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Kenneth King (Washington)
Kenneth King (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Washington State Senate to represent District 25. He lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.
King completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Kenneth King's career experience includes working in social services, specializing in behavior health and community based crisis intervention and diversion. King is also a certified peer counselor.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Washington State Senate elections, 2024
General election
General election for Washington State Senate District 25
Incumbent Chris Gildon defeated Kenneth King in the general election for Washington State Senate District 25 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Chris Gildon (R) | 57.7 | 41,862 |
 | Kenneth King (D)  | 42.2 | 30,595 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 64 | ||
| Total votes: 72,521 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Washington State Senate District 25
Incumbent Chris Gildon and Kenneth King advanced from the primary for Washington State Senate District 25 on August 6, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Chris Gildon (R) | 58.9 | 20,399 |
| ✔ | | Kenneth King (D) | 41.0 | 14,179 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 29 | ||
| Total votes: 34,607 | |||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for King in this election.
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Kenneth King completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by King's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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From a boots on the ground perspective, I understand firsthand how difficult it is to access to services. I also know those services must be appropriate and adequate, based on the individuals identified needs and the communities ability.
Personally: My wife and I have raised five of our six children in this region. Establishing our own roots on South Hill , both of us coming from several generations of Pierce County residents. We take pride in the fact that our children have the opportunity to attend the very same schools that we attended decades before, where they can share and grow a love for the natural beauty of the Pacific Northwest- Youth rights: our young people are the future of our state and nation, and it is our responsibility to ensure they have the supports and resources to thrive. Recent public debates regarding our youths access to education, health services, and their basic legal rights have been incomplete and misleading.
- We need an increase in access to appropriate and adequate behavioral health care and social services. From a place of lived and professional experience, I understand first hand the importance and need for community based diversion and intervention programs. But these programs do not work, if they are not **Appropriate, Adequate, and Accessible**
- Impact of unregulated overdevelopment. We must balance economic growth with environmental stewardship. Our region, has struggled with commercial real estate and out of state development companies lobbying to build as quick and cheaply as possible without infrastructure and environmental planning.
— Andy Griffith
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on April 26, 2024
