Charles S. Trump

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Charles Trump

| office = Justice of the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals

| term_start = January 1, 2025

| term_end =

| predecessor = John A. Hutchison

| successor =

| state_senate1 = West Virginia

| district1 = 15th

| term_start1 = December 1, 2014

| term_end1 = December 10, 2024

| predecessor1 = Donald Cookman

| successor1 = Darren Thorne

| office2 = Minority Leader of the West Virginia House of Delegates

| term_start2 = January 13, 1999

| term_end2 = December 1, 2006

| predecessor2 = Bob Ashley

| successor2 = Tim Armstead

| state_delegate3 = West Virginia

| district3 = 51st

| term_start3 = December 1, 1992

| term_end3 = December 1, 2006

| predecessor3 = Constituency established

| successor3 = Daryl Cowles

| birth_name = Charles Samuel Trump IV

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1960|10|03}}

| birth_place = Winchester, Virginia, U.S.

| eath_date =

| death_place =

| party = Republican

| spouse = Susan Keller Johnston

| children = 3

| education = Princeton University (BA)
West Virginia University (JD)

}}

Charles Samuel Trump IV (born October 3, 1960) is an American lawyer serving as a justice of the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia. He is a former Republican member of the West Virginia Senate. He represented the 15th district, which covers parts of the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia. He was elected to the Supreme Court of Appeals for a 12 year term beginning on January 1, 2025 in the May 2024 non-partisan election. Trump is unrelated to Donald Trump, the current president of the United States.

Biography

Trump graduated with an A.B. in politics from Princeton University in 1982 after completing a 118-page long senior thesis titled "Realignment and Dealignment: Two Eras of Political Upheaval in West Virginia."{{Cite journal|last=Trump|first=I. V.|date=1982|title=Realignment and Dealignment: Two Eras of Political Upheaval in West Virginia|url=https://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/dsp01hx11xg97x}} He then received a J.D. from West Virginia University College of Law.{{Cite web|title=West Virginia Senate Biography|url=https://www.wvlegislature.gov/senate1/biography.cfm?member=Senator%20Trump|access-date=2020-06-11|website=www.wvlegislature.gov}} Trump was elected recorder of Berkeley Springs, West Virginia in 1987. He served in the West Virginia House of Delegates from 1992 until 2006, serving as minority whip from 1994 until 1998 and minority leader from 1998 until 2006. Trump was a member of the Electoral College in 2000 for George W. Bush. He successfully ran for the Senate in 2014.{{cite web|url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/7636/charles-trump-iv|title=Charles Trump IV's Biography|publisher=Project VoteSmart|accessdate=November 11, 2016}} He resigned from the Senate in December 2024 prior to taking office as a justice of the state supreme court.{{Cite web|title=Charles Trump resigns state Senate in advance of taking office as West Virginia Supreme Court justice|url=https://wvmetronews.com/2024/12/12/charles-trump-resigns-state-senate-in-advance-of-taking-office-as-west-virginia-supreme-court-justice/|access-date=2024-12-12|website=www.wvmetronews.com}}

Personal life

Trump and his wife, Susan, have three children: Charles, Rebecca, and Michael.

Election results

{{Election box begin no change| title=West Virginia Senate District 15 (Position A) election, 2018{{cite web|url=https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/WV/92360/Web02-state.222648/#/cid/1050|title=Statewide Results: General Election - November 6, 2018|website=West Virginia Secretary of State|accessdate=November 12, 2019}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|

|party = Republican Party (United States)

|candidate = Charles S. Trump (incumbent)

|votes = 25,937

|percentage = 71.06%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|

|party = Independent politician

|candidate = Jason A. Armentrout

|votes = 10,562

|percentage = 28.94%

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 36,499

| percentage = 100.0%

}}

{{Election box begin no change| title=West Virginia Senate District 15 (Position A) election, 2014{{cite web|url=http://services.sos.wv.gov/apps/elections/results/results.aspx?year=2014&eid=21&county=Statewide|title=Statewide Results: General Election – November 4, 2014|website=West Virginia Secretary of State|accessdate=November 21, 2017|archive-date=November 7, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107040731/http://services.sos.wv.gov/apps/elections/results/results.aspx?year=2014&eid=21&county=Statewide|url-status=dead}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|

|party = Republican Party (United States)

|candidate = Charles S. Trump

|votes = 17,609

|percentage = 67.13%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Donald H. Cookman (incumbent)

|votes = 8,622

|percentage = 32.87%

}}