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Ken Kramer | |
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Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims | |
Assumed office September 14, 2004 | |
Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims | |
In office October 6,2000 –September 14,2004 | |
Preceded by | Frank Q. Nebeker |
Succeeded by | Donald L. Ivers |
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims | |
In office 1989 –September 14,2004 | |
Appointed by | George H. W. Bush |
Preceded by | Seat established |
Succeeded by | William A. Moorman |
Assistant Secretary of the Army (Financial Management and Comptroller) | |
In office October 14,1988 –1989 | |
President | Ronald Reagan |
Preceded by | Michael P. W. Stone |
Succeeded by | Douglas A. Brook |
Member of the U.S.HouseofRepresentatives from Colorado's 5th district | |
In office January 3,1979 –January 3,1987 | |
Preceded by | William L. Armstrong |
Succeeded by | Joel Hefley |
Member of the ColoradoHouseofRepresentatives from the 18th district | |
In office January 2,1974 –January 3,1979 | |
Preceded by | William J. Hybl |
Succeeded by | Frank H. Randall |
Personal details | |
Born | Kenneth Bentley Kramer February 19,1942 Chicago,Illinois,U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Education | University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign (BA) Harvard University (JD) |
Military service | |
Allegiance | United States of America |
Branch/service | United States Army |
Years of service | 1967–1970 |
Rank | Captain |
Kenneth Bentley Kramer (born February 19,1942) is an American lawyer,politician,and jurist from Colorado. He is a former Republican member of the United States House of Representatives,serving four consecutive terms from 1979 to 1987.
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.
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.
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.
In 1986,he retired to run for the United States Senate,but lost the election to Democrat Tim Wirth.
Kramer returned to Colorado Springs,Colorado to be an attorney in private practice. [1]
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. [1] [2] 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. [3] [4] He is married to Louise Kotoshirodo Kramer.[ citation needed ]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Ken Kramer | 91,933 | 59.78 | |
Democratic | Gerry Frank | 52,914 | 34.41 | |
Independent | L.W. Dan Bridges | 8,933 | 5.81 | |
Total votes | 153,780 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Ken Kramer (incumbent) | 177,319 | 72.41 | |
Democratic | Ed Schreiber | 62,003 | 25.32 | |
Libertarian | John A. Lanning | 5,578 | 2.27 | |
Total votes | 244,900 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Ken Kramer (incumbent) | 84,479 | 59.55 | |
Democratic | Thomas Cronin | 57,392 | 40.45 | |
Total votes | 141,871 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Ken Kramer (incumbent) | 163,654 | 78.59 | |
Democratic | William Geffen | 44,588 | 21.41 | |
Total votes | 206,242 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Tim Wirth | 529,449 | 49.91% | −0.42% | |
Republican | Ken Kramer | 512,994 | 48.36% | −0.34% | |
Independent | Michael Martin Bush | 11,127 | 1.05% | ||
Socialist Workers | Michael R. Chamberlain | 3,756 | 0.35% | ||
Independent American | Henry John Olshaw | 1,868 | 0.18% | −0.17% | |
Prohibition | Calvin G. Dodge | 1,571 | 0.15% | ||
Majority | 16,455 | 1.55% | −0.09% | ||
Turnout | 1,060,765 | ||||
Democratic hold | Swing |
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