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Edmund Kuempel

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Edmund Kuempel
Texas House of Representatives District 45
Former member
Term in office began
1983
Term in office ended
2010
Political party Republican
Profession Legislator

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Edmund Kuempel was a Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives, representing District 44 since 1983 to 2010. Representative Kuempel died of a heart attack on November 4, 2010, just two days after winning his seat for another term in an uncontested race. [1] A special election will be called by the governor to fill the vacant seat. The date has yet to be announced.

Kuempel received his BA in Business from Texas Lutheran College. He has worked as a Salesman for Structural Metals, Incorporated, and is a member of the Faith Lutheran Church.[2]

  • HB 4273 - Relating to the issuance of a permit to a local government corporation for a public water supply project.
  • HB 4416 - Relating to the establishment of the Texas Gaming Commission to regulate games of chance or other gaming activities at specific locations including dog or horse tracks, destination resort casinos, or on Indian tribal lands.
  • HB 4754 - Relating to the creation of the Guadalupe County Municipal Utility District No. 3; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds; granting a limited power of eminent domain.
  • HB 4755 - Relating to the creation of the Guadalupe County Development and Management District; providing authority to impose an assessment, impose a tax, and issue bonds.[3]

Elections

2010

See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2010

Kuempel won re-election in District 44. He defeated Robin Walker in the March 2 Republican primary and faced no opposition in the November 2 general election.[4]

Texas House of Representatives, District 44
2010 Special election results
Candidates Votes Percent
Green check mark.jpg Edmund Kuempel (R) 37,037 100%

2008

On November 4, 2008, Kuempel won re-election to the Texas House of Representatives from Texas's 44th District, defeating John Lynch (L). Kuempel received 46,686 votes in the election while Lynch received 9,959 votes.[5] Kuempel raised $217,087 for his campaign.[6]

Texas House of Representatives, District 44
Candidates Votes Percent
Green check mark.jpg Edmund Kuempel (R) 46,686 82.41%
John Lynch (L) 9,959 17.58%

Campaign donors

2008

Below are Kuempel's top 5 campaign contributors in the 2008 election:[7]

Contributor 2008 total
Texas House of Representatives $6,225
Texas Automobile Dealers Assoc $5,000
Texans for Lawsuit Reform $5,000
Texans for Economic Development $5,000
Texas Energy Associations PAC $5,000

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References

  1. ↑ | Rep. Kuempel Dead After Possible Heart Attack
  2. ↑ Project Vote Smart - Rep. Kuempel
  3. ↑ Texas Legislature - Bills Authored/Joint Authored by Rep. Kuempel
  4. ↑ Official Texas Election Results
  5. ↑ Texas House official election results for 2008
  6. ↑ District 44 Texas House candidate funds, 2008
  7. ↑ Follow the Money - 2008 Campaign contributions
Political offices
Preceded by
' 		Texas House District 44
1983–2010 		Succeeded by
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v • d • e
Republican majority Current members of the Texas House of Representatives
Speaker of the House: Joe Straus (R)
   
Republican (95) • Democratic (55) • Vacant (1) • Texas House of Representatives • Texas State Senate
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