April 11: Congressman Cramer speaks at Wenstrom Lecture

Congressman Kevin Cramer will present “Issues Facing North Dakota in the New United States Congress” at the annual Frank Wenstrom Lecture on North Dakota Politics, 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 11, in the Gorecki Alumni Center.

Kindred, N.D. native Kevin Cramer was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives on Nov. 6, 2012. He serves on the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, which has the broadest jurisdiction of any committee in Congress. Cramer is assigned to three subcommittees: Communications and Technology, Energy, and Environment.

The Wenstrom Lecture is an annual event sponsored by the Department of Political Science and Public Administration. Named for the late Frank A. Wenstrom, it is meant to highlight topics of public service and politics affecting the state of North Dakota. Wenstrom, a former North Dakota Lieutenant Governor and state legislator, served as president of North Dakota’s second Constitutional Convention.