Jason Klumb

Jason O. Klumb (born August 24, 1968)[1] was the Regional Administrator of The Heartland Region of the U.S. General Services Administration. Klumb was appointed to the lead GSA's Heartland Region in February 2010.[2]

Jason O. Klumb
Regional Administrator
The Heartland Region
U.S. General Services Administration
In office
February 24, 2010 – December 16, 2016
Preceded byBradley M. Scott
Member of the Missouri House of Representatives from Missouri's 125th District
In office
1993–1997
Personal details
Born (1968-08-24) August 24, 1968
Political partyDemocratic Party
Spouse(s)Begonya Klumb
ChildrenSofia and Max Klumb
ResidenceKansas City, Missouri
Alma materWilliam Jewell College (B.A.)
University of Missouri (J.D.)
London School of Economics (M.S.)
OccupationLawyer

Early life and education

Jason Klumb grew up in Butler, Missouri. After high school, he attended William Jewell College in Liberty, Missouri. He spent his sophomore year in college studying abroad at Seinan Gakuin University in Japan. During his junior year, he interned with the office of U.S. Congressman Ike Skelton. Klumb earned his Juris Doctorate from the University of Missouri School of Law in 1993 while he was a Missouri State Representative. Klumb also has a Master of Science degree from the London School of Economics.[1][2][3]

Missouri House of Representatives

Jason Klumb temporarily left law school in 1992 to work on Mel Carnahan’s campaign for governor in 1992. After a short time with the Carnahan campaign, Klumb left to launch his own campaign for the Missouri House of Representatives. Klumb was elected to the Missouri House of Representatives in 1992. At age 24, he was one of the youngest members ever to serve in the Missouri legislature. Klumb represented Bates, Cass, and Vernon Counties as the 125th District Representative to the Missouri House of Representatives. Klumb was elected to a second term in 1994. As a State Representative, Klumb was Chairman of the Administrative Rules Committee. He was also a member of the Ways and Means, Commerce, and Agri-Business Committees. Klumb returned to finished his law degree at the University of Missouri while serving in the Missouri House.[4]

Life after elected office

Jason Klumb moved with his wife Begonya to Connecticut, where they lived while she completed her MBA at Yale University. While in Connecticut, Jason Klumb served as counsel for a Connecticut Senate leader. Following two years in Connecticut, the Klumbs returned to Missouri, where Jason opened a private law practice and joined the Judge Advocate General Corps of the Army National Guard. He was deployed to Kosovo for a year as part of Operation Enduring Freedom.[2] He is a Lieutenant Colonel in the Missouri Air National Guard, serving as the Staff Judge Advocate for the 131st Bomb Wing at Whiteman AFB, home of the B-2 Stealth Bomber.

Following a failed campaign for the office of Missouri State Treasurer in 2004, Klumb ran for the 10th District Missouri State Senate seat vacated by Charles Wheeler in 2006. Klumb lost the Democratic primary in August 2006 to Jolie Justus.[5]

General Services Administration

Jason Klumb was appointed by President Obama to the position of Regional Administrator of The Heartland Region for the U.S. General Services Administration on February 24, 2010. As the regional head of GSA, Klumb is responsible for the agency's operations in Missouri, Kansas, Iowa, and Nebraska; including 400 buildings, a budget of $175 million, and 1000 employees. Klumb spent significant time in the media spotlight as a result investigations into environmental issues and health concerns at the Bannister Federal Complex that surfaced shortly before his appointment to the position at GSA.[6]

Projects of note during Klumb's tenure include: The $863 million National Nuclear Security Administration campus in Kansas City, [7] the National Personnel Records Center in St. Louis, [8] the Christopher S. Bond Courthouse, and the Cedar Rapids Courthouse. Klumb was elected as chairman of the Federal Executive Board, [9] and Klumb was named one of the regions most influential leaders. [10]

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References
  1. "Missouri House of Representatives". House.mo.gov. 1968-08-24. Retrieved 2012-10-23.
  2. "Jason Klumb Named Regional Administrator of GSA Heartland Region". Gsa.gov. Retrieved 2012-10-23.
  3. "Heartland GSA director Klumb is driven to serve - Kansas City Business Journal". Bizjournals.com. Retrieved 2012-10-23.
  4. "Missouri House of Representatives". House.mo.gov. 1996-10-30. Retrieved 2012-10-23.
  5. "Jason Klumb running for Wheeler's state Senate seat". BlogKC. 2006-02-27. Retrieved 2012-10-23.
  6. "Klumb asks CDC to extend Bannister Federal Complex inquiry - Kansas City Business Journal". Bizjournals.com. Retrieved 2012-10-23.
  7. Sadovi, Maura Webber. "Lease Aims at Big Savings". Wall Street Journal.
  8. https://www.archives.gov/press/press-releases/2012/nr12-10.html. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. . Kansas City Star http://www.kansascity.com/2013/11/20/4636445_jason-klumb-new-federal-executive.html. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  10. "Power 100". Kansas City Business Journal.
Preceded by
Bradley M. Scott		 Regional Administrator of The Heartland Region
U.S. General Services Administration
2010 –		 Succeeded by
Incumbent
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