Jackie Stump Explained

Birthname:Jackie Thomas Stump
State Delegate:Virginia
District:3rd
Term Start:January 8, 1992
Term End:December 16, 2005
Preceded:Bud Phillips
Succeeded:Dan Bowling
State Delegate2:Virginia
District2:4th
Term Start2:January 10, 1990
Term End2:January 8, 1992
Preceded2:Don McGlothlin
Succeeded2:Joe Johnson
Birth Date:13 January 1948
Birth Place:Lebanon, Virginia, U.S.
Death Place:Abingdon, Virginia, U.S.
Party:Democratic
Otherparty:Independent (1989–1990)
Spouse:Linda Harrison
Allegiance: United States
Branch:United States Air Force
Serviceyears:1967–1971
Battles:Vietnam War

Jackie Thomas Stump (January 13, 1948 – June 2, 2016) was an American coal miner, union leader, and politician who served in the Virginia House of Delegates. He resigned after being diagnosed with colon cancer in 2005, shortly after winning a ninth term. He was first elected as a write-in candidate, supported by United Mine Workers during the Pittston Coal strike.[1] [2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dana. Priest. Va. Coal Miner Strikes Gold in Politics. The Washington Post. November 20, 1989. November 17, 2019.
  2. Web site: Andrew. Cain. Ex-Delegate Jackie Stump dies; UMW leader won write-in for House. Richmond Times-Dispatch. June 2, 2016. November 17, 2019.