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Jordan Schnitzer | |
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| Born | Jordan Director Schnitzer[1] May 10, 1951 |
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| Political party | Democratic[2] |
| Spouse | Mina Morvai (1996-2005)[3] |
| Children | 4 |
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| Family | Schnitzer family Director family |
Jordan Director Schnitzer (born 10 May, 1951) is an American businessman, philanthropist, and art collector.[4] The son of philanthropists Harold and Arlene Schnitzer, he is the president and CEO of Schnitzer Properties, president of the Harold and Arlene Schnitzer CARE foundation,[5] and a member of the Lewis & Clark Law School Board of Visitors. He is one of the wealthiest people in Oregon and one of the top 10 private landowners on the west coast.[6][7]
An avid art collector since childhood, Schnitzer is the owner of the largest fine art print collection in the United States and owns one of the largest collection of Andy Warhol prints, drawings, and photographs. His full art collection includes over 22,000 sculptures, paintings, glass, and mixed media works.[8] His foundation, the Jordan Schnitzer Family Foundation, which he founded and serves as president of, makes this collection available to museums and similar institutions throughout the world.[9] Schnitzer is the namesake of three museums, the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art at the University of Oregon, the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art at Portland State University, and the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art at Washington State University.[10][11][12] He is also the namesake of Portland State University's Schnitzer School of Art and Art History and Design, which is currently under construction.[13]
Early life and education
[edit]Jordan D. Schnitzer was born on May 10, 1951[14] in Portland, Oregon to philanthropists Harold Schnitzer and Arlene Director.[15] He grew up in Southwest Portland and graduated from Catlin Gabel School in 1969, a private Kx12 school in West Haven-Sylvan.[6]
While in third grade, Arlene gave him his first art print. At age 14, he purchased his first work, an oil painting by local artist Louis Bunce, for $60 from his mother's gallery. He initially began collecting Pacific Northwest art, eventually adding art form other places.[16]
Schnitzer received his bachelor of arts in literature from the University of Oregon in 1973 and received his juris doctor from the Lewis & Clark College Law School in 1976.[16]
Career and philanthropy
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Personal life
[edit]Schnitzer married real estate developer Mina Morvai On June 30, 1996.[17] They had 2 daughters before divorcing in 2005.[18][8] Schnitzer dated ex-Playboy model Sally Hopper from 2012 to 2013.[19]
In January 2014, Schnitzer began dating Cory Sause, the heir to a tugboat company in Coos Bay. In 2006, Sause was involved in a drunk driving accident when she accidentally killed a 21 year old college student and injured his younger brother.[20] Schnitzer and Sause had a son, Samuel, through a surrogate mother which led to a court battle. Schnitzer signed a contract with Sause that he would only take custody of the child if it was a boy and that Sause would "play no role in the child’s life.”[8] They had broken up sometime before the child was born. In 2017, a Multnomah County Circuit Court judge initially ruled that Sause is the legal mother of the child, and that Schnitzer was not the sole legal parent. The Oregon Court of Appeals reversed that decision in a 2-1 decision, ruling that Schnitzer is entitled to be declared the child's sole legal parent.[21][18] In 2017, Schnitzer had another son, Simon, through another surrogate mother.[22]
Schnitzer is Jewish and a member of Congregation Beth Israel. He served on their board of trustees from 1982 to 1988, and one of the main buildings on the Beth Israel campus is named for his family. He is a member of the exclusive Bohemian Grove club.[8][23]
Politics
[edit]Schnitzer is a Democrat, but has supported Republicans as well.[8][24] In 2016, he donated about $11,000 to Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign. He also donated to the congressional campaigns of Kurt Schrader, Suzanne Bonamici, and Republican Greg Walden.[25] In 2020, he donated $2,800 to Joe Biden's presidential campaign.[26]
In the 2022 Portland City Commission election, Schnitzer leased office space to the Rene Gonzalez campaign, a 3,185 sqft property, for $250 per month plus utilities. The retail listing for the space was $6,900, causing controversy. Gonzalez was initially fined $77,140 for not reporting the discount on rent to the city and for violating campaign finance laws by accepting over the allowed amount for campaigns running with public funding.[27] A judge later overruled the fine, citing failure on the cities part to prove the actual value of the space.[28] Schnitzer commented that he would have made the same deal with any politician or nonprofit whose views he thought were "important and constructive to our city," and also commented that there was little to no economic activity downtown at the time and Gonzalez "did us a favor." Schnitzer told KGW in an interview that he was "impressed by [Gonzalez's] background and his political philosophies."[29]
References
[edit]- ^ "Developer Jordan Schnitzer celebrates birth of another baby boy". The Oregonian. 2017-06-20.
