- Sidney Kramer
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name = Sidney "Sid" Kramer
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birth_date = Birth date and age|1925|7|8|mf=y
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party = Democratic
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occupation = Retired local politician and businessman
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office = Montgomery County Democratic Central Committee
term_start = 1965
term_end = 1966
office2 = Montgomery County Council
term_start2 = 1970
term_end2 = 1974
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office3 = Maryland State Senate, District 19
term_start3 = 1978
term_end3 = 1986
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office4 = Montgomery County Executive
term_start4 = 1986
term_end4 = 1990
predecessor4 = Charles W. Gilchrist
successor4 = Neal PotterBorn on
July 8 1925 , inWashington, D.C. , Sidney Kramer graduated fromCalvin Coolidge High School in 1944 and enteredGeorge Washington University where he obtained baccalaureate degrees in physics and chemistry. In 1957, he became the owner and operator of Automatic Car Washes. When he moved toMontgomery County, MD , in 1960, Mr. Kramer joined and actively participated in the local parent-teacher associations, the Silver Spring Chamber of Commerce, and the Montgomery County Citizens Planning Association.A life-long Democrat, Kramer served on the Montgomery County Democratic Central Committee from 1965 to 1966. In the 1966 election, he lost a bid for a seat in the Montgomery County Council. In 1970, however, he successfully gained election to the Council and served as a member until 1974. In 1978, Kramer was elected to a seat in the
Maryland State Senate where he served for eight years as Chairperson of the Montgomery County Delegation. In 1986, he returned to the County and subsequently defeated then-County Council Member David Scull in the race to become the third County Executive of Montgomery County.Fact|date=April 2008Kramer's daughter,
Rona E. Kramer , currently represents Maryland's 14th District in the State Senate and his son,Benjamin F. Kramer , currently represents Maryland's 19th District in the House of Delegates.References
*Maryland Archives [http://www.mdarchives.state.md.us/msa/mdmanual/36loc/mo/former/html/msa02719.html]
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