Kevin Cramer
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from North Dakota's at-large district |
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Assumed office January 3, 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Rick Berg |
| Member of the North Dakota Public Service Commission | |
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In office August 1, 2003 – December 31, 2012 |
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| Preceded by | Leo Reinbold |
| Succeeded by | Julie Fedorchak |
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Kevin John Cramer January 21, 1961 Rolette, North Dakota, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
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Concordia College, Minnesota (BA) University of Mary (MA) |
Kevin John Cramer (born January 21, 1961) is an American politician who has been the United States Representative for North Dakota's At-large congressional district since 2013. Cramer was previously the Chairman of the North Dakota Republican Party (1991–1993), State Tourism Director (1993–1997), Economic Development Director (1997–2000) and on the North Dakota Public Service Commission (2003–2012).
In Congress, Cramer serves on the House Committee on Natural Resources and on the House Committee on Science and Technology.
In 2010, Cramer and his wife, Kris, became "interveners" in the matter of a child whose mother, a former girlfriend of one of their sons, was beaten to death by her current boyfriend. Police investigation as reported by local media indicated that both the child's mother and her boyfriend were involved with drugs. The baby's father lived out of state. Although not related to the child, the Cramers were able to have themselves made temporary guardians of the child. Previously authorities had briefly placed the child with its maternal grandmother, and also are stated in court records as having "misplaced" contact information for the baby's father. As a result, the baby's father was not notified of court hearings and did not participate in proceedings resulting in placing the child with the Cramers, and his parental rights were legally terminated. On December 3, 2010, the state supreme court heard arguments with regard to an appeal of the termination by the baby's father.
He is married to Kris, and has five children.
Cramer was born in Rolette, North Dakota, the first of the five children of Richard and Clarice Cramer. He was raised in Kindred, North Dakota in Cass County. He graduated from Kindred High School. He received a B.A. degree from Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota in 1983. He earned a master's degree in management from the University of Mary in Bismarck, North Dakota in 2003.
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