James Atkin
James Atkin, Communications Director for Congressman Kurt Schrader (D-OR)
James got his start in Oregon politics in 2006 managing Senate President Peter Courtney’s successful reelection campaign. He joined the Senate President’s Office to serve as a legislative aide, and later Communications Director. In the fall of 2007 James left the Senate President’s office to help state Senators Laurie Monnes Anderson and Joanne Verger prepare for their 2008 reelection campaigns. In March of 2008, James joined then-State Senator Kurt Schrader’s campaign for U.S. Congress as the Political Director. After Schrader’s victory, James moved to Washington, D.C., where he currently serves as the Congressman's Communications Director.
