Congress.[4] Schaefer polled 49,816 votes (63 percent) in the special election to 27,779 ballots (35 percent) for the Democrat Steve Hogan. No Democrat challenged Schaefer in 1984. In successive elections from 1986 to 1996, he polled more than 60 percent of the vote against each of his Democratic opponents. In his last race in 1996, he received 146,018 votes (62 percent) to 88,600 ballots (38 percent) for the Democrat Joan Fitz-Gerald.[5]

Schaefer did not run for re-election to the 106th United States Congress in 1998. He was succeeded by Republican Congressman Tom Tancredo.

Death

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Schaefer died of cancer at the age of 70.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Our Campaigns - CO Senate 13 Race - Nov 07, 1978".
  2. ^ "Our Campaigns - CO State House 28 Race - Nov 02, 1976".
  3. ^ "SCHAEFER, Daniel | US House of Representatives: History, Art & Archives". history.house.gov. Retrieved 2020-12-30.
  4. ^ Barone, Michael; Ujifusa, Grant (1987). The Almanac of American Politics 1988. p. 199. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  5. ^ "Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress - Retro Member details". bioguideretro.congress.gov. Retrieved 2020-12-30.
  6. ^ Dan Schaefer, 70; Former Congressman Represented Colorado
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U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by
New constituency[a]
 Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Colorado's 6th congressional district
1983 – 1999 		Succeeded by
  1. ^ Jack Swigert was voted in the 1982 general election, but died before the beginning of the Congressional term.
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