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Charles Trump
Office:Justice of the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals
Status:Elect
Term Start:January 1, 2025
Succeeding:John A. Hutchison
Predecessor:John A. Hutchison
State Senate1:West Virginia
District1:15th
Alongside1:Craig Blair
Term Start1:December 1, 2014
Predecessor1:Donald Cookman
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:3 October 1960
Birth Place:Winchester, Virginia, U.S.
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 and Republican member of the West Virginia Senate. He represents the 15th district, which covers parts of the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia. He is a justice-elect of the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia, having been elected for a 12 year term beginning on January 1, 2025 in the May 2024 non-partisan election. Trump is of no relation to President Donald Trump.

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."[1] He then received a J.D. from West Virginia University College of Law.[2] 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.[3]

Personal life

Trump and his wife, Susan, have three children: Charles, Rebecca, and Michael.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Trump. I. V.. 1982. Realignment and Dealignment: Two Eras of Political Upheaval in West Virginia.
  2. Web site: West Virginia Senate Biography. 2020-06-11. www.wvlegislature.gov.
  3. Web site: Charles Trump IV's Biography. Project VoteSmart. November 11, 2016.