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.
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." He then received a J.D. from
West Virginia University College of Law.
Trump was elected recorder of
Berkeley Springs, West Virginia
Berkeley Springs is a town in, and the county seat of, Morgan County, West Virginia, United States, in the state's Eastern Panhandle. "Berkeley Springs" is also commonly used to refer to the area in and around the Town of Bath. In 1776, the Virg ...
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
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for
George W. Bush
George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is an American politician who served as the 43rd president of the United States from 2001 to 2009. A member of the Republican Party, Bush family, and son of the 41st president George H. W. Bush, he ...
. He successfully ran for the Senate in 2014.
Personal life
Trump and his wife, Susan, have three children: Charles, Rebecca, and Michael.
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Election results
References
1960 births
Living people
Republican Party West Virginia state senators
Republican Party members of the West Virginia House of Delegates
West Virginia lawyers
Princeton University alumni
West Virginia University College of Law alumni
2000 United States presidential electors
People from Bath (Berkeley Springs), West Virginia
21st-century American politicians
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