Brian King | |
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Minority Leader of the Utah House of Representatives | |
In office January 26, 2015 –January 17, 2023 | |
Preceded by | Jen Seelig |
Succeeded by | Angela Romero |
Member of the Utah House of Representatives | |
Assumed office January 1,2009 | |
Preceded by | Roz McGee |
Succeeded by | Hoang Nguyen (elect) |
Constituency | 28th district (2009–2023) 23rd district (2023–present) |
Personal details | |
Born | August 19,1959 |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Ann Silverberg (2022–present) |
Children | 4 |
Education | University of Utah (BS,JD) |
Website | Campaign website |
Brian Smith King [1] (born August 19,1959) is an American politician serving as a Democratic member of the Utah House of Representatives from the 23rd district. Before redistricting following the 2020 census,he represented the 28th district since January 1,2009. [2] [3] In April 2024,he became the Democratic nominee for the gubernatorial election against Republican incumbent Spencer Cox. [4]
King earned a Bachelor of Science degree in economics from the University of Utah and a Juris Doctor from the S.J. Quinney College of Law.
King works as a self-employed lawyer,providing legal services in the field of ERISA and MHPAEA litigation. [5] He has spoken prominently on the positive benefits of residential treatment centers in addressing mental health problem in youth.
In 2008,when Representative Roz McGee left the Legislature and left the seat open,King was unopposed after an opponent withdrew,and won the three-way November 4,2008 general election with 8,487 votes (56.2%) against Republican nominee Jeffrey Morrow and Constitution candidate Jared Beck, [6] who had run for Utah State Senate in 2006.
King had the reputation as being "more combative" than previous minority leaders in the State House of Representatives. In 2016,King criticized Republican leadership of the House for "shut(ing) out Democrats from discussions about whether to expand Medicaid for the poor." [7] He was succeeded in 2023 by Angela Romero.
During the 2016 legislative session,King served on the Executive Appropriations Committee,the Executive Offices and Criminal Justice Appropriations Subcommittee,the House Judiciary Committee,the House Revenue and Taxation Committee,and the House Rules Committee. He also served as the House minority leader. [3] In the 2022 legislative session,King served on the Executive Appropriations Committee,the Federalism Commission,the House Business and Labor Committee,the House Judiciary Committee,the House Legislative Expense Oversight Committee,the Legislative Audit Subcommittee,the Legislative Management Committee,Natural Resources,Agriculture,and Environmental Quality Appropriations Subcommittee,and the Subcommittee on Oversight. [8]
Throughout his career,King has sponsored gun control legislation. In 2019,King sponsored HB 148,"Universal Background Checks for Firearm Purchasers" that would require background checks for all gun sales,but it was not given a committee vote. [9] [10] In 2020,King sponsored his and it was tabled by the House Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Committee by an 8–3 vote. [11] In 2022,King sponsored a modified version of the bill previously sponsored,which would require background checks for all non-federal firearms licensees,law enforcement agencies and officers and family members as exceptions. The House Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Committee rejected the bill on an 8–3 vote. [12]
King lives in Salt Lake City and has four children. [1] He is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and served a full-time mission in St. Louis,Missouri. [17]
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