- ^ "Jordan Schnitzer Gets a Son—and a Court Battle". Willamette Week. 2016-03-15.
- ^ "Honey, They're Playing Our Song / Romantic standards are back in style for the wedding couple's first dance". SFGate. 1996-07-05.
- ^ "About | JSFF". jordanschnitzer.org. Retrieved 2025-06-07.
- ^ "Schnitzer Properties". schnitzerproperties.com. Retrieved 2025-06-07.
- ^ a b "Jordan D. Schnitzer". The Harold & Arlene Schnitzer CARE Foundation. Retrieved 2025-06-07.
- ^ "Jordan Schnitzer, One of Oregon's Wealthiest Men, Sues Genetic Mother of His Son for $277,000". Willamette Week. 2016-09-28. Retrieved 2025-06-07.
- ^ a b c d e "Jordan Schnitzer Gets a Son—and a Court Battle". Willamette Week. 2016-03-16. Retrieved 2025-06-07.
- ^ "Jordan Schnitzer Is the Ultimate Patron of the Arts". Willamette Week. 2022-12-07. Retrieved 2025-06-07.
- ^ "History | Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art". jsma.uoregon.edu. Retrieved 2025-06-07.
- ^ "Our Story | Portland State University". www.pdx.edu. Retrieved 2025-06-07.
- ^ "Timeline explores the 50‑year journey of the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art WSU". WSU Insider. Retrieved 2025-06-07.
- ^ Hicks, Bob. "Jordan Schnitzer gives $10 million to PSU's school of art • Oregon ArtsWatch". Oregon ArtsWatch • Arts & Culture News. Retrieved 2025-06-07.
- ^ "Happy Birthday Jordan Schnitzer!". Schnitzer Family Foundation News. May 10, 2020.
- ^ "Harold Schnitzer Obituary (2011) - Portland, OR - The Oregonian". Legacy.com. Retrieved 2025-06-07.
- ^ a b Benchley, Amanda (2021-09-03). "Jordan Schnitzer Started Collecting Warhol Prints Very Early — and Never Stopped". 1stDibs Introspective. Retrieved 2025-06-07.
- ^ Hamlin, Jesse (July 5, 1996). "Honey, They're Playing Our Song / Romantic standards are back in style for the wedding couple's first dance". SFGate.
- ^ a b "Oregon mogul wins court battle to be declared his son's sole parent". The Mercury News. 2021-06-03. Retrieved 2025-06-07.
- ^ "Puttin' on the Schnitz". Willamette Week. 2013-07-31. Retrieved 2025-06-07.
- ^ "Two Crimes, Two Punishments". Willamette Week. 2006-11-29. Retrieved 2025-06-07.
- ^ Green, Aimee (2021-06-03). "Well-known Portland developer Jordan Schnitzer wins fight to remain a single dad, keep genetic mom from seeing son". oregonlive. Retrieved 2025-06-07.
- ^ Oregonian/OregonLive, Aimee Green | The (2017-06-21). "Developer Jordan Schnitzer celebrates birth of another baby boy". oregonlive. Retrieved 2025-06-07.
- ^ McMeekan, Ian (2022-11-16). "A quest for leadership". Vanguard. Retrieved 2025-06-07.
- ^ Flanders, Nancy (2024-02-01). "The Oregon case that proves children lose when it comes to reproductive technologies". Live Action News. Retrieved 2025-06-07.
- ^ "Jordan Schnitzer - $32,570 in Political Contributions for 2016". www.campaignmoney.com. Retrieved 2025-06-07.
- ^ "Jordan Schnitzer - $2,800 in Political Contributions for 2020". www.campaignmoney.com. Retrieved 2025-06-07.
- ^ "Council hopeful Rene Gonzalez fined $77K for violating rules of Portland's small donor program". kgw.com. 2022-09-21. Retrieved 2025-06-07.
- ^ "Judge revokes $77,000 fine against Portland City Council candidate Rene Gonzalez". opb. Retrieved 2025-06-07.
- ^ "'He did us a favor': Schnitzer says the Rene Gonzalez campaign fine is a product of downtown Portland vacancies". kgw.com. 2022-09-22. Retrieved 2025-06-07.