Sheriff Travis Sumption was elected in November 2023 and began serving his four-year term on January 1, 2024. A lifelong member of the Clarke County Sheriff’s Office, he brings more than 30 years of dedicated public service to the role. Sheriff Sumption began his career as a 911 dispatcher after graduating from Clarke County High School in 1992. Over the years, he rose through the ranks as a patrol deputy, patrol sergeant, and investigations sergeant before being appointed Chief Deputy in May 2013 by his predecessor and mentor, Sheriff Tony Roper.

Sheriff Sumption earned his law enforcement certification through the Central Shenandoah Criminal Justice Academy and has completed numerous advanced training and leadership programs, including those offered by the Virginia Department of Forensic Science, the National Criminal Justice Command College, the Executive Protection Institute, and the Force Science Institute. He has also served as a special officer with the Northwest Virginia Regional Drug Task Force.

He remains actively involved in regional and professional organizations, including service on the Northwest Virginia Regional Jail Board; the Northwest Virginia Juvenile Detention Center Commission; the Executive Board of the Skyline Regional Criminal Justice Academy; and the Executive Board of the Virginia Sheriff’s Institute. He serves as Chairman of the Old Dominion Criminal Justice Board and the Old Dominion VASAP Board, and is a member of the Northwest Virginia Regional Drug and Gang Task Force. In addition, he serves on the Board of Directors of the Clarke County Ruritan Club and is a life member of the John H. Enders Volunteer Fire Company & Rescue Squad.

Sheriff Sumption is Clarke County’s 26th sheriff since the county was established in March 1836. He resides in Clarke County and is the proud father of three sons.