Rob Kremer has long been involved in the political and public policy arena in Oregon.

Rob is the host of “Kremer & Abrams,” the highest rated and longest running weekend political talk show in Oregon, which airs Sunday on 750KXL from 8-10 AM. He is also a principal in Third Century Solutions, a public affairs firm in Lake Oswego.

Third Century Solutions is the creator of the Oregon Transformation Project, which is taking a look at Oregon’s budget problem from a new perspective. Allen Alley and Representative Dennis Richardson are the co-chairs of the Transformation Project.

In 2002, Rob ran for the office of Superintendent of Public Instruction, the state’s top education policy office. He finished second in the three-way, non-partisan race. Rob led the effort to pass Oregon’s charter school law in 1999 legislative session, and he has worked with dozens of charter schools since then. He spearheaded the innovative on-line “Oregon Connections Academy Charter School,” which has grown to be one of the largest public schools in the state. He is also a founder of the Arthur Academy network of six elementary charter schools.  Because of this work, Rob is considered the “father of Oregon charter schools.”

Rob is the founding treasurer of the Conservative Majority Project PAC, which is raises money for candidates who will be part of a fiscally conservative majority in Oregon.

For ten years Rob wrote a monthly column on education policy for BrainstormNW Magazine. His articles on education policy and other issues have been published extensively, both in print and on the Internet.

Rob was born and raised in Oregon. After graduating from West Linn High School, Rob moved to Chicago to study Economics at the University of Chicago, from which he graduated in 1982. He received his MBA, also from the University of Chicago, in 1985.