Kramer Mary

American politician, a Republican who served as an Iowa State Senator from 1990 to 2003. She was elected President of the Senate in 1997, becoming the first independently elected woman to fill the post. In 2003 Kramer was nominated by President George W. Bush to serve as U.S. Ambassador to Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean; she was confirmed by the United States Senate and served from 2004 to 2006. In August 2009, Kramer was inducted into the Iowa Women’s Hall of Fame. She married Kay Kramer in 1958. They have a son and a daughter and four grandchildren. Kay Kramer died in November 2018. Link to Wikipedia biography Read less