Timothy Kraft
| Timothy Kraft | |
|---|---|
| Born |
April 10, 1941 Noblesville, Indiana, United States |
| Residence | Las Cruces, New Mexico, United States |
| Occupation | Political consultant |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Molly M. Kraft |
Timothy E. Kraft (born April 10, 1941) is a retired Democratic political consultant, best known as the campaign manager for the unsuccessful reelection bid of U.S. President Jimmy Carter. In September 1980, only weeks before the general election, he stepped down amid an uncorroborated charge, later resolved, that he had previously used cocaine.
The son of a pediatrician, Kraft was born into a staunchly Democratic family in Noblesville, Indiana. He was raised in the then-Republican stronghold of Muncie, Indiana. In 1963, he graduated with a degree in government from Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire; from 1963 to 1965, he served in the Peace Corps in Guatemala. He worked part-time on the staff of U.S. Senator Birch Bayh of Indiana, a Carter primary opponent in 1976. In 1966 and 1967, Kraft engaged in graduate work in Latin American studies at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C.. Thereafter, he was something of a political wanderer during the era of the Vietnam War.
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