Jeff King
Jeff King is a former Republican member of the Kansas State Senate, representing District 15 from 2011 to 2017.[1]
King did not seek re-election to the Kansas State Senate in 2016.
King served in the Kansas House of Representatives from 2007 to 2011.
King earned his B.S. in International Relations and Economy from Brown University, his M.S. in Agricultural Economics from Cambridge University, and his J.D. from Yale. His professional experience includes working as a private practice attorney for the U.S. Department of Agriculture and as a law clerk for Chief Judge Deanell Reece Tacha on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit.[2]
Committee assignments
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, King served on the following committees:
| Kansas committee assignments, 2015 |
|---|
| • Judiciary, Chair |
| • Transportation |
| • Corrections and Juvenile Justice |
| • Interstate Cooperation |
| • Organization, Calendar and Rules |
| • Confirmation Oversight |
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, King served on the following committees:
| Kansas committee assignments, 2013 |
|---|
| • 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 |
Campaign themes
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.[3]
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?"[4]
Sponsored legislation
The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.
Elections
2016
- See also: Kansas State Senate elections, 2016
Elections for the Kansas State Senate took place in 2016. The primary election was held on August 2, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was June 1, 2016. Incumbent Jeff King (R) did not seek re-election.
Dan Goddard defeated Chuck Schmidt in the Kansas State Senate District 15 general election.[5][6]
| Kansas State Senate, District 15 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Dan Goddard |
60.89% | 15,511 | |
| Democratic | Chuck Schmidt | 39.11% | 9,963 | |
| Total Votes | 25,474 | |||
| Source: Kansas Secretary of State | ||||
Chuck Schmidt ran unopposed in the Kansas State Senate District 15 Democratic primary.[7][8]
| Kansas State Senate, District 15 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Chuck Schmidt (unopposed) | |
Dan Goddard defeated Virgil Peck, Jr. in the Kansas State Senate District 15 Republican primary.[7][8]
| Kansas State Senate, District 15 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Dan Goddard |
51.23% | 3,549 | |
| Republican | Virgil Peck, Jr. | 48.77% | 3,378 | |
| Total Votes | 6,927 | |||
2012
- See also: Kansas State Senate elections, 2012
King won re-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.[9][10]
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Jeff King Incumbent |
57.3% | 5,668 |
| Dwayne Umbarger Incumbent | 42.7% | 4,224 |
| Total Votes | 9,892 | |
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.[11]
| 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).[12] King raised $34,733 for his campaign, while Frisco raised $1,628.[13]
| 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 finance summary
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Scorecards
Kansas Freedom Index
The Kansas Policy Institute, Kansas’s "first free market think tank," releases its legislator scorecard as a part of its Kansas Freedom Index for Kansas state representatives and senators once a year. The Score Card gives each legislator a score from 1%-100% based on how they voted in the prior legislative term on specific issues which the Kansas Policy Institute thought were pro-limited government policies.[14]
2013
Jeff King received a score of 69.0% in the 2013 index.[15]
Personal
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King and his wife, Kimberly, have two children.[16]
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term Jeff + King + Kansas + Senate
See also
- Kansas State Senate
- Senate Committees
- Joint Committees
- Kansas state legislative districts
- Kansas State Legislature
External links
- Jeff King's Official Website
- Sen. King's website
- State Surge - Legislative profile
- Profile from Open States
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Project Vote Smart Legislative Profile
- Kansas Votes profile
- Campaign contributions: 2012, 2010, 2008, 2006
- Jeff King on Facebook
Footnotes
- ↑ Taylor News, "Jeff King Appointed to State Senate," December 11, 2010 (dead link)
- ↑ Project Vote Smart - Rep. Jeff King Biography
- ↑ Rep. Jeff King - Legislative Goals
- ↑ Project Vote Smart - Rep. King Issue Positions
- ↑ Kansas Secretary of State, "Candidate list," accessed August 23, 2016
- ↑ Kansas Secretary of State, "2016 General Election official results," accessed December 19, 2016
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Kansas Secretary of State, "Candidate list," accessed June 3, 2016
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Kansas Secretary of State, "2016 Official Kansas Primary Election Results," accessed September 12, 2016
- ↑ Kansas Secretary of State, "2012 Primary Election - Official Vote Totals," accessed March 29, 2014
- ↑ Kansas Secretary of State, "2012 General Election - Official Vote Totals," accessed March 31, 2014
- ↑ Kansas Secretary of State, "2010 General Election - Official Vote Totals," accessed March 29, 2014
- ↑ Kansas Secretary of State, "2008 General Election - Official Vote Totals," accessed March 29, 2014
- ↑ Follow the Money, "Kansas 2008 - Candidates," accessed March 29, 2014
- ↑ Kansas Policy Institute, "Freedom Index," accessed March 31, 2014
- ↑ Ballotpedia, "2013 Kansas Policy Index," accessed March 10, 2015
- ↑ Senator Jeff King, "About Jeff," accessed July 26, 2012
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by - |
Kansas State Senate District 15 January 10, 2011–2017 |
Succeeded by Dan Goddard (R) |
| Preceded by - |
Kansas House of Representatives District 12 2007–2011 |
Succeeded by NA |
