Susan King | |
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Member of the TexasHouseofRepresentatives from the 71st district | |
In office 2007–2017 | |
Preceded by | Robert Dean Hunter |
Succeeded by | Stan Lambert |
Personal details | |
Born | 1952 Houston,Texas,US |
Political party | Republican |
Residence | Abilene |
Alma mater | University of Texas at Austin Abilene Christian University |
Susan Lewis King (born 1952) is an American Republican politician who represented District 71 in the Texas House of Representatives from 2007 to 2017. [1]
King studied nursing at the University of Texas at Austin and worked as a nurse for over 35 years. [2]
In 2016,King was one of six candidates in the Republican primary to replace retiring state senator Troy Fraser in Texas Senate District 24. [3] In the March 1,2016,primary she received 27% of the vote,with Dawn Buckingham receiving 25% of the vote. [4] Because neither candidate received a majority,they advanced to a runoff election in May. After a contentious campaign focusing on the records and geographic profiles of the two candidates, [5] Buckingham won the runoff with over 60% of the vote. [6]
After leaving politics she obtained her master’s degree in social work and Christian ministry at Abilene Christian University. [2]