Benjamin F. Kramer
Benjamin F. Kramer (born March 5, 1957) is an American politician from Maryland and a member of the Democratic Party. He is currently serving in his second term in the Maryland House of Delegates, representing Maryland's District 19 in Montgomery County. He currently serves on the Judiciary Committee. Kramer is the son of former State Senator and former Montgomery County Executive Sidney Kramer, and brother of former State Senator Rona E. Kramer. Task Force, Boards and Commissions. 2012- Kramer was appointed by Maryland legislative leaders to a task force to study the impact of a Maryland  Court of Appeals ruling regarding the liability of owners of pit bulls and landlords that rent to them. Nazi Reference and Rebuke by Archbishop Desmond Tutu. In the 2014 Maryland legislative session, Delegate Kramer introduced legislation to prevent the use of public college and university funds to support scholarly involvement in academic organizations that have voted to boycott Israel. Baltimore Sun The legislation failed to get out of committee so Delegate Kramer added language as an amendment to the State's budget bill. On April 2, 2014, Archbishop Desmond Tutu of South Africa issued a statement expressing "grave concern" over  the effort and also over Delegate Kramer's remarks comparing the boycott movement against Israel to the actions of the Nazis in Germany.Tutu Statement