Larry Kump

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Larry D. Kump

| image =

| office = Member of the
West Virginia House of Delegates

| term_start = December 1, 2022

| term_end =

| predecessor = Redistricting

| successor =

| constituency = 94th district

| term_start1 = December 1, 2018

| term_end1 = December 1, 2020

| predecessor1 = Saira Blair

| successor1 = Ken Reed

| constituency1 = 59th district

| term_start2 = December 1, 2010

| term_end2 = December 1, 2014

| predecessor2 = Craig Blair

| successor2 = Saira Blair

| constituency2 = 59th district (2012–2014)
52nd district (2010–2012)

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1948|1|27}}

| birth_place = Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, U.S.

| death_date =

| death_place =

| party = Republican

| spouse =

| children =

| residence = Falling Waters, West Virginia, U.S.

| education = Hagerstown Community College (AS)
Frostburg State University (BS)

| website = {{URL|larrykump.com}}

}}

Larry Douglas Kump{{cite web |url= https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/biography/117682/larry-kump |title= Larry Kump's Biography |website= Vote Smart |access-date= March 25, 2014}} (born January 27, 1948, in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania) is an American politician is serving as a member of the West Virginia House of Delegates, representing district 94 since 2022. He previously served in the chamber from 2010 to 2014 and again from 2018 to 2020.{{cite news |first=Matthew |last=Umstead |url=https://www.heraldmailmedia.com/story/news/local/2014/05/14/blair-topples-incumbent-kump-in-wva-primary-electio/116900910/ |title=Blair topples incumbent Kump in W.Va. primary election |newspaper=The Herald-Mail |date=May 13, 2014 |access-date=May 14, 2014}}

Early life and education

Kump was born in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. He earned an associate degree from Hagerstown Community College and a Bachelor of Science degree in political science from Frostburg State University.

Career

In 2010, when Representative Craig Blair ran for the West Virginia Senate and left his seat open, Kump was unopposed for the May 11, 2010, Republican primary, winning with 728 votes,{{cite web |url= https://apps.sos.wv.gov/elections/results/results.aspx?year=2010&eid=5&county=Statewide |title= Statewide Results Primary Election May 11, 2010 Official Results |publisher= Secretary of State of West Virginia |access-date= March 25, 2014}} and won the November 2, 2010, General election with 3,735 votes (57.1%) against Democratic nominee Michael Roberts,{{cite web |url= https://apps.sos.wv.gov/elections/results/results.aspx?year=2010&eid=6&county=Statewide |title= Statewide Results General Election November 2, 2010 Official Results |publisher= Secretary of State of West Virginia |access-date= March 25, 2014}} who had run for the seat in 2008.

In 2012, Kump was redistricted to the 59th district.{{cite web |title=Statewide Results Primary Election May 8, 2012 Official Results |url=https://apps.sos.wv.gov/elections/results/results.aspx?year=2012&eid=8&county=Statewide |publisher=Secretary of State of West Virginia |access-date=March 25, 2014}}{{cite web |url= https://apps.sos.wv.gov/elections/results/results.aspx?year=2012&eid=13&county=Statewide |title= Statewide Results General Election November 6, 2012 Official Results |publisher= Secretary of State of West Virginia |access-date= March 25, 2014}}

In 2014, Kump lost the primary to Saira Blair by a vote of 54.5 percent to 45.5 percent.{{cite news | last =McVey | first =John | title =Saira Blair upsets Kump in 59th District Race | newspaper =The Journal | date =May 14, 2014 | url =http://www.journal-news.net/page/content.detail/id/609678/Saira-Blair-upsets-Kump-in-59th-District-race.html | access-date =May 19, 2014 | url-status =dead | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20140520020612/http://www.journal-news.net/page/content.detail/id/609678/Saira-Blair-upsets-Kump-in-59th-District-race.html | archive-date =May 20, 2014}} 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.{{cite news|first=Monica|last=Hesse|title=West Virginia's Saira Blair is learning to balance college life, state politics|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/west-virginias-saira-blair-is-learning-to-balance-college-life-state-politics/2014/12/06/6475df08-7407-11e4-a5b2-e1217af6b33d_story.html|access-date=October 31, 2015|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=December 6, 2014}}

In the 2016 election, Kump ran for the 15th District seat in the West Virginia Senate, held by fellow Republican Craig Blair.{{cite news |title=Around the region for January 20 |newspaper=The Journal |date=January 19, 2016 |url=https://www.journal-news.net/news/local-news/around-the-region-for-january-20/article_508abc15-6dde-5602-9298-08cad1e1fdd5.html |access-date=October 28, 2022 |quote=Former West Virginia Delegate Larry D. Kump said Tuesday he will be a candidate for the Senate District 15 seat in the May primary. |language=en}} Kump was defeated by 9,823 votes (67.77%) to 4,671 (32.23%).{{cite news|title=WV State Senate 15 [B] - R Primary 2016|url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=811772|access-date=June 5, 2016|work=OurCampaigns}}

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.{{Cite news|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Larry_D._Kump|title=Larry D. Kump|work=Ballotpedia|access-date=November 14, 2018|language=en-US}} Kump was defeated for reelection in the 2020 Republican primary by Ken Reed, 57.32% to 42.68%.{{cite web |title=June 9, 2020 Primary Election |url=https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/WV/103231/web.259135/#/detail/1560 |publisher=State of West Virginia |access-date=October 28, 2022 |date=October 14, 2020}}

Kump won the 2022 Republican primary for House Of Delegates in the 94th District with two-thirds of the vote in a three-person race.{{cite news |last1=Kavalek |first1=Marsha |title=Primary Election Delegate/Senatorial Wrap in the Panhandle |url=https://panhandlenewsnetwork.com/primary-election-delegate-senatorial-wrap-in-the-panhandle/ |access-date=October 28, 2022 |work=The Panhandle News Network {{!}} WEPM & WCST |date=May 11, 2022}}{{cite news |title=West Virginia House of Delegates - District 94 Republican Primary Results |url=https://www.freep.com/elections/results/race/2022-05-10-state_house-R-WV-49780/ |access-date=October 28, 2022 |work=Detroit Free Press |date=May 17, 2022 |language=en}} He was reelected unopposed in the general election.{{cite news |title=2022 West Virginia House of Delegates Election Results |url=https://www.postcrescent.com/elections/results/2022-11-08/state/west-virginia/lower/ |access-date=July 19, 2023 |work=The Post-Crescent |location=Appleton, Wisconsin |orig-date=November 8, 2022 |date=June 12, 2023 |language=en}}

References

External links

[http://larrykump.com/ Campaign site]
{{CongLinks | congbio = | votesmart = 117682 | fec = | congress = }}
[http://ballotpedia.org/Larry_D._Kump Larry D. Kump] at Ballotpedia
[http://www.followthemoney.org/database/uniquecandidate.phtml?uc=140415 Larry D. Kump] at the National Institute on Money in State Politics

Category:1948 births

Category:Living people

Category:Frostburg State University alumni

Category:Republican Party members of the West Virginia House of Delegates

Category:People from Berkeley County, West Virginia

Category:People from Chambersburg, Pennsylvania

Category:21st-century members of the West Virginia Legislature