Jack J. Schramm was a lawyer, Missouri state representative (1965-1972), and the Democratic candidate for lieutenant governor of Missouri in the 1972 election. He graduated from University City schools in 1949 and received a bachelor's degree in political science at Colgate University, 1953. Schramm finished his first year of law school at Washington University when he joined the army in 1954. Following his discharge in 1956, he traveled in Europe where he met his wife, June, who was also traveling. They were married at the American Consulate in Tangier, February 12, 1957. They have two children: Lorie and Adam. Schramm worked openly for St. Louis County home rule, the nonpartisan court plan, a county school equalization tax, support of the Legal Aid Society, housing development, and the public defender bill. He was in the forefront of a number of other significant issues: air and water pollution control, creation of a state department of community affairs, levying of a county-wide cigarette tax, consumer fraud legislation, a state medical examiner system, accelerated state aid to schools, state aid to kindergartens, and annual legislative sessions.