Jeff King

Jeff King
Kansas State Senate District 15
Incumbent
In office
January 10, 2011 - present
Term ends
January 9, 2017
Years in position	2
Party	Republican
Compensation
Base salary	$88.50/day
Per diem	$123/day
Elections and appointments
Last election	November 6, 2012
Next election	November 8, 2016
Appointed	December 11, 2010
Appointed by	Republican precinct delegates
Term limits	N/A
Prior offices
Kansas House of Representatives
2007 – 2011
Education
Bachelor's	Brown University
Master's	Cambridge University
J.D.	Yale Law School
Personal
Place of birth	Independence, Kansas
Profession	Attorney
Websites
Office website
Campaign website

Jeff King is a Republican member of the Kansas State Senate, representing District 15 since he was appointed to the position in December 2010, following his re-election win the month before to the Kansas House of Representatives.

Biography

Prior to his election to the legislature King 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.

Education

King earned his Bachelor's in International Relations and Economy from Brown University, Master's in Agricultural Economics from Cambridge University, and JD from Yale.

Committee assignments

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, King served on the following committees:

Kansas Committee Assignments, 2012
• Judiciary, Chair
• Transportation
• Interstate Cooperation
• Organization, Calendar and Rules

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, King served on these committees:

Kansas Committee Assignments, 2011
• Agriculture
• Assessment and Taxation
• Education
• Judiciary, Vice-chair

2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, King served on these committees:

Kansas Committee Assignments, 2009
• Taxation, Vice-chair
• Transportation
• Judiciary
• Special Claims Against the State Joint

Issues

On his website, King lists his legislative goals as Property Tax Relief for Disaster Victims, Enacting a Statewide Disaster Recovery Plan, Promoting Rural Housing, and Property Tax Relief for Combat Soldiers.

King refused to take Project Vote Smart's 2008 Political Courage Test. The test, which is administered to all candidates for presidential, congressional, gubernatorial, and state legislative offices, asks one central question - "Are you willing to tell citizens your positions on the issues you will most likely face on their behalf?"

Sponsored legislation

• HB2797 - Sales tax exemption for certain organizations for seniors.
• HB2722 - Income tax credit for homesteads sustaining substantial damage located in a disaster area.
• HB2630 - Creating the housing rehabilitation capital loan guarantee act.
• HB2377 - Juvenile offender does not include person under 18 who violates a city ordinance that does not have a statutory counterpart.

Elections

2012

See also: Kansas State Senate elections, 2012

King won election in the 2012 election for Kansas State Senate District 15. King defeated incumbent Dwayne Umbarger in the August 7 primary and was unopposed in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.

Kansas State Senate, District 15 Republican Primary, 2012
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Jeff King Incumbent	57.3%	5,668
Dwayne Umbarger	42.7%	4,224
Total Votes		9,892

2010

See also: Kansas House of Representatives elections, 2010

King won re-election to the 12th District seat against Troy Bell (D). King had no opposition in the Republican primary. The general election took place on November 2, 2010.

Kansas House of Representatives, District 12 General Election (2010)
Candidates		Votes
Jeff King (R)		4,877
Troy Bell (D)		861

2008

On November 4, 2008, King was re-elected to the 12th District Seat in the Kansas House of Representatives, defeating Sandra K. Frisco (D). King raised $34,733 for his campaign, while Frisco raised $1,628.

Kansas House of Representatives, District 12
Candidates		Votes	Percent
Jeff King (R)		6,659	82.3%
Sandra K. Frisco (D)		1,425	17.6%

Campaign donors

2012

Campaign donor information is not yet available for this year.

2008

In 2008 King collected $34,733 in donations.

His four largest contributors were:

Donor	Amount
Kansas Medical Society	$1,250
Kansas Contractors Association	$1,000
Kansans for Lifesaving Cures	$1,000
Koch Industries	$1,000

Recent news

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Jeff King News Feed

• Kansas chief justice says senator's proposal on judicial selection is ... - Kansas.com
• AP: Kansas moves to enact law on lobbying on gun issues - The Garden City Telegram
• Kansas chief justice: Senator linked budget, plan - Kansas.com
• Lawmakers awaiting decision from Kan. Bar Association before moving on ... - The Republic
• Capitol Beats: 'The real story is, see, Republicans can govern' - Kansas.com
• Top Kansas House Democrat: Staffer faces discipline over tweets - Kansas City Star
• Senators Top Penguins In Double OT In Game 3: Colin Greening Scores Game ... - Huffington Post
• Chief Justice Says Senator Linking Pay Raises, Judicial Selection - WIBW - WIBW
• Top Stories Of The Week - KCUR
• Legislators head home for weekend with no budget - Topeka Capital Journal

Personal

King lives in Independence with his wife, Kimberly, and their two children, Amelie and Alec. They are members of Saint Andrew's Church in Independence.

External links

Suggest a link

• Jeff King's Official Website
• Kansas Legislature - Jeff King
• State Surge - Legislative profile
• Project Vote Smart Bio
• Project Vote Smart Legislative Profile
• Kansas Votes profile
• Campaign contributions: 2006, 2008
• Jeff King on Facebook

References

Political offices
Preceded by -	Kansas State Senate District 15 January 10, 2011–present	Succeeded by NA
Preceded by -	Kansas House of Representatives District 12 2007–2011	Succeeded by NA