▁Mar il yn ▁Mus gra ve ▁in ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁His ▁con gression al ▁colle agues ▁rec ount ▁his ▁ten ure ▁in ▁con gress ▁as ▁an ▁education - policy ▁expert . ▁ ▁Sch af fer ▁is ▁of ▁Ukrain ian ▁her itage , ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁a ▁Ukrain ian ▁imm igr ant ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁ ▁He ▁has ▁received ▁multiple ▁recogn itions ▁for ▁his ▁advoc acy ▁of ▁Ukraine – Un ited ▁States ▁relations , ▁and ▁for ▁defense ▁of ▁Ukraine ' s ▁territorial ▁integrity ▁under ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁Budapest ▁Mem or and um . ▁ ▁Sch af fer ▁was ▁co - found er ▁and ▁co - ch air ▁of ▁the ▁Cong r essional ▁Ukrain ian ▁C au cus . ▁ ▁Sch af fer ▁served ▁as ▁an ▁election ▁observer ▁during ▁Ukraine ' s ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁“ O range ▁Revolution .” ▁ ▁The ▁American ▁Conserv ative ▁Union ▁gave ▁him ▁a ▁ 1 0 0 % ▁evaluation ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁ ▁Post - 2 0 0 2 ▁career ▁ ▁Liber ty ▁Common ▁High ▁School ▁Since ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁Sch af fer ▁has ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁inaug ural ▁principal ▁of ▁Liber ty ▁Common ▁High ▁School , ▁a ▁college - pre par atory ▁char ter ▁school ▁in ▁Fort ▁Collins , ▁Colorado . ▁During ▁his ▁time ▁at ▁Liber ty ▁Common , ▁the ▁first ▁four ▁gradu ating ▁classes ▁posted ▁the ▁highest ▁average ▁composite ▁A CT ▁score ▁in ▁Colorado , ▁with ▁the ▁class ▁of