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Jeff King (politician)

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Jeff King
Member of the Kansas Senate
from the 15th district
In office
January 10, 2011 – January 10, 2017
Preceded byDerek Schmidt
Succeeded byDan Goddard
Member of the Kansas House of Representatives
from the 12th district
In office
January 8, 2007 – January 10, 2011
Preceded byFrank C. Miller
Succeeded byJim Kelly
Personal details
Born (1975-05-15) May 15, 1975 (age 49)
Independence, Kansas, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
EducationBrown University (BA)
University of Cambridge (MSc)
Yale University (JD)

Jeffrey "Jeff" R. King (born May 15, 1975) is a former Republican member of the Kansas Senate, representing residents of Allen, Woodson, Anderson, Franklin, Coffey, Wilson, Montgomery, Elk, and Chautauqua counties in the 15th Senate district from 2011 until 2017.[1] He was appointed to fill the unexpired term of Derek Schmidt in the Kansas Senate 15th district, following Schmidt's election as Kansas Attorney General.[2] King assumed office in the Kansas Senate on January 10, 2011, resigning from the House, effective the same day.[3] He previously served in the Kansas House of Representatives, first holding office in 2007. In 2016, the American Conservative Union gave him a lifetime evaluation of 79%.[4]

King earned his Bachelor of Arts in international relations and economy from Brown University, Master of Science in agricultural economics from Cambridge University, and J.D. from Yale Law School.[5]

Prior to his election he has 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.[6]

Committee membership

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Senator King currently serves on the following legislative committees:[1]

  • Confirmation Oversight
  • Corrections and Juvenile Justice
  • Interstate Cooperation
  • Joint Committee on Prisons, Investments, and Benefits (Vice-chair)
  • Judiciary
  • Senate Select Committee on Kansas Public Employees Retirement System (KPERS) (Chair)
  • Transportation

Major donors

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The top 5 donors to King's 2008 campaign were from professional organizations:[7]

  • 1. Kansas Medical Society $1,250
  • 2. Kansans for Lifesaving Cures $1,000
  • 3. Koch Industries $1,000
  • 4. Kansas Contractors Assoc $1,000
  • 5. Kansas Insurance Agents $600

References

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  1. ^ a b "Senator Jeff King - Vice President of the Senate". Kansas Legislature, 2015-2016 Legislative Sessions. Kansas Legislative Information System and Services. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
  2. ^ Taylor, Andy (December 11, 2010). "Jeff King appointed to Kansas State Senate". Montgomery County Chronicle. Archived from the original on January 11, 2011. Retrieved January 1, 2011.
  3. ^ "Kansas Secretary of State Twitter post, 20 Dec 2010". Twitter. KS Sec of State Twitter account. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
  4. ^ "King, Jeffrey R. (Jeff)". Kansas State Library. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
  5. ^ "About Jeff". Jeff King, 15th District Kansas Senate. Jeff King for Kansas Senate. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
  6. ^ Project Vote Smart - Rep. Jeff King Biography
  7. ^ Follow the Money - 2008 Campaign Contributions
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