Edmund Kuempel

Edmund Kuempel

Full Name: Edmund Perry Kuempel
Date of birth: November 29, 1942
Date of death: November 4, 2010

Terms of Service top

Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District
H 44 Elected but never sworn 82nd (1) (2)   Republican Seguin / Guadalupe   Gonzales, Guadalupe, Wilson
H 44 Jan 13, 2009 - Nov 4, 2010 81st   Republican Seguin / Guadalupe   Gonzales, Guadalupe, Wilson
H 44 Jan 9, 2007 - Jan 13, 2009 80th   Republican Seguin / Guadalupe   Gonzales, Guadalupe, Wilson
H 44 Jan 11, 2005 - Jan 9, 2007 79th   Republican Seguin / Guadalupe   Gonzales, Guadalupe, Wilson
H 44 Jan 14, 2003 - Jan 11, 2005 78th   Republican Seguin / Guadalupe   Gonzales, Guadalupe, Wilson
H 45 Jan 9, 2001 - Jan 14, 2003 77th   Republican Seguin / Guadalupe   Comal, Guadalupe
H 45 Jan 12, 1999 - Jan 9, 2001 76th   Republican Seguin / Guadalupe   Comal, Guadalupe
H 45 Jan 14, 1997 - Jan 12, 1999 75th   Republican Seguin / Guadalupe   Comal, Guadalupe
H 45 Jan 10, 1995 - Jan 14, 1997 74th   Republican Seguin / Guadalupe   Comal, Guadalupe
H 45 Jan 12, 1993 - Jan 10, 1995 73rd   Republican Seguin / Guadalupe   Comal, Guadalupe
H 46 Jan 8, 1991 - Jan 12, 1993 72nd   Republican Seguin / Guadalupe   Comal, Guadalupe, Kendall
H 46 Jan 10, 1989 - Jan 8, 1991 71st   Republican Seguin / Guadalupe   Comal, Guadalupe, Kendall
H 46 Jan 13, 1987 - Jan 10, 1989 70th   Republican Seguin / Guadalupe   Comal, Guadalupe, Kendall
H 46 Jan 8, 1985 - Jan 13, 1987 69th   Republican Seguin / Guadalupe   Comal, Guadalupe, Kendall
H 46 Jan 11, 1983 - Jan 8, 1985 68th   Republican Seguin / Guadalupe   Comal, Guadalupe, Kendall

(1) Proclamation, 11/8/2010, Ordering special election in House District 44 on 12/14/2010 to serve term which begins 1/11/2011. Governor Rick Perry.
(2) John Kuempel, in special election 12/14/2010, sworn 12/30/2010, succeeded father Edmund Kuempel, elected in the general election 11/2/2010 but never sworn, died 11/4/2010. Texas Secretary of State - Historical Election Returns, 1992-2019.

Terms of Service top

House District 44
Elected but never sworn
Legislatures: 82nd (1) (2)  
Party: Republican
Home City/County: Seguin / Guadalupe
Counties in district: Gonzales, Guadalupe, Wilson
House District 44
Jan 13, 2009 - Nov 4, 2010
Legislatures: 81st  
Party: Republican
Home City/County: Seguin / Guadalupe
Counties in district: Gonzales, Guadalupe, Wilson
House District 44
Jan 9, 2007 - Jan 13, 2009
Legislatures: 80th  
Party: Republican
Home City/County: Seguin / Guadalupe
Counties in district: Gonzales, Guadalupe, Wilson
House District 44
Jan 11, 2005 - Jan 9, 2007
Legislatures: 79th  
Party: Republican
Home City/County: Seguin / Guadalupe
Counties in district: Gonzales, Guadalupe, Wilson
House District 44
Jan 14, 2003 - Jan 11, 2005
Legislatures: 78th  
Party: Republican
Home City/County: Seguin / Guadalupe
Counties in district: Gonzales, Guadalupe, Wilson
House District 45
Jan 9, 2001 - Jan 14, 2003
Legislatures: 77th  
Party: Republican
Home City/County: Seguin / Guadalupe
Counties in district: Comal, Guadalupe
House District 45
Jan 12, 1999 - Jan 9, 2001
Legislatures: 76th  
Party: Republican
Home City/County: Seguin / Guadalupe
Counties in district: Comal, Guadalupe
House District 45
Jan 14, 1997 - Jan 12, 1999
Legislatures: 75th  
Party: Republican
Home City/County: Seguin / Guadalupe
Counties in district: Comal, Guadalupe
House District 45
Jan 10, 1995 - Jan 14, 1997
Legislatures: 74th  
Party: Republican
Home City/County: Seguin / Guadalupe
Counties in district: Comal, Guadalupe
House District 45
Jan 12, 1993 - Jan 10, 1995
Legislatures: 73rd  
Party: Republican
Home City/County: Seguin / Guadalupe
Counties in district: Comal, Guadalupe
House District 46
Jan 8, 1991 - Jan 12, 1993
Legislatures: 72nd  
Party: Republican
Home City/County: Seguin / Guadalupe
Counties in district: Comal, Guadalupe, Kendall
House District 46
Jan 10, 1989 - Jan 8, 1991
Legislatures: 71st  
Party: Republican
Home City/County: Seguin / Guadalupe
Counties in district: Comal, Guadalupe, Kendall
House District 46
Jan 13, 1987 - Jan 10, 1989
Legislatures: 70th  
Party: Republican
Home City/County: Seguin / Guadalupe
Counties in district: Comal, Guadalupe, Kendall
House District 46
Jan 8, 1985 - Jan 13, 1987
Legislatures: 69th  
Party: Republican
Home City/County: Seguin / Guadalupe
Counties in district: Comal, Guadalupe, Kendall
House District 46
Jan 11, 1983 - Jan 8, 1985
Legislatures: 68th  
Party: Republican
Home City/County: Seguin / Guadalupe
Counties in district: Comal, Guadalupe, Kendall

