Ken Kramer

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American politician & judge (born 1942)

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::summary American politician & judge (born 1942) ::

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Field	Value
name	Ken Kramer
image	Kenneth B. Kramer, Assistant Secretary of the Army.jpg
office	Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims
term_start	September 14, 2004
office1	Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims
term_start1	October 6, 2000
term_end1	September 14, 2004
predecessor1	Frank Q. Nebeker
successor1	Donald L. Ivers
office2	Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims
appointer2	George H. W. Bush
term_start2	September 15, 1989
term_end2	September 14, 2004
predecessor2	Seat established
successor2	William A. Moorman
office3	Assistant Secretary of the Army for Financial Management and Comptroller
president3	Ronald Reagan
term_start3	October 14, 1988
term_end3	1989
predecessor3	Michael P. W. Stone
successor3	Douglas A. Brook
state4	Colorado
district4
term_start4	January 3, 1979
term_end4	January 3, 1987
predecessor4	Bill Armstrong
successor4	Joel Hefley
state_house5	Colorado
district5	18th
term_start5	January 2, 1974
term_end5	January 3, 1979
predecessor5	William Hybl
successor5	Frank Randall
birth_name	Kenneth Bentley Kramer
birth_date
birth_place	Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
party	Republican
education	University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (BA)
Harvard University (JD)
allegiance	United States
branch
serviceyears	1967–1970
rank	Captain
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Early life and education

Born in 1942, in Chicago, Kramer grew up in the city's suburb of Skokie, Illinois. He attended the University of Illinois, and after earning his degree, entered Harvard University, from which he received his Juris Doctor.

Career

In 1966, he was admitted to the bar, and by 1970, he had risen to the position of assistant district attorney for the state's Fourth Judicial District.

In 1972, Kramer was elected to the Colorado House of Representatives and served for three terms until 1978.

Congress

That year, he was elected to represent the state's 5th congressional district, filling the vacancy left by U.S. Senator-elect William Armstrong. Kramer held the seat for eight years.

Senate race

In 1986, he retired to run for the United States Senate, but lost the election to Democrat Tim Wirth.

Later career

Kramer returned to Colorado Springs, Colorado to be an attorney in private practice.

Since retiring, Kramer has held several positions. President Ronald Reagan nominated Kramer to be Assistant Secretary of the Army (Financial Management and Comptroller) on June 10, 1988; the United States Senate confirmed Kramer by unanimous consent on October 14, 1988. He was nominated by President George H. W. Bush and appointed as a Judge on the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims in 1989. He was chief judge of the court from 2000 until he retired in 2004. He is married to Louise Kotoshirodo Kramer.

Electoral history

|party = Republican Party (United States) |candidate = Ken Kramer |votes = 91,933 |percentage = 59.78 |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = Gerry Frank |votes = 52,914 |percentage = 34.41 |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = L.W. Dan Bridges |votes = 8,933 |percentage = 5.81 |votes = 153,780 |percentage = 100.0 |winner = Republican Party (United States) |party = Republican Party (United States) |candidate = Ken Kramer (incumbent) |votes = 177,319 |percentage = 72.41 |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = Ed Schreiber |votes = 62,003 |percentage = 25.32 |party = Libertarian Party (United States) |candidate = John A. Lanning |votes = 5,578 |percentage = 2.27 |votes = 244,900 |percentage = 100.0 |winner = Republican Party (United States) |party = Republican Party (United States) |candidate = Ken Kramer (incumbent) |votes = 84,479 |percentage = 59.55 |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = Thomas Cronin |votes = 57,392 |percentage = 40.45 |votes = 141,871 |percentage = 100.0 |winner = Republican Party (United States) |party = Republican Party (United States) |candidate = Ken Kramer (incumbent) |votes = 163,654 |percentage = 78.59 |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = William Geffen |votes = 44,588 |percentage = 21.41 |votes = 206,242 |percentage = 100.0 |winner = Republican Party (United States) | title=1986 U.S. Senate election results, Colorado}} | party = Democratic Party (US) | candidate = Tim Wirth | votes = 529,449 | percentage = 49.91% | change = -0.42% | party = Republican Party (US) | candidate = Ken Kramer | votes = 512,994 | percentage = 48.36% | change = -0.34% | party = Independent (US) | candidate = Michael Martin Bush | votes = 11,127 | percentage = 1.05% | change = | party = Socialist Workers Party (US) | candidate = Michael R. Chamberlain | votes = 3,756 | percentage = 0.35% | change = | party = Independent American Party | candidate = Henry John Olshaw | votes = 1,868 | percentage = 0.18% | change = -0.17% | party = Prohibition Party (US) | candidate = Calvin G. Dodge | votes = 1,571 | percentage = 0.15% | change = | votes = 16,455 | percentage = 1.55% | change = -0.09% | votes = 1,060,765 | percentage = | change = | winner = Democratic Party (US) | loser = | swing =

References

Reagan, Ronald. (June 10, 1988). "Nomination of Ken Kramer To Be an Assistant Secretary of the Army". UCSB.
[https://www.congress.gov/nomination/100th-congress/1165?r=73 PN1165 — Ken Kramer — Department of Defense]
[https://www.uscourts.cavc.gov/kramer.php Biography on U.S. Court of Appeals for Veteran's Claims website]
"Ken Kramer (CO, 1979-1987)".
[http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1978election.pdf 1978 Election Results]
[http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1980election.pdf 1980 Election Results]
[http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1982election.pdf 1982 Election Results]
[http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1984election.pdf 1984 Election Results]
"1986 Election Results".

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