Sheriff Travis Sumption was first elected in November 2023 and began his four-year term on Jan. 1, 2024. He has worked in the Clarke County Sheriff’s Office for 30 years, beginning as a 911 center dispatcher after graduating from Clarke County High School in 1992. He advanced through the ranks as a patrol deputy, patrol sergeant, and investigations sergeant. He was promoted to Chief Deputy in May 2013 by his predecessor and mentor Sheriff Tony Roper.

Sheriff Sumption received his law enforcement certification through the Central Shenandoah Criminal Justice Academy. He also completed policing and leadership development programs offered by the Virginia Department of Forensic Science, National Criminal Justice Command College, Executive Protection Institute and Force Science Institute. He also has been a special officer for the Northwest Virginia Regional Drug Task Force.

Travis Sumption is now Clarke’s 26th sheriff since the county was established in March 1836.

Sheriff and Mrs. Sumption live in Clarke County with their three children.