Randy Kamp (born August 30, 1953) is a

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politician based in

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. He was a

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from 2004 to 2015.

Early life and education

Born in

Salmon Arm Salmon Arm is a city in the Columbia Shuswap Regional District of the Southern Interior of the Canadian province of British Columbia that has a population of 17,706 (2016). Salmon Arm was incorporated as a municipal district on May 15, 1905. The ...

, Kamp grew up in Maple Ridge,

and graduated from

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in 1971. He studied at

Simon Fraser University Simon Fraser University (SFU) is a public research university in British Columbia, Canada, with three campuses, all in Greater Vancouver: Burnaby (main campus), Surrey, and Vancouver. The main Burnaby campus on Burnaby Mountain, located from ...

theology Theology is the systematic study of the nature of the divine and, more broadly, of religious belief. It is taught as an academic discipline, typically in universities and seminaries. It occupies itself with the unique content of analyzing the ...

and earned a

Bachelor of Arts Bachelor of arts (BA or AB; from the Latin ', ', or ') is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate program in the arts, or, in some cases, other disciplines. A Bachelor of Arts degree course is generally completed in three or four years ...

. He then studied

linguistics Linguistics is the scientific study of human language. It is called a scientific study because it entails a comprehensive, systematic, objective, and precise analysis of all aspects of language, particularly its nature and structure. Linguis ...

at the graduate level.

Ministry

From 1985 to 1992, he and his family lived in the

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where he was regional director for an organization doing linguistic work among minority language groups. Kamp was Pastor of Maple Ridge Church

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Church, member of the

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, until 1997.

Politics

In 1997, Kamp was hired as the executive assistant to

Grant McNally Grant McNally (born 8 January 1962 in Vancouver, British Columbia) was a member of the House of Commons of Canada from 1997 to 2004. He was educated at Trinity Western University in Langley, BC. By career, he is a teacher. He won election with t ...

, the

for the Dewdney—Alouette riding from 1997 to 2004. When McNally retired, Kamp decided to run for Parliament, and was elected as the

for Dewdney—Alouette during the 2004 federal election. In his first term, Kamp was promoted to the position of Official Opposition Critic for Fisheries and Oceans on the Pacific Coast and was elected Chair of the Conservative Crystal Meth Task Force. On January 23, 2006, Kamp was re-elected to the House of Commons as the member for

Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge—Mission Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge—Mission (formerly Dewdney—Alouette) was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1997 to 2015. Demographics Geography The district inc ...

as his riding was now called. Shortly thereafter,

Prime Minister Stephen Harper Stephen Joseph Harper (born April 30, 1959) is a Canadian politician who served as the 22nd prime minister of Canada from 2006 to 2015. Harper is the first and only prime minister to come from the modern-day Conservative Party of Canada, ...

appointed Kamp as the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans,

Loyola Hearn Loyola Hearn, (born March 25, 1943) is a Canadian diplomat and former politician. Hearn is the former Canadian Ambassador to Ireland. He served as a Member of the House of Commons of Canada from 2000 to 2008, and as Minister of Fisheries and Oc ...

. He was concurrently a member of the Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans. Kamp voted in favor of motion 312, Stephen Woodworth's private member's bill that would have had Canada reexamine at what time human life begins. Kamp has been married to his wife Ruth for over thirty years, and they have three adult children and four grandchildren. On January 31, 2015, Kamp announced that he would retire and not stand as a candidate in the next election, widely expected to occur in October 2015.

Election history

, - , New Democratic , Craig Speirs , align="right", 18,835 , align="right", 35.53% , align="right", +2.52 , align="right", , - ,

Liberal Liberal or liberalism may refer to: Politics * a supporter of liberalism ** Liberalism by country * an adherent of a Liberal Party * Liberalism (international relations) * Sexually liberal feminism * Social liberalism Arts, entertainment and m ...

, Mandeep Bhuller , align="right", 2,739 , align="right", 5.17% , align="right", -1.46 , align="right", , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total valid votes !align="right", 53,006 !align="right", 100.00% !align="right", !align="right", , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total rejected ballots !align="right", 158 !align="right", 0.3% !align="right", !align="right", , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Turnout !align="right", 56,164 !align="right", 60.04% !align="right", !align="right", , - , New Democratic , Mike Bocking , align="right", 16,894 , align="right", 33.0% , align="right", , align="right", , - ,

, Dan Olson , align="right", 3,394 , align="right", 6.6% , align="right", , align="right", , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total valid votes !align="right", 51171 !align="right", 99.7% !align="right", !align="right", , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total rejected ballots !align="right", 137 !align="right", 0.3% !align="right", !align="right", , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Turnout !align="right", 51308 !align="right", 60.2% !align="right", !align="right", , - , New Democratic , Mike Bocking , align="right", 18,225 , align="right", 34.96% , align="right", , align="right", $62,086.56 , - ,

, Keith Henry , align="right", 10,556 , align="right", 20.25% , align="right", , align="right", $42,446.84 , Independent , Erin Knipstrom , align="right", 277 , align="right", 0.53% , align="right", , align="right", , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total valid votes !align="right", 52,120 !align="right", 100.00% !align="right", !align="right", , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total rejected ballots !align="right", 128 !align="right", !align="right", !align="right", , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Turnout !align="right", 52,248 !align="right", 64.1% !align="right", !align="right", , - , New Democratic , Mike Bocking , align="right", 15,693 , align="right", 32.68% , align="right", , align="right", $34,357 , - ,

, Blanche Juneau , align="right", 10,500 , align="right", 21.86% , align="right", , align="right", $14,179 , No affiliation , Scott Etches , align="right", 1,156 , align="right", 1.66% , align="right", , align="right", $707 , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total valid votes !align="right", 48,016 !align="right", 100.00% !align="right", !align="right", , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total rejected ballots !align="right", 125 !align="right", 0.26% !align="right", !align="right", , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Turnout !align="right", 48,141 !align="right", 62.29% !align="right", !align="right",

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kamp, Randy 1953 births Canadian Baptists Canadian clergy Conservative Party of Canada MPs Living people Members of the House of Commons of Canada from British Columbia People from Maple Ridge, British Columbia People from Salmon Arm Simon Fraser University alumni 21st-century Canadian politicians