Sidney Kramer was an American politician in the state of Maryland.
12 Facts About Sidney Kramer
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Sidney Kramer served in the Maryland Senate and as county executive for Montgomery County.
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Sidney Kramer's parents were Jewish and immigrated to the United States from Eastern Europe.
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Sidney Kramer attended Calvin Coolidge High School in his hometown, graduating in 1944.
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Sidney Kramer then earned degrees in chemistry and physics from George Washington University while working full-time.
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Sidney Kramer subsequently moved to Montgomery County, Maryland, and became the proprietor and operator of Automatic Car Washes.
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Sidney Kramer was credited with persuading the county to distribute grants to local nonprofit institutions for the first time.
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Sidney Kramer was elected to the Maryland Senate in 1978, and he served as Chairperson of the Montgomery County Delegation for eight years.
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Sidney Kramer returned to the County in 1986 and defeated then-County Council Member David Scull in the election to become Montgomery County's third County Executive.
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Sidney Kramer's leadership was characterized as a "relatively low-key, businesslike administration".
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Sidney Kramer was later defeated in the 1990 Democratic primary by Neal Potter, who went on to become the fourth Montgomery County Executive.
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Sidney Kramer died on May 16,2022, at his home in Rockville, Maryland.