Kramer, Ken, 1942-

<p><b>RACES</b>
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<li> 11/04/1986 CO US Senate Lost 48.36% (-1.55%)</li>
<li> 11/06/1984 CO District 5 Won 78.59% (+57.18%)</li>
<li> 11/02/1982 CO District 5 Won 59.55% (+19.09%)</li>
<li> 11/04/1980 CO District 5 Won 72.40% (+47.09%)</li>
<li> 11/07/1978 CO District 5 Won 59.78% (+25.37%)</li>
<li> 09/12/1978 CO District 5 - R Primary Won 53.68% (+7.36%)</li>
<li> 11/02/1976 CO State House 18 Won 70.27% (+40.55%)</li>
<li> 11/05/1974 CO State House 18 Won 55.80% (+11.59%)</li>
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<p>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.</p>

<p>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.</p>

<p>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.</p>

<p>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.</p>

KRAMER, Kenneth Bentley, a Representative from Colorado; born in Chicago, Ill., February 19, 1942; graduated from Miles Township High School, Skokie, Ill., 1959; B.A., University of Illinois, Champaign, Ill., 1963; J.D., Harvard Law School, Cambridge, Mass., 1966; admitted to the Illinois bar in 1966 and, Colorado bar in 1969; lawyer, private practice; United States Army, 1967-1970; deputy district attorney, Office of District Attorney, Fourth Judicial District, 1970-1972; member of the Colorado state general assembly, 1973-1978; delegate, Colorado State Republican conventions, 1974-1986; elected as a Republican to the Ninety-sixth and to the three succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1979-January 3, 1987); was not a candidate for reelection to the One Hundredth Congress in 1986, but was an unsuccessful candidate for the United States Senate; Assistant Secretary of the Army for Financial Management, 1988-1989; Associate Judge, United States Court of Veterans Appeals, October 1989-2000; Chief Judge, United States Court of Appeals for Veteran Claims, 2000-2004; is a resident of Arlington,. Va.