Who is Ross Schriftman
Personal:
73 years-young, single man. Born in Baltimore, Maryland where Francis Scott Key wrote the poem that became the words of our national anthem.
Loving, dedicated son and brother. Uncle to 19 nieces and nephews.
Political Involvement:
Natrona County Republican precinct committeeman
Member of the Bylaws Committee, Natrona County Republican Convention
Elected alternate delegate to the 2024 Wyoming Republican Convention
Candidate for Casper City Council, 2024
Candidate for Natrona County Republican Chair, 2025
Frank Bartle Leadership Award, Montgomery County Republican Committee of Pennsylvania, 2021
Coordinator of Policy Committees, Campaign of Kathy Barnette, candidate for the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania, 2022
Policy Chair, Kathy Barnette for Congress, 2020
Regular attendee at Casper City Council and Natrona County School Board meetings making suggestions and providing constructive criticism.
Testifying regularly before Wyoming Legislative Committees
Casper Community Service Volunteer:
Secretary, Windy City Striders Running Club-Helps with coordinating and marshalling the annual popular Turkey Trot and the winter running series.
Casper Marathon Committee-Coordinated hotel and motel reservations for out-of-state runners for their stay in Casper generating lodging and sales tax revenue for our community and highlighting the joy of running a marathon in Casper
Food Bank volunteer
Christmas Day Meals on Wheels volunteer
Pro-life leadership:
President, Natrona County Chapter, Wyoming Right to Life
Trained Sidewalk Advocate for Life
Co-coordinator, Casper’s 40 Days for Life campaigns
Member, Jewish Pro-life Foundation
2025 Volunteer of the Year, True Care Women’s Resource Center
Profession:
Self-employed licensed insurance agent since 1975. Specialize in helping more than 500 clients with their health insurance, Medicare Supplement and long-term care insurance. Almost $3 million has been paid out for the cost of long-term care services for my clients so far.
Professional designations: Registered Health Underwriter, Fellow of the Life Underwriters Training Council, Advanced Chartered Benefit Consultant and Medicare Supplement Accredited Advisors.
Taught courses in these subjects to other insurance agents.
Field Auditor, Pennsylvania Auditor General’s Department from 1977 through 1984. Financial and compliance audits of state-owned colleges, universities, hospitals, and prisons.
Education:
Bachelor of Arts Degree, American University, School of Government and Public Administration, now College of Public Affairs, Washington, D.C., 1974 (Graduation year paper – “Taxes, Budgeting and Government Efficiency in Pennsylvania”)
Internship: Office of United States Senator and Former Vice President Hubert Humphrey, 1973
Associate Degree, Montgomery County Community College, Blue Bell, PA, 1972
Graduate, Upper Dublin High School, Fort Washington, PA. 1970
Public school from first through 12th grade.
Author, Screenwriter and Producer:
Author of My Million Dollar Mom which chronicles my mother’s remarkable and inspiring life and the time I took care of her when she was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, a form of dementia, in her final two years.
Screenwriter and producer of the award-winning film with the same name and conduct public events to raise awareness and educate people about dementia and dementia care. www.mymilliondollarmom.com
Established the Wyoming Pro Life Films LLC and wrote and produced the short pro-life film, “Santa, there are no more children.” www.wyomingprolifefilms.com
The Shirley Schriftman Fund for Animals and Shirley’s Run and Dog:
In memory and in gratitude to my mother, I established a donor advised fund at the Montgomery County Foundation to help fund animal rescue and service animal non-profit organizations as well providing assistance to low-income residents for the medical care of their pets.
With the sponsorship of the Maple Glen Community Association, I director the annual Shirley’s Run and Dog Walk for many years which raised money for the donor advised fund. www.shirleysrun.org
Civil Air Patrol:
Cadet member and achieved the rank of Cadet Major. Served as Squadron Commander of the 60 cadets of Squadron 902 at Upper Dublin High School. Participated in rescue missions of missing children and downed aircraft and their pilots.
Won the competition of the International Air Cadet Exchange and represented the USA on a 1971 trip to the Nation of Israel.
Religious Faith of Judaism:
Bar Mitzvah (Son of the Commandments) at age 13
Confirmation at age 16
Served as Men’s Club President and Congregation Board member at Rodeph Shalom in Philadelphia, PA and then at Keneseth Israel in Elkins Park, PA
Mid-Central Regional President (Eastern and Central Pennsylvania, Southern New Jersey, Binghamton, New York, and Delaware), National Federal of Temple Brotherhoods now the Men of Reform Judaism
Raised funds for the Jewish Chautauqua Society which educates non-Jews about Judaism to dispel antisemitism.
Member of Congregation Temple Beth El here in Casper.
Runner:
Ran cross country and track in high school and cross country in college
Competed in more than 200 marathons including qualifying and competing in the prestigious Boston Marathon
Best high school mile time – 4:57
Best marathon time – 2 hours and 57 minutes, 1978 Boston Marathon.
Still running. “I am not getting older. I am just getting slower.”