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Senator Benjamin F. Kramer

Kramer, Benjamin F.
District
19
County
Montgomery
Committee Assignment(s)
Finance Committee
Annapolis Info
401 Miller Senate Office Building
11 Bladen Street
Annapolis, MD 21401
Phone 410-841-3151 | 301-858-3151
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3151
Fax 410-841-3740 | 301-858-3740
Interim Info
401 Miller Senate Office Building
11 Bladen Street
Annapolis, MD 21401
Phone 410-841-3151 | 301-858-3151
Fax 410-841-3740 | 301-858-3740
Contact
Ben.Kramer@senate.state.md.us
Party
Democrat
District 19
Kramer, Benjamin F.
Tenure
First elected to the Maryland Senate in 2018. Member of the Senate since January 9, 2019. Member of the Maryland House of Delegates 2007-2019.
Current Assignments
2024 Deputy Majority Whip
2019 Finance Committee
2024 Senate Chair, Joint Committee on Unemployment Insurance Oversight
2019 Joint Committee on Protocol
2021 Chair, Senate Select Committee No. 6 - Montgomery County Delegation
2023 Maryland Veterans Caucus
2023 Maryland Legislative Latino Caucus
2024 Maryland Legislative Jewish Caucus
Past Senate Service
Joint Audit and Evaluation Committee, 2019-2023; Energy and Public Utilities Subcommittee of the Finance Committee, 2019-2023.
Past House Service 2007-2019
Economic Matters Committee, 2011-2019; Chair, Banking, Economic Development, Science, and Technology Subcommittee of the Economic Matters Committee, 2015-2019; Property and Casualty Insurance of the Economic Matters Committee, 2015-2019; Consumer Protection and Commercial Law Subcommittee of the Economic Matters Committee, 2011-2014; Business Regulation Subcommittee of the Economic Matters Committee, 2011-2014; Judiciary Committee, 2007-2010; Family Law Subcommittee of the Judiciary Committee, 2007-2010; Joint Committee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Biotechnology, 2015-2019; Joint Committee on Access to Mental Health Services, 2011-2014; Task Force to Study State Alcohol Regulations, Enforcement, Safety, and Public Health, 2018-2019; Task Force to Study Economic Development and Apprenticeships, 2012-2014.
Public Service
Building Energy Transition Implementation Task Force, 2023-; Cannabis Public Health Advisory Council, 2023-; Co-Chair, Task Force to Study Canine Breeding Facilities and Sourcing Standards, 2021; Commission on Aging, 2019-; State Advisory Council on Quality Care at the End of Life, 2019-; Comptroller's Task Force on Electronic Smoking Devices (E-Facts), 2019-2020; Maryland Economic Development Commission, 2015-2019.
Awards
Visionary Award, Mothers Against Drunk Driving, 2010; Legislator of the Year, Mothers Against Drunk Driving, 2016.
Biographical Information
Born, Wheaton, Maryland, March 5, 1957; Montgomery County Public Schools; John F. Kennedy High School; University of Maryland, College Park, B.A., Law Enforcement, 1979; Small Business Owner and Operator; Married.
Last Updated: 3/28/2024 1:52 PM
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