Candidate Profile

Kump

Candidate questionnaire response, as published on May 17th, 2020  in "The Journal":

Larry D. Kump

Age/Location: 72, of Falling Waters

Occupation: Retired public administrator, arbitrator, mediator, criminal justice professional, cognitive issues and stress management counselor, sex offender therapist, and employee advocate and trainer.

Married Children: Married to Cheryl Hess, Father of David & Sarah

How Long Have You Lived In The Area: Almost 30 years in my election district, since January 1991.

Relevant Experience Serving The Community: West Virginia House of Delegates 2010-2014, 2018-present. Farm Bureau, Assembly of Governmental Employees, American Society of Public Administration, American Society of Association Executives, Who's Who of America, Falling Waters Battlefield Association, Friends of North Berkeley Library, West Virginia Citizens Defense League, National Rifle Association, West Virginians for Life, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

House of Delegates District #59 (Berkeley-Morgan counties)

www.LarryKump.com and www.LarryKump.com

(Incumbent)

Why Are You Running For Office: After spending a lifetime in various forms of public service, it is my duty to continue standing up and speaking out on behalf of good governance as well as personal and professional ethics. West Virginia still needs much more legislative accountability and transparency. Our state government has made progress, but still is top heavy with bureaucracy, and much more needs to be done to keep more money in taxpayers' pockets by spending and budget reform, as well as giving more of a voice to local governments and the rights of the people, including our family needs and concerns,

Identify The Most Pressing Issues Relevant To The Position You Are Seeking And How You Would Address Them: The ongoing Corvid 19 pandemic must be addressed with a responsible balance of community health needs and our basic Constitutional rights. Legislative oversight is needed regarding the length of time allowed for the Governor to implement emergency executive orders and to provide reasonable means to allow us to return to work and provide for our families.

Meanwhile, the previous need for better job opportunities and salaries now is an even more pressing concern, and an elimination of our Business Inventory Tax will bring more and higher paying jobs to West Virginia.

Our court system remains in need of reform, and I have a legislative proposal which will provide an improvement over our judicial appeal process, but also will be cost effective and not include another top heavy and burdensome level of government.

Finally, West Virginia is long overdue for a systemic overhaul of our budgetary and tax system, which overhaul has been proposed repeatedly over the multiple previous administrations but never implemented. A fairer and more effective program can and should be implemented, that will not increase our tax burdens.

What Makes You Best Suited To Serve Your Constituents: My support of pro-life and family values, our 2nd Amendment rights, property rights, and more responsible and effective governance is second to none.

I unabashedly support the re-election of President Trump, firmly believing that he is our best choice to lead our nation forward.

My personal history of integrity and ethics is without question, and I always put principles over politics, regardless of the consequences.

It is both a sacrifice and a privilege to serve as a citizen legislator, and I take my sacred oath of office seriously.

What Separates You From Other Candidates: More so than other candidates, principle over politics is my guiding mantra. I am a battle-tested and liberty minded Christian conservative. Personal integrity, accountability, and transparency is my stock in trade.

How Do You Plan To Work With People Who Have Different Views Than Your Own: As a Delegate, I have had over 75 legislative proposal cosponsors from the 100 member West Virginia House of Delegates, and have a good working relationship with both members and the leadership of Republican and Democrat political parties.

Even those legislators whose political philosophy differs from mine have a cordial and respectful working relationship with me.