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Steve King (Colorado)
Steve King is a former Republican member of the Colorado State Senate, representing District 7 from 2011 to 2015. King did not seek re-election in 2014.
King served in the Colorado House of Representatives, representing District 54 from 2007 to 2011.
Committee assignments
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, King served on the following committees:
| Colorado committee assignments, 2013 |
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| • Legislative Audit, Vice Chair |
| • Judiciary |
| • Transportation |
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, King served on these committees:
| Colorado committee assignments, 2011 |
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| • Judiciary |
| • Legislative Audit |
| • Transportation |
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, King served on these committees:
| Colorado committee assignments, 2009 |
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| • Judiciary |
| • Joint Judiciary |
| • Joint Transportation |
| • Transportation & Energy |
Issues
Sponsored legislation
King's sponsored legislation includes:
- HB 09-1199 - Healthy Forests Vibrant Communities Act
- HB 09-1221 - Mandatory Furloughs For State Employees
- HB 09-1288 - Colorado Taxpayer Transparency Act
For details and a full listing of sponsored bills, see the House site.
Public Utility Commission audit
The Legislative Audit Committee approved a full performance audit of the state’s Public Utility Commission. The Senate Auditor's office will conduct the audit.
Sen. Scott Renfroe and Sen Steve King requested the audit. King says recent actions of the PUC triggered the request.
“The PUC should be acting as a guardian of public interest to ensure Colorado consumers receive high quality and reasonably priced services,” said King. “Questions have risen in the legislature, public and media about some of their recent actions and these issues must be addressed.”
The audit will ask if the PUC has established and implemented "adequate policies and procedures to ensure the PUC Commissioners’ regulatory and decision-making activities are transparent and comply with state laws, regulations, and governance standards." It will also investigate whether or not the PUC has "adequate processes and controls in place to ensure P.U.C. Commissioners’ expenditures are reasonable, appropriate, for allowable purposes, and in the best interests of the state."[1]
Political courage tests
King did not provide answers to the Colorado State Legislative Election 2008 Political Courage Test. The test informs voters how a candidate would vote on the issues if elected.[2]
Presidential preference
2012
Steve King (Colorado) endorsed Mitt Romney in the 2012 presidential election.[3]
Elections
2010
King was eligible but did not seek re-election to the 54th District seat. He instead won election to the district 7 seat in the Colorado State Senate. He defeated Democrat Claudette J. Konola and Libertarian Gilbert R. Fuller in the November 2 general election.
| Colorado State Senate, District 7 General election (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
 Steve King (R)
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37,533 | |||
| Claudette J. Konola (D) | 15,980 | |||
| Gilbert R. Fuller (L) | 2,190 | |||
2008
On November 4, 2008, King won re-election to the 54th District seat in the Colorado House of Representatives, running unopposed in the general election.[4]
King raised $32,916 for his campaign.[5]
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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2014
In 2014, the 69th Colorado General Assembly was in session from January 8 to May 7.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on bills the ACLU of Colorado "felt were the best representations of the civil liberties issues facing Colorado today."
- Legislators are scored on their votes related to senior issues.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to fiscal policy.
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- Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
- Legislators are scored on their stances on women's issues.
2013
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In 2013, the 69th Colorado General Assembly was in session from January 9 to May 9.
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Personal
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King is Vice President of American National Protective Services.[6]
Noteworthy events
Ethics complaint
On February 3, 2010, King appeared before a legislative ethics panel to answer a complaint brought by Colorado Ethics Watch to determine if he charged both the state and his campaign fund for travel expenses. Records showed that for a week in April 2009 and for all of March the state paid King $1,935 for rental car expenses. During the same time, King charged his campaign over $1,000 for gas and rental car expenses.
Fellow legislator Mark Waller called it "a payday loan from the campaign account," stating, "He's a rural legislator who makes $30,000 a year. He had car problems, and doesn’t have money to rent a car. He says, 'Let me borrow from the campaign account.'"[7] The ethics committee took no action against King.[8]
Recent news
The link below is to the most recent stories in a Google news search for Steve + King + Colorado + Senate
See also
- Colorado State Senate
- Colorado Senate Committees
- Colorado State Senate District 7
- Colorado State Legislature
External links
- Steve King campaign website
- Profile from Open States
- Legislative Profile from Project Vote Smart
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign Contributions: 2012, 2010, 2008, 2006
Footnotes
- ↑ Colorado News Agency, "Performance audit of PUC approved today," July 11, 2011
- ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Issue Positions," accessed April 14, 2014
- ↑ Mitt Romney for President, "Romney Announces Support of Colorado State Senator Steve King," February 6, 2012
- ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "2008 General election results," accessed April 14, 2014
- ↑ Follow the Money, "Funds raised by 2008 House candidates," accessed April 14, 2014
- ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Biography," accessed July 7, 2014
- ↑ Denver Post, "Republican calls King’s double charging “a payday loan”," February 3, 2010
- ↑ Citizens for Ethics, "Ethics Committee Votes To Dismiss King Complaint, Send Letter," accessed November 19, 2015
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Josh Penry (R) |
Colorado State Senate District 7 2011–2015 |
Succeeded by Ray Scott (R) |
| Preceded by ' |
Colorado House District 54 2007–2011 |
Succeeded by Ray Scott (R) |
