Ken Kramer

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.