Phylis King

Phylis King
Idaho House of Representatives District 18B
Incumbent
In office
2006-Present
Term ends
December 1, 2014
Years in position	7
Party	Democratic
Compensation
Base salary	$16,116/year
Per diem	$122/day outside Boise, $49/day otherwise
Elections and appointments
Last election	November 6, 2012
First elected	2006
Next election	November 4, 2014
Term limits	N/A
Education
Bachelor's	Colorado State University, 1968
Personal
Birthday	May 8, 1946
Place of birth	Ogden, UT
Profession	Owner, King Photography Studios
Religion	Methodist
Websites
Office website
Personal website
Campaign website

Phylis King (b. May 8, 1946) is a Democratic member of the Idaho House of Representatives, representing District 18B since 2006.

King graduated with her Bachelor's degree in Microbiology from Colorado State University in 1968.

In addition to being a Representative, King is the owner of her own photographic studio. King was a former medical research technician.

Committee assignments

2013-2014

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

Idaho Committee Assignments, 2013
• Appropriations
• Commerce and Human Resources
• Transportation and Defense
• Joint Finance-Appropriations

2011-2012

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

Idaho Committee Assignments, 2011
• Commerce and Human Resources
• State Affairs
• Transportation and Defense

2009-2010

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

Idaho Committee Assignments, 2009
• Resources and Conservation
• State Affairs
• Transportation and Defense

Issues

Campaign themes

2012

King's campaign website lists the following issues:

• Education

Excerpt: "I believe that cuts to public education went too far and are taking Idaho in the wrong direction. Without a strong public education system, we will not be able to retain and attract good jobs to Idaho."

• Higher Education

Excerpt: "I believe that an educated workforce is the path out of this economic slump. Idaho’s colleges and universities are ready and willing to prepare the future entrepreneurs and scientists."

• Economy and Jobs

Excerpt: "Reinstate adequate funding for K-12 education...Boost investments in small businesses and support small business incubators...Invest in Clean energy development that will employ engineers, architects, and installers...Support the Department of commerce"

• Constituent Service

Excerpt: "During the six sessions that I have been your representative, I have made it a priority to return your emails, letters and phone calls. ...I also send a weekly email newsletter with a recap of the weeks’ progress on issues that matter to my constituents. Lastly during the summer, I go door to door to keep in touch with the voters."

• Stewardship of the Land

Excerpt: "As a Democrat many people have asked, “How can someone in the minority party affect change?” For our democracy to work the minority party must have a voice and we have that voice in our committees. Someone has got to ask the tough questions when a bill is before us."

Higher education

Rep. Jeff Thompson sponsored the measure to fund the four-year public universities and colleges with $209 million in FY 2012, which passed on a 47-21 vote during the 2011 session. That budget is a $7.6 million reduction from fiscal year 2011.

Though state support dropped, budgets for universities and colleges increased by about 5 percent, because of the addition of various funding measures, including student fees. In fiscal year 2011, this budget received $377.6 million in total funding, a number that will jump to $396.7 million in fiscal year 2012.

Rep. Thomas Trail said professors are fleeing the state for other institutions.

“We are just not adequately supporting higher * Education,” said Trail.

Rep. King said businesses often open new operations in areas of the country that are able to provide an educated workforce. King argued that continual education cuts would cause businesses to be wary to move to the Gem State.

“We are not providing that [an educated workforce] when we cut * Education,” said King.

Rep. Grant Burgoyne said “our best and brightest are leaving us” because of cuts. He said that the state is not funding enough education to keep up with the global economy. “America must be No. 1, but we are not doing our job,” said Burgoyne.

Carpool lanes

King sponsored a bill that would give counties the power to designate interstate carpool lanes as they see fit. She hopes the measure would provide an incentive for Boise residents and workers to carpool, thus cutting congestion on Interstate-84, the major thoroughfare in the Treasure Valley.

Elections

2012

See also: Idaho House of Representatives elections, 2012

King won re-election in the 2012 election for Idaho House of Representatives District 18B. She was unopposed in the Democratic primary and defeated Brad R. Bolicek (R) in the general election on November 6, 2012.

Idaho House of Representatives, District 18B, General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Phylis King Incumbent	56.2%	11,748
	Republican	Brad R. Bolicek	43.8%	9,145
Total Votes				20,893

2010

See also:Idaho House of Representatives elections, 2010

King won re-election to District Seat 18B in 2010 against Republican Trevor Grigg. She ran unopposed in the Democratic primary on May 25th. The general election took place on November 2, 2010.

Idaho House of Representatives, District 18B (2010)
Candidates		Votes	Percent
Phylis King (D)		6,886	53.8%
Trevor Grigg (R)		5,909	46.2%

2008

On November 4, 2008, Republican Phylis King won re-election to the Idaho House of Representatives District 18B receiving 50.9% of the vote (9,564 votes), ahead of Republican Becky Young who received 44.7% of the vote (8,404 votes), and Libertarian James Oyler who received 4.5% of the vote (837 votes).

Idaho House of Representatives, District 18B (2008)
Candidates		Votes	Percent
Phylis King (D)		9,564	50.9%
Becky Young (R)		8,404	44.7%
James Oyler (L)		837	4.5%

Campaign donors

2012

Campaign donor information is not yet available for this year.

2010

In 2010, a year in which King was up for re-election, she collected $32,076 in donations.

His largest contributors in 2010 were:

Idaho House of Representatives 2010 election - Campaign Contributions
Top contributors to Phylis King's campaign in 2010
Idaho Education Association	$2,000
Professional Fire Fighters Of Idaho	$1,000
Communications Workers	$1,000
Idaho Democratic Legislative Caucus	$500
Winning For Idaho	$500
Total Raised in 2010	$32,076

2008

In 2008, King raised $39,983.

Listed below are those who contributed the most to her campaign.

Donor	Amount
Professional Fire Fighters of Idaho	$2,250
Idaho Education Association	$2,000
Burritt S. Boynton	$1,000
Donna Pence	$1,000
Idhao Trial Lawyers Association	$1,000
Gordon King	$1,000
CMTE to Elect James Ruchti	$1,000
Verna A. Peisen	$1,000
CMTE to Re-elect Wendy Jaquet	$1,000
Communications Workers of America	$1,000

Personal

King is single and resides in Boise, Idaho.

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• Idaho to resume paying governor's housing stipend - Deseret News
• new Activists kick off initiative to raise Idaho minimum wage - The Spokesman Review
• Effort begins to raise minimum wage - Deseret News
• Group kicks off effort to raise Idaho minimum wage - San Francisco Chronicle

External links

Suggest a link

• Phylis King's campaign website
• Phylis King on Twitter
• King's Facebook profile
• Idaho House of Representatives - Phylis King
• Project Vote Smart legislative profile
• Project Vote Smart biography
• Campaign contributions: 2008, 2006, 2004

References

Political offices
Preceded by -	Idaho House of Representatives District 18B 2006–present	Succeeded by NA