[1][2] He subsequently moved to Montgomery County, Maryland, and became the proprietor and operator of Automatic Car Washes.

[1] During the 1974 US House of Representatives elections, Kramer was the Democratic nominee for Maryland's 8th congressional district against incumbent Republican Gilbert Gude.

[5] Kramer was elected to the Maryland Senate in 1978, and he served as Chairperson of the Montgomery County Delegation for eight years.

[6] During his tenure as county executive, Kramer oversaw the increase in funding for programs helping residents with developmental disabilities, which was previously within the purview of state government.

They met at a beach party three-and-a-half years before while he was studying at George Washington University,[8] and remained married until her death in 2010.