Biography
Kevin Cramer was re-elected to the North Dakota Public Service Commission in 2010, garnering over 61% of the vote in a three-person contest. He was first elected in 2004 with 65% of the vote after being appointed in 2003 by Governor John Hoeven to fill an unexpired term.
Prior to joining the PSC, Cramer served as the first director of the Harold Schafer Leadership Foundation. The Schafer Foundation supports the mission of the Harold Schafer Leadership Center to connect business and community leaders with emerging leaders enrolled at the University of Mary in Bismarck, ND. The goal of the center is to raise a generation of leaders who model the servant leadership principles of Jesus Christ.
Cramer has a distinguished career in public life having served eight years on the cabinet of Governor Ed Schafer. He was State Tourism Director from 1993 to 1997 and State Economic Development Director from 1997 through 2000.
Prior to government service, Cramer served as Chairman of the North Dakota Republican Party. At 30 he was the youngest member of the Republican National Committee.
Cramer serves on many boards and commissions and chairs the Roughrider Honor Flight Committee which raises funds and organizes flights for WWII Veterans to visit the memorial built in their honor on the U.S. Capitol Mall in Washington, DC. He is an adjunct instructor of marketing and management and serves on the board of trustees at the University of Mary. He is a popular master of ceremonies, speaker and teacher, taking his message of our call to be “servant leaders” to campuses and conferences across the United States.
Cramer has a B.A. degree from Concordia College in Moorhead, MN in Social Work with an emphasis on pre-seminary studies and a Master’s degree in Management from the University of Mary. He is a native of Kindred, ND where he received all of his primary and secondary education. Kevin and his wife Kris have two adult sons; Ian and Isaac, two adult daughters; Rachel and Annie and a three year old son, Abel.
Contact Information
North Dakota Public Service Commission
600 E. Boulevard, Dept. 408
Bismarck, ND 58505-0480
701.328.2400
