Dick Kraus

Dick Kraus
Member of the Massachusetts State Senate for the Fourth Middlesex District
In office 1983–1991
Preceded by	Samuel Rotondi
Succeeded by	Robert A. Havern III
President of Cape Cod Community College
In office 1991–1998
Preceded by	Philip R. Day, Jr.
Succeeded by	Kathleen Schatzberg
Town of Arlington Massachusetts School Committee
In office 1970–1976
Town of Arlington Massachusetts Town Meeting Member
In office 1970–1976
Personal details
Born	Richard Arnold Kraus (1937-08-27)August 27, 1937 Hutchinson, Kansas
Died	December 8, 2019(2019-12-08) (aged 82)
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Patricia Fiero
Parent(s)	Wanda Myrtle (Casebolt) Kraus Walter Raymond Kraus
Residence	Arlington, Massachusetts
Alma mater	Hutchinson Junior College, A.A.S, 1957; University of Kansas, A.B., 1959; Harvard University, M.A. 1961; PhD 1968.

Richard Arnold Kraus (August 27, 1937 – December 8, 2019) was a Massachusetts educator and politician who represented the Fourth Middlesex District in the Massachusetts State Senate and who was the president of Cape Cod Community College.

Kraus was born in Hutchinson, Kansas to Wanda Myrtle (Casebolt) Kraus and Walter Raymond Kraus. He went to Hutchinson Community College and graduated from University of Kansas in 1959. In 1968, Kraus received his doctorate degree from Harvard University. Kraus served in several positions at Harvard University including dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. Kraus lived in Arlington, Massachusetts with his wife and family. He served on the Arlington school committee from 1970 to 1976 and served as chairman of the school committee. His wife was Patricia Fiero who also served in the Massachusetts General Court.

References

• Barnstable Patriot, Obituaries Wanda Myrtle Kraus, 86 (2000).
• Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 1983–1984 Public officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Boston, MA: Commonwealth of Massachusetts, p. 59. (1983).