Kenneth Paul King (born December 28, 1971), is an American businessman and politician. He is a Republican