Ron Kraus
| Ron Kraus | |
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| Member of the Minnesota House of Representatives from the 27A district |
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In office January 3, 1995 – January 5, 1999 |
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| Preceded by | Bob Haukoos |
| Succeeded by | Dan Dorman |
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| Born |
May 13, 1956 Waltham, Minnesota |
| Political party | Republican Party of Minnesota |
| Spouse(s) | Kathy |
| Children | 2 |
| Residence | Albert Lea, Minnesota |
| Alma mater |
Minnesota State University, Mankato Saint Mary's College University of Minnesota Duluth |
| Profession | business owner, legislator |
Ronald (Ron) Edward Kraus (born May 13, 1956) is a Minnesota politician and was a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives from 1995 to 1999. Kraus, a Republican, who represented District 27A, which included all of Freeborn county in the southeastern part of the state.
Born in Waltham, Minnesota to Edward James Kraus(1926-1959) and Vivian Hoffman Krause Zimmerman. His father died when Ron was only 3 years old on July 30, 1959. His mother remarried when Ron was 6 in 1962 to James (Jim) E. Zimmerman(1923-2015), a widower who had lost his wife and 6 kids in a train accident in 1959. Ron has 5 siblings:Joan, James, Steven, Richard, and Thomas Thomas. He has 3 half-siblings: Peter, Paul and Mariia.
Kraus attended Mankato State University,Saint Mary's College, and University of Minnesota Duluth where he studied business and political science. In 1981 Kraus founded Kraus Petroleum. He bought his first Dairy Queen in 1988. Kraus changed the name of his business to Kraus Foods. Kraus served as Chair of the Albert Lea/Freeborn County Chamber of Commerce. Kraus also served on the Albert Lea Planning Commission and the Community Foundation Board. Kraus became a successful business owner running an empire of 41 Dairy Queen restaurants in Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin, and Florida and two Convenience Stores called Korner Mart in Albert Lea, Minnesota. In March 2008, Kraus sold 33 of his 41 Dairy Queen restaurants to Bloomington, Minnesota-based Fourteen Foods. Kraus retained ownership of the 8 remaining Dairy Queen's in Florida. In April 2008, Kraus sold his 2 Korner Mart Stores to a long-time employee of Kraus Foods, Kevin Weitzel. Kraus relocated the Headquarters of Kraus Foods from Albert Lea to Fort Myers, Florida.
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