Rona E. Kramer (born August 16,1954) is an American politician who served as the Maryland Secretary of Aging under Governor Larry Hogan from 2015 to 2023. She was previously a member of the Maryland Senate from 2003 to 2011.[1]
After graduating from the University of Baltimore,Kramer worked as an entrepreneur in shopping mall management.[2] She also served as the president of the Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce from 1992 to 1993.[1][3]
In 2002,Kramer ran for Maryland Senate in District 14,which had no incumbent senator following redistricting. In the Democratic primary,she defeated state delegate Tod David Sher and former delegate Mathew Mossburg,[3] and defeated Republican businessman Jorge Ribas in the general election.[4]
Kramer unsuccessfully ran for re-election in 2010,losing to state delegate Karen S. Montgomery.[13] Following her loss,she worked as the senior vice president and general counsel at Kramer Enterprises,a commercial real estate company owned by her father.[14]
Maryland Secretary of Aging
Kramer as Maryland Secretary of Aging,2018
On January 8,2015,Governor-elect Larry Hogan named Kramer as his Secretary of Aging. She was one of several Democrats to serve in his cabinet.[5][15] Kramer's nomination was unanimously approved by the Maryland Senate on March 6,2015.[16]
In this position,Kramer oversaw the launch of the "My Groceries to Go!" supplemental food program[17] and the state's durable medical equipment reuse program.[18] During the COVID-19 pandemic,she oversaw the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines to Maryland's senior populations.[19][20]
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