Education: Maryland Correctional Staff Training Academy Honors Graduate; Labor Relations Certification from University of Maryland, Indiana university, and U.S. Department of Labor; A.A., Hagerstown Community College; B.S. Frostburg State University
Occupation: Retired Public Administrator, Legislative Relations Specialist, Arbitrator, Mediator, Parliamentarian, Criminal Justice Professional
Spouse: Cheryl Lynn Hess
Children: 13
Parents: the late Betty Ann Steinbach and Willis "Woody" Theodore Kump
Religion: High Priest, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
Town of Birth: Chambersburg, PA
Affiliations: Member, Farm Bureau; Sons of the American Legion; Assembly of Governmental Employees; American Society for Public Administrators; Council on Aging; Purdue University Economic Education Council; Indiana University Labor Research Committee; Indiana Fiscal Policy Institute; Foundation for Advancement of Industrial Research; American Society of Association Executives; Who's Who of America; Honorary Kentucky Colonel; Kinsman of Founding Father Patrick Henry, Hedgesville founder Josiah Hedges, and former WV Governor Herman Guy Kump; Falling Waters Battlefield Association; Friends of North Berkeley Library; Potomac Hills Property Owners Association; WV Organization of Home Owners Association; Eastern Panhandle Business Association; National Rifle Association; WV Citizens Defense League
SPONSORED LEGISLATION, 2024Delegate Kump was the Lead Sponsor of 24 bills | |||
| Bill | Title | Status | Committee |
|---|---|---|---|
| HJR 12 | Amending the Homestead Exemption of the Constitution | Pending | Finance |
| HJR 20 | To amend the West Virginia Constitution to require single member districts for all West Virginia State Senators | Pending | Political Subdivisions |
| HJR 22 | Require Governor to provide at least five days notice to all state legislators when calling a Special Session | Pending | Judiciary |
| HB 4426 | To require all election voting precincts to be in different physical locations so that no voting locations share precincts. | Pending | Political Subdivisions |
| HB 4427 | To require voters to include either their West Virginia driver’s license number or any alternative identification information authorized by the West Virginia Secretary of State on their absentee ballot applications. | Pending | Judiciary |
| HB 4428 | Requiring candidates to live in the state or local election district for the office for which they are seeking. | Pending | Judiciary |
| HB 4501 | Changing the local school board election from the Primary to the General | Pending | Judiciary |
| HB 4791 | Eliminating parole eligibility for the crimes of 1st degree murder and child abuse | Pending | Judiciary |
| HB 4802 | To amend the law regarding sewer systems. | Pending | Government Organization |
| HB 4803 | Relating to the hiring requirements of West Virginia law enforcement employees | Pending | Judiciary |
| HB 4804 | Including all state correctional classifications in the Deputy Sheriff’s Retirement System (DSRS) | Pending | Pensions and Retirement |
| HB 4805 | To create a division of election crimes and security within the office of the Secretary of State and give the Secretary of State the authority to recommend prosecution to the appropriate judicial jurisdiction. | Pending | Judiciary |
| HB 4843 | Prohibit the use of school resources in election advocacy efforts and prohibit school employees from political activity during their work hours or on behalf of the school administration | Pending | Education |
| HB 4844 | Relating generally to drug testing of state legislators. | Pending | Health and Human Resources |
| HB 4887 | Reducing the term of office for Berkeley County Commisioners from six years to four years. | Pending | Political Subdivisions |
| HB 4995 | Require Governor to provide at least five days notice to all state legislators when calling a Special Session | Pending | Government Organization |
| HB 5108 | Providing authority for West Virginia law enforcement agencies to fine individual vehicle owners who fail to register their vehicle that have have been parked at their residence for more than sixty days | Pending | Judiciary |
| HB 5118 | To raise the hiring age for law enforcement officers to age 60. | Pending | Judiciary |
| HB 5119 | Relating to Vehicular Homicide | Pending | Judiciary |
| HB 5125 | Requiring absentee ballots to be received by the time polls close on election day. | Pending | Judiciary |
| HB 5126 | To reduce the chances of election fraud | Pending | Judiciary |
| HB 5129 | To ban the unsolicited distribution of absentee applications by third parties and election officials. | Pending | Judiciary |
| HB 5133 | Eliminating the age requirement for hiring West Virginia law enforcement employees | Pending | Judiciary |
| HB 5138 | Relating to federal involvement in elections | Pending | Judiciary |
MEDIA | |||
| Release Title | Date | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| GOP Delegates Pledge to Protect Second Amendment Rights | 08/08/2019 | ||
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