Ken King

For the Canadian sports executive, see Ken King (ice hockey).

Kenneth Paul King, known as Ken 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.

A businessman engaged in the oil and natural gas industry, King resides with his wife, Robin Renell King, in his native Canadian, Texas, the county seat of Hemphill County. The son of Karl L. and Paulette King, he is United Methodist.^[1]

Political life

On July 31, 2012, King defeated in one-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).^[2] The runoff was required because of the unsuccessful candidacy of a third candidate, former State Representative Gary Walker.

Representative King serves on the Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence and Public Education committees.^[1] 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]

Ratings

With regards to being fiscal conservatism, Empower Texans/ Texans for Fiscal Responsibility gave King a rating of 56% in 2015 and 39% in 2013. The NRA 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]

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