Kevin Cramer (Republican Party) is a member of the U.S. Senate from North Dakota. He assumed office on January 3, 2019. His current term ends on January 3, 2025.
Cramer (Republican Party) is running for re-election to the U.S. Senate to represent North Dakota. He declared candidacy for the general election scheduled on November 5, 2024.
He defeated the incumbent, Heidi Heitkamp (D), with 55.1 percent of the vote.
As of a 2014 analysis of multiple outside rankings, Cramer is an average Republican member of Congress, meaning he will vote with the Republican Party on the majority of bills. Click here to read about key votes made by Cramer.
Prior to serving in the U.S. Senate, Cramer served as chair of the North Dakota Republican Party, state tourism director, and state economic development and finance director. He also worked as a nonprofit executive director. Cramer served as a member of the North Dakota Public Service Commission from 2003 to 2012 and represented North Dakota's At-Large Congressional District in the U.S. House from 2013 to 2019. He previously ran unsuccessfully for the U.S. House seat in 1996, 1998, and 2010.
Cramer was born and raised in Kindred, North Dakota. During his high school years, he worked at an electrical co-op with his father. When he graduated, he attended Concordia College, a Lutheran school. He worked on political campaigns after college and by 30 was the youngest state party chair in North Dakota's history. He held numerous state offices and lost elections to the At-Large District three times before winning in 2012.
