Known as “Sid” to friends, Mr.
Kramer served in a variety of local and state offices from the 1970s to the 1990s, helping to oversee Montgomery’s explosive population and economic growth as it transformed from a semirural county into a bustling suburb. As a council member in the 1970s, he pushed for the county to give out its first-ever grants to local nonprofit groups. As county executive from 1986 to 1990, he boosted funding for programs serving residents with developmental disabilities.
When Mr. Kramer served as his boss, he never failed to ask Short about his son, who is blind. “The kind and caring way he greeted me and asked about my son, it was the most sincere concern. I will always remember that,” Short said Tuesday evening. In the 1970s, Mr. Kramer began his successful career in electoral politics, winning offices in which he gained exposure to and experience with Montgomery’s growth and the issues associated with it.
As the county’s executive, the top officer of the county government, Mr. Kramer provided the county with a relatively low-key, businesslike administration as it confronted such questions as how to manage rapid growth, rising school enrollments and increasing traffic congestion.At one time in his administration, Mr. Kramer’s popularity was regarded as enough to prompt him to examine his prospects in a forthcoming race for Maryland’s governorship.At first, Mr.
Long after his time in public office, Cardin said, Mr. Kramer remained a mentor to rising politicians who sought out his advice — “including me,” Cardin said, noting Kramer’s generosity with his time and resources during Cardin’s first run for statewide office. He described Mr. Kramer as “a man of great decency and warmth,” part of a generation of leaders “who saw Montgomery County coming into its own in statewide politics.”
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