Bill Kramer
{{short description|American Republican politician.}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
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|state = Wisconsin
|office = Majority Leader of the Wisconsin Assembly
| term_start = September 16, 2013
| term_end = March 4, 2014
| predecessor = Scott Suder
| successor = Patricia Strachota
|state_assembly1 = Wisconsin
|district1 = 97th
| term_start1 = January 1, 2007
| term_end1 = January 5, 2015
| predecessor1 = Ann Nischke
| successor1 = Scott Allen
|party = Republican
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1965|1|21}}
|birth_place = Waukesha, Wisconsin
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|alma_mater = Duke University, University of Wisconsin–Whitewater
|profession = attorney
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|residence = Waukesha, Wisconsin
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|website = [http://legis.wisconsin.gov/w3asp/contact/legislatorpages.aspx?house=Assembly&district=97 Official website]
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Bill Kramer (born January 21, 1965) is an American attorney, businessman, and former politician. A Republican, he was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly for 8 years and was majority leader from September 2013 to March 2014, when he was forced to quit the leadership due to sexual misconduct charges.
Career
Born in Waukesha, Wisconsin, Kramer graduated from Waukesha South High School, He then graduated from University of Wisconsin–Whitewater with a degree in accounting and received his J.D. degree from Duke University. Kramer is the owner of an accounting business and has served in the Wisconsin State Assembly since 2007 as a Republican.{{Cite web|url=http://www.votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=67078|title=The Voter's Self Defense System|website=Vote Smart|language=en-US|access-date=September 28, 2017}}[http://legis.wisconsin.gov/w3asp/contact/legislatorpages.aspx?house=Assembly&district=97&display=bio Wisconsin State Legislature]'Wisconsin Blue Book 2011-2012,' Biographical Sketch of Bill Kramer, pg. 85 In 2013, the Republican members of the Wisconsin Assembly named Kramer majority leader of the Wisconsin Assembly, replacing Scott Suder, who resigned.{{cite web|first=Shawn|last=Johnson|url=https://www.wpr.org/bill-kramer-elected-assembly-majority-leader|title=Bill Kramer Elected As Assembly Majority Leader|website=Wisconsin Public Radio|date=September 5, 2013|accessdate=December 14, 2020}}
Sexual assault allegations and conviction
Kramer was removed from this position on March 4, 2014, following several allegations of sexual harassment.{{cite news|first=Patrick|last=Marley|url=https://archive.jsonline.com/news/statepolitics/republicans-oust-bill-kramer-from-post-after-harassment-allegations-b99217943z1-248398611.html/|title=Republicans oust Bill Kramer from post after harassment allegations|newspaper=Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel|date=March 5, 2014|accessdate=December 14, 2020}} He was arrested in March 2014 after a GOP staffer accused him of sexual assault. She alleged that Kramer had grabbed her breasts and groin after a Republican event at a bar in Muskego on April 8, 2011.{{cite web|first1=Jason|last1=Stein|first2=Daniel|last2=Bice|url=http://www.jsonline.com/news/statepolitics/rep-bill-kramer-charged-with-sexual-assault-b99235595z1-252946831.html|title=Rep. Bill Kramer charged with sexual assault in 2011 case|date=March 28, 2014|accessdate=May 29, 2014|newspaper=Milwaukee Journal Sentinel}} Kramer pleaded not guilty to those charges.{{cite web|url=http://fox6now.com/2014/05/15/not-guilty-plea-state-rep-kramer-accused-of-groping-woman/|title=Not guilty plea: State Rep. Kramer accused of groping woman|agency=Associated Press|date=May 15, 2014|accessdate=May 29, 2014|website=FOX6Now.com Milwaukee}}
Kramer was sentenced to five months in jail, after pleading no contest to two charges of sexual assault with three years probation and was stripped of his Majority Leader status. He was allowed to finish out his term, but did not seek re-election.{{cite web|url=http://www.jsonline.com/news/statepolitics/rep-bill-kramer-sentenced-to-5-months-in-jail-for-groping-incident-b99397840z1-283887871.html|title= Rep. Bill Kramer sentenced to 5 months in jail for groping incident|newspaper=Milwaukee Journal Sentinel|date= November 25, 2014|first=Bruce|last=Vielmetti|accessdate=September 28, 2017}}{{Cite news|url=http://fox6now.com/2014/11/25/sentenced-state-rep-bill-kramer-headed-to-jail-on-sexual-assault-charge/|title=SENTENCED: State Rep. Bill Kramer headed to jail on sexual assault charge|date=November 25, 2014|work=FOX6Now.com|access-date=September 28, 2017|language=en-US}}
References
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External links
- {{CongLinks| votesmart= 67078}}
- {{Ballotpedia| Bill_Kramer }}
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{{s-aft|after = Scott Allen }}
{{s-bef|before = Scott Suder}}
{{s-ttl|title = Majority Leader of the Wisconsin Assembly |years= September 16, 2013{{spaced ndash}}March 4, 2014 }}
{{s-aft|after = Patricia Strachota}}
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Category:Politicians from Waukesha, Wisconsin
Category:University of Wisconsin–Whitewater alumni
Category:Duke University School of Law alumni
Category:Republican Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly
Category:American people convicted of sexual assault
Category:Businesspeople from Wisconsin
Category:American politicians convicted of sex offences