Ken King | |
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Member of the TexasHouseofRepresentatives from the 88th district | |
Assumed office January 8, 2013 | |
Preceded by | Jim Landtroop (redistricted) |
Personal details | |
Born | Kenneth Paul King December 28,1971 Canadian,Texas,U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Robin Renell King |
Residence(s) | Canadian,Texas,U.S. |
Occupation | Businessman |
Kenneth Paul King (born December 28,1971),is an American businessman and politician. He is a Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives from District 88 in the Texas Panhandle. King is a businessman engaged in the oil and natural gas industry.
On July 31,2012,King defeated first-term incumbent Republican Jim Landtroop,an insurance agent from Plainview,in a runoff election. King received 7,541 votes (54 percent) to Landtroop's 6,426 ballots (46 percent). [1] The runoff was required because of the unsuccessful candidacy of a third candidate,former State Representative Gary Walker.
King serves on the Judiciary &Civil Jurisprudence and Public Education committees. [2] He was elected to his second term in office on November 4,2014,with a margin of 91.2 percent over a Libertarian opponent. [3]
In 2016,King was unopposed in both the primary and general elections. [4]
Empower Texans/Texans for Fiscal Responsibility gave King a rating of 56% in 2015 and 39% in 2013. The National Rifle Association of America gave King a score of 93% in 2016 and a score of 86% in 2012. In 2015 the American Conservative Union gave King a lifetime score of 60%. Additionally,the Young Conservatives of Texas gave King a score of 37% in 2015 and 50% in 2013. [5]
King resides with his wife,Robin Renell King,in his native Canadian,Texas,the county seat of Hemphill County. The son of Willard L. and Paulette King,he is United Methodist. [2]
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