John Kuempel
| John Langston Kuempel | |
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| Texas State Representative from District 44 (Guadalupe, Gonzales, and Wilson counties) | |
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Assumed office December 15, 2010 |
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| Preceded by | Edmund Kuempel |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 11, 1970 |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Michelle Kuempel (married 1999) |
| Children | Will and Sam Kuempel |
| Parents | Edmund and Roberta "Birdie" Blumberg Kuempel |
| Residence |
Seguin Guadalupe County Texas, USA |
| Alma mater | University of Texas |
| Occupation | Salesman |
| Religion | Lutheran |
John Langston Kuempel (born May 11, 1970) is a salesman for Commercial Metals Company in Seguin, Texas, and a Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives from District 44.
Kuempel, a former football player, is a graduate of Seguin High School and the University of Texas. He and his wife, Michelle, a former city librarian, have twin sons, Will and Sam Kuempel (born ca. 2004). Kuempel coaches his sons' Little League baseball team. The family is active in the Faith Lutheran Church in Seguin. He is a member of Rotary International, the Texas Farm Bureau, the National Rifle Association, and the capital campaign committee of the Guadalupe Valley Medical Center.
Kuempel's father, Edmund Kuempel, had held the seat in the heavily GOP district since the retirement in 1983 of prior Representative Bennie Bock (who was also a Republican), and had won reelection to the House in 2010 without opposition. However, two days after his 2010 re-election, on November 4 Edmund Kuempel died, thus requiring a December 14, 2010 special election to full the position.
Kuempel was the only candidate in the field openly committed to the retention of Joe Straus of San Antonio as Texas House Speaker. Edmund Kuempel had also been a Straus backer in 2009, when Straus deposed the more conservative former Speaker Tom Craddick of Midland. Kuempel even secured the backing of Houston Astros baseball great Nolan Ryan, who is relocating into District 44.
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