(1) Proclamation, 11/8/2010, Ordering special election in House District 44 on 12/14/2010 to serve term which begins 1/11/2011. Governor Rick Perry.
(2) John Kuempel, in special election 12/14/2010, sworn 12/30/2010, succeeded father Edmund Kuempel, elected in the general election 11/2/2010 but never sworn, died 11/4/2010. Texas Secretary of State - Historical Election Returns, 1992-2019.

Biographical Information top

Selected newspaper articles

Resolutions and Journal entries

Biographical Sketches

  • "Son Hopes to Fill Dad's Big Shoes," 11/29/2010. Relatives: Edmund Kuempel - father, John Kuempel - son. San Antonio Express-News.
  • Biographical sketch, 77th Legislature. Texas House of Representatives.
  • Legislative profile, 74th Legislature, 1995. "Scenes From the 74th: The Laney-Bush Session," 6/16/1995. Texas Observer.
  • Kuempel, Edmund Perry. Texas State Cemetery.
  • "Representative Edmund Kuempel: Concern, Dedication, Hard Work Make Him a Leader in Legislature," pp. 1, 4-5, February 1998. Texas State Trooper.

Photographs

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

Committee Information top

81st R.S. - 2009
Calendars  
Culture, Recreation, and Tourism  
Licensing and Administrative Procedures (Chair) 
Transportation Funding, Select  
Transportation Funding, Select, Subcommittee on Planning & Accountability  
80th R.S. - 2007
Culture, Recreation, and Tourism (Vice Chair) 
Environmental Regulation  
79th R.S. - 2005
Culture, Recreation, and Tourism (Vice Chair) 
Environmental Regulation  
78th R.S. - 2003
Environmental Regulation (Vice Chair) 
Rock Crushers and Quarries, Advisory  
State Cultural and Recreational Resources  
77th R.S. - 2001
Edwards Aquifer, Oversight  
Environmental Regulation  
State Bond Revenues, Select  
State Recreational Resources (Chair) 
76th R.S. - 1999
Environmental Regulation  
State Recreational Resources (Chair) 
75th R.S. - 1997
Environmental Regulation  
State Recreational Resources (Chair) 
74th R.S. - 1995
Environmental Regulation  
State Recreational Resources (Chair) 
73rd R.S. - 1993
Energy Resources  
Environmental Regulation  
House Administration  
72nd R.S. - 1991
Environmental Affairs  
Environmental Affairs Subcommittee on Budget and Oversight  
House Administration (Chair) 
Retirement and Aging  
Retirement and Aging Subcommittee on Budget and Oversight  
Rules, Select  
71st R.S. - 1989
Edwards Aquifer, Special  
Employee Benefits, Select  
Environmental Affairs  
Environmental Affairs Subcommittee on Budget and Oversight  
House Administration (Chair) 
Retirement and Aging  
70th R.S. - 1987
Environmental Affairs  
Environmental Affairs Subcommittee on Budget and Oversight  
Future of Long Term Health Care, Special Task Force  
Retirement and Aging (Chair) 
69th R.S. - 1985
Appropriations  
Environmental Affairs (Chair - Budget & Oversight) 
Environmental Affairs Subcommittee on Budget and Oversight (Chair) 
68th R.S. - 1983
Labor and Employment Relations  
Ways and Means  
Ways and Means Subcommittee on Budget and Oversight  

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