Bill Kramer (born January 21, 1965) is an American attorney, businessman, and former politician. A

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, he was a member of the

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for 8 years and was majority leader from September 2013 to March 2014, when he was forced to quit the leadership due to sexual misconduct charges.

Career

Born in

Waukesha, Wisconsin Waukesha ( ) is the county seat of Waukesha County, Wisconsin, United States. It is part of the Milwaukee metropolitan area. Its population was 71,158 at the 2020 census. The city is adjacent to the Village of Waukesha. History The area that ...

, Kramer graduated from

Waukesha South High School Waukesha South High School is one of three high schools located in Waukesha, Wisconsin. It was opened in 1957 as a southern campus to Waukesha High School, then in downtown Waukesha. The downtown campus is now Les Paul Middle School - Central Camp ...

, He then graduated from

University of Wisconsin–Whitewater The University of Wisconsin–Whitewater (UW–Whitewater or UWW) is a public university in Whitewater, Wisconsin. It is part of the University of Wisconsin System. Student enrollment in the 2014–2015 academic year was more than 12,000. The un ...

with a degree in accounting and received his J.D. degree from

Duke University Duke University is a private research university in Durham, North Carolina. Founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present-day city of Trinity in 1838, the school moved to Durham in 1892. In 1924, tobacco and electric power industrialist James ...

. Kramer is the owner of an accounting business and has served in the

since 2007 as a

. In 2013, the Republican members of the Wisconsin Assembly named Kramer majority leader of the Wisconsin Assembly, replacing

Scott Suder Scott Suder (born September 28, 1968) is president of the Wisconsin Paper Council. Previously, he was a politician from Abbotsford, Wisconsin. He was the Republican Majority Leader of the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing the 69th district ...

, who resigned.

Sexual assault allegations and conviction

Kramer was removed from this position on March 4, 2014, following several allegations of

sexual harassment Sexual harassment is a type of harassment involving the use of explicit or implicit sexual overtones, including the unwelcome and inappropriate promises of rewards in exchange for sexual favors. Sexual harassment includes a range of actions fro ...

. He was arrested in March 2014 after a GOP staffer accused him of

sexual assault Sexual assault is an act in which one intentionally sexually touches another person without that person's consent, or coerces or physically forces a person to engage in a sexual act against their will. It is a form of sexual violence, which ...

. She alleged that Kramer had grabbed her breasts and groin after a Republican event at a bar in

Muskego Muskego () is a city in Waukesha County, Wisconsin, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 24,135. Muskego is the fifth largest community in Waukesha County, Wisconsin. Muskego has a large Norwegian population. The nam ...

on April 8, 2011. Kramer pleaded not guilty to those charges. Kramer was sentenced to five months in jail, after pleading no contest to two charges of sexual assault with three years probation and was stripped of his Majority Leader status. He was allowed to finish out his term, but did not seek re-election.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kramer, Bill Politicians from Waukesha, Wisconsin University of Wisconsin–Whitewater alumni Duke University School of Law alumni Republican Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly American people convicted of sexual assault Businesspeople from Wisconsin Wisconsin lawyers 1965 births Living people American politicians convicted of sex offences Wisconsin politicians convicted of crimes 21st-century American legislators 21st-century Wisconsin politicians