Jeff King | |
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Member of the Kansas Senate from the 15th district | |
In office January 10, 2011 –January 10, 2017 | |
Preceded by | Derek Schmidt |
Succeeded by | Dan Goddard |
Member of the KansasHouseofRepresentatives from the 12th district | |
In office January 8,2007 –January 10,2011 | |
Preceded by | Frank C. Miller |
Succeeded by | Jim Kelly |
Personal details | |
Born | Independence,Kansas,U.S. | May 15,1975
Political party | Republican |
Education | Brown University (BA) University of Cambridge (MSc) Yale University (JD) |
Jeffrey "Jeff" R. King (born May 15,1975) is a former Republican member of the Kansas Senate,representing residents of Allen,Woodson,Anderson,Franklin,Coffey,Wilson,Montgomery,Elk,and Chautauqua counties in the 15th Senate district from 2011 until 2017. [1] He was appointed to fill the unexpired term of Derek Schmidt in the Kansas Senate 15th district,following Schmidt's election as Kansas Attorney General. [2] King assumed office in the Kansas Senate on January 10,2011,resigning from the House,effective the same day. [3] He previously served in the Kansas House of Representatives,first holding office in 2007. In 2016,the American Conservative Union gave him a lifetime evaluation of 79%. [4]
King earned his Bachelor of Arts in international relations and economy from Brown University,Master of Science in agricultural economics from Cambridge University,and J.D. from Yale Law School. [5]
Prior to his election he has worked for the U.S. Department of Agriculture,as a private practice attorney,and as a law clerk for Chief Judge Deanell Reece Tacha on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit. [6]
Senator King currently serves on the following legislative committees: [1]
The top 5 donors to King's 2008 campaign were from professional organizations: [7]
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