Bob Schaffer (Born July 24, 1962) was a member of the United States House of Representatives from the State of Colorado; born in Cincinnati Hamilton County, Ohio, July 24, 1962; attended Archbishop Moeller High School, Cincinnati, Ohio; B.A., University of Dayton, in Dayton, Ohio, 1984; member of the Colorado State Senate from 1987 to 1996; small business owner, 1990 to 1994; elected as a Republican to the House of Representatives of the 105th Congress and to the two succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1997 to January 3, 2003); was not a candidate for re-election in 2002 to the House of Representatives of the 108th Congress. Schaffer lives in Fort Collins, Colorado, with his wife, Maureen, and their five children, Emily and Jenny (twins), Justin, Sarah, and Mary. The Schaffers are Roman Catholic and attend St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish.
The son of retired public school educators, Schaffer worked his way through college as a farm hand, receiving his B.A. from the University of Dayton and an honorary doctorate in management from Colorado Technical University.
Prior to entering politics, Schaffer held a variety of jobs, including carpet layer, salmon cannery worker, legislative researcher, speechwriter, and small business owner. As a businessman, he owned and operated a marketing business serving Colorado's tourism industry for six years.
Schaffer is currently vice-president for business development at Aspect Energy, Inc., where he is involved in a variety of energy, mining and education projects. He is president of the Parental Alliance for Choice in Education, a non-profit corporation promoting reform in Colorado’s public education system and leading the state’s transformation to a market-driven education system. He is also Chairman of the Leadership Program of the Rockies, a corporation providing economic and political leadership training in Colorado. He is an opinion columnist for The Northern Colorado Courier.
