Larry Kump

Larry Douglas Kump[2] (born January 27, 1948 in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania) is an American politician and a Republican member of the West Virginia House of Delegates representing District 52 and then 59 Kump served consecutively from December 2010 until December 2014 in the West Virginia House of Delegates. In May 2014 he lost the Republican primary to 17-year-old Saira Blair.[3]

Larry D. Kump
Member of the West Virginia House of Delegates
from the 59th[1] district
Assumed office
December 1, 2018
Preceded bySaira Blair
In office
December 1, 2012 – December 1, 2014
Preceded byDistrict created
Succeeded bySaira Blair
Member of the West Virginia House of Delegates
from the 52nd district
In office
December 1, 2010 – December 1, 2012
Preceded byCraig Blair
Succeeded byLarry Williams
Personal details
Born (1948-01-27) January 27, 1948
Chambersburg, Pennsylvania
NationalityAmerican
Political partyRepublican
ResidenceFalling Waters, West Virginia
Alma materHagerstown Community College
Frostburg State University
Websitelarrykump.com

Education

Kump earned his associate degree from Hagerstown Community College and his BS degree in political science from Frostburg State University.

Elections

In 2010, when District 52 Republican Representative Craig Blair ran for West Virginia Senate and left the seat open, Kump was unopposed for the May 11, 2010 Republican Primary, winning with 728 votes,[4] and won the November 2, 2010 General election with 3,735 votes (57.1%) against Democratic nominee Michael Roberts,[5] who had run for the seat in 2008.

In 2012, redistricted to District 59, Kump was unopposed for both the May 8, 2012 Republican Primary, winning with 1,249 votes,[6] and the November 6, 2012 General election, winning with 6,023 votes.[7]

In 2014, Kump lost the primary to Saira Blair by a vote of 54.5 percent to 45.5 percent.[8] Kump said that he was not surprised he lost, citing his independent voting record and the desire of the district's Republicans to be represented by a Delegate who would conform better to the party line.[9]

In the 2016 election, Kump ran for the 15th District seat in the West Virginia Senate, held by fellow Republican Craig Blair.[10] Kump was defeated by 9,823 votes (67.77%) to 4,671 (32.23%).[11]

In the 2018 election, Kump ran for the 59th District seat in the West Virginia House of delegates, defeating Democrat John Isner by a vote of 62.0 percent to 38.0 percent. This places Kump as the successor to his 2014 rival.[12]

References
  1. "Larry D. Kump". Charleston, West Virginia: West Virginia Legislature. Retrieved March 25, 2014.
  2. "Larry Kump's Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved March 25, 2014.
  3. "Blair topples incumbent Kump in W.Va. primary election". Herald Mail. 2014-05-13. Retrieved 2014-05-14.
  4. "Statewide Results Primary Election May 11, 2010 Official Results". Charleston, West Virginia: Secretary of State of West Virginia. Retrieved March 25, 2014.
  5. "Statewide Results General Election November 2, 2010 Official Results". Charleston, West Virginia: Secretary of State of West Virginia. Retrieved March 25, 2014.
  6. "Statewide Results Primary Election May 8, 2012 Official Results". Charleston, West Virginia: Secretary of State of West Virginia. Retrieved March 25, 2014.
  7. "Statewide Results General Election November 6, 2012 Official Results". Charleston, West Virginia: Secretary of State of West Virginia. Retrieved March 25, 2014.
  8. McVey, John (2014-05-14). "Saira Blair upsets Kump in 59th District Race". The Journal. Retrieved 2014-05-19.
  9. "West Virginia's Saira Blair is learning to balance college life, state politics". The Washington Post. December 6, 2014. Retrieved October 31, 2015.
  10. "Around the region for January 20". The Journal. January 20, 2016. Retrieved February 1, 2016. Former West Virginia Delegate Larry D. Kump said Tuesday he will be a candidate for the Senate District 15 seat in the May primary.
  11. "WV State Senate 15 [B] - R Primary 2016". OurCampaigns. Retrieved June 5, 2016.
  12. "Larry D. Kump - Ballotpedia". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2018-11-14.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.