Phil King (Texas politician)

Phil King
Member of the Texas House of Representatives
from the 61st district
Assumed office
1999
Preceded by Richard F. "Ric" Williamson
Personal details
Born (1956-02-29) February 29, 1956
Nationality American
Political party Republican
Spouse(s) Terry King
Children 6
Alma mater Dallas Baptist University
Texas Wesleyan University
Occupation Attorney

Phillip Stephen "Phil" King (born February 29, 1956) is an American attorney who has been a Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives since 1999.[1] He represents District 61, which encompasses Parker and Wise counties located west of Fort Worth.

Election history

King was nominated without opposition in the 1998 Republican primary when the incumbent, Ric Williamson, did not seek re-election. In the general election, King defeated the Democratic candidate, Brenda Brown Rotramble, 21,200 (65%) to 11,626 (35%). (At the time, the district included a portion of neighboring Cooke County.)[2]

  • 2000 - King ran unopposed.[2]
  • 2002 - King defeated the Democratic candidate Mack Dobbs, 25,525 (69%) to 11,475 (3%).[2]
  • 2004 - King ran unopposed.[2]
  • 2006 - King defeated the Libertarian candidate Richard Forsythe, Jr., 27,470 (80% to 6,696 (20%), in the general election the Democratic Party did not field a candidate.[2]
  • 2008 - King faced two opponents in the general election, Democratic candidate Charles William Randolph and (once again facing) Libertarian candidate Forsythe, defeating them 48,879 (73%) to Randolph's 16,308 (24%) and Forsythe's 2,205 (4%).[2]
  • 2010 - King defeated the Libertarian candidate, Richard Forysthe, Jr. 34,513 (86%) to 5,508 (14%), in the general election.[2]
  • 2012 - King defeated Green Party candidate Matthew Britt, 55,737 (89%) to 6,954 (11%).[3]
  • 2014 - King again defeated candidate Matthew Britt (who ran under the Democratic Party banner), 36,466 (83%) to 7,451 (17%).[3]
  • 2016 - King ran unopposed.[3]

Legislative history

King has supported legislation that would institute parental notification and parental consent.[4]

In the regular and then the three special legislative sessions of 2003, King authored the congressional redistricting legislation favored by the Republican Party,[5] which won more than 55 percent of the total votes cast in thirty-two separate congressional races in the 2002 midterm elections even though the Republican Party obtained just fifteen of the U.S. House seats.[6] The changes led to a temporary 21–11 Republican majority within the Texas delegation to the U.S. House.[6] After the 2006 elections, that margin was reduced to 19–13 Republican and after 2008, 20-12 Republican.[7]

In 2005, King was the House sponsor of Senate Bill 5, which deregulated Texas telecommunications laws and banned Texas cities from participating in projects that offer free wi-fi in airports and public spaces.[8]

King has been involved in many other legislative matters, including tests for steroid use by high school athletes,[9] ways to prevent abortion clinics from circumventing the parental notification law,[4] and sponsored the 2011 Senate Bill 14 requiring that voters at the time of registration be able to furnish proof of U.S. citizenship.[10]

Personal life

Prior to his legislative service, King was a captain in the Fort Worth Police Department, an instructor at his alma mater, Dallas Baptist University, and a Parker County justice of the peace. He currently serves as an officer in the Texas State Guard.[1]

King obtained his Bachelor of Arts and M.B.A. degrees (1980 and 1986) from Dallas Baptist University in Dallas.[11] He procured the Juris Doctor degree from Texas Wesleyan University in Fort Worth.[1] King and his wife, Terry, are active members of Trinity Bible Church in Weatherford. The couple have six children and thirteen grandchildren.[12]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Meet Phil". philking.org. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Phil King". Retrieved June 14, 2017.
  3. 1 2 3 "Texas House of Representatives District 61". Retrieved June 14, 2017.
  4. 1 2 Joyce, T (September 2010). "Parental Consent for Abortion and the Judicial Bypass Option in Arkansas: Effects and Correlates". Perspect Sex Reprod Health. 42 (3): 168–175. doi:10.1363/4216810. PMC 2951271. PMID 20887286.
  5. ↑ "Cases and Codes". Caselaw.lp.findlaw.com. Retrieved June 14, 2017.
  6. 1 2 TRANDAHL, Jeff (May 1, 2003). "Statistics Of The Congressional Election of November 5, 2002". US House of Representatives. Retrieved June 14, 2017.
  7. ↑ "Election Statistics, 1920 to Present". History, Art, & Archives. United States House of Representative. Retrieved June 14, 2017.
  8. ↑ "Wireless networks don't click with some: Telecom bill would ban free Internet access like that in model East End program". Houston Chronicle. 2005. Retrieved 2010-06-14.
  9. ↑ Livingston, Seth (June 8, 2005). "Fight against Steroids Gaining Muscle In High School Athletics". Sports Weekly. USA Today. Retrieved June 14, 2017.
  10. ↑ Malewitz, Jim (June 7, 2017). "Scrap New Texas Voter ID Law, Plaintiffs Tell Federal Judge". The Texas Tribune.
  11. ↑ Killingsworth, Blake (April 28, 2014). "Decatur Reunion Honors King, Miller". Dallas Baptist University. Retrieved June 14, 2017.
  12. ↑ "Texas House of Representatives". State of Texas House of Representatives. Retrieved June 14, 2017.
Preceded by
Richard F. "Ric" Williamson		 Texas State Representative from District 61 (Parker and Wise counties)
1999–		 Succeeded by
Incumbent
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