| Dick Kraus | |
| Office: | Member of the Massachusetts State Senate for the Fourth Middlesex District |
| Term Start: | 1983 |
| Term End: | 1991 |
| Preceded: | Samuel Rotondi |
| Succeeded: | Robert A. Havern III |
| Office2: | President of Cape Cod Community College |
| Term Start2: | 1991 |
| Term End2: | 1998 |
| Succeeded2: | Kathleen Schatzberg |
| Office3: | Town of Arlington Massachusetts School Committee |
| Term Start3: | 1970 |
| Term End3: | 1976 |
| Office4: | Town of Arlington Massachusetts Town Meeting Member |
| Term Start4: | 1970 |
| Term End4: | 1976 |
| Birth Name: | Richard Arnold Kraus |
| Birth Date: | 27 August 1937 |
| Birth Place: | Hutchinson, Kansas |
| Party: | Democrat |
| Alma Mater: | Hutchinson Junior College, A.A.S, 1957; University of Kansas, A.B., 1959; Harvard University, M.A. 1961; PhD 1968. |
| Parents: | Wanda Myrtle (Casebolt) Kraus Walter Raymond Kraus |
| Spouse: | Patricia Fiero |
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.[1]