Kenneth Bentley Kramer

(1942- )

KRAMER, Kenneth Bentley, a Representative from Colorado; born in Chicago, Ill., February 19, 1942; attended the public schools in Illinois; B.A., University of Illinois, Champaign, 1963; J.D., Harvard Law School, 1966; admitted to the Illinois bar in 1966, Colorado bar in 1969, and commenced practice in Colorado Springs, Colo., 1970; served in United States Army, 1967-1970; deputy district attorney, Office of District Attorney, Fourth Judicial District, 1970-1972; practiced law, 1972-1978; State representative, Colorado 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 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 to present; is a resident of Colorado Springs, Colo.