Sheldon Schafer (born 1948) is the 2010 Green Party nominee for Illinois' 18th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives. In the 2008 race, he lost to Republican nominee Aaron Schock. Schafer belongs to both the United States Green Party and the Illinois Green Party. He worked as a campaign coordinator during campaign. Schafer was born in Salem, Ohio in 1948. He attended Ohio State University, and earned a masters degree from Wagner College. He volunteered in the Peace Corps from 1970-1972. and is the chair of the state Central Committee and finance committee of the Illinois Green Party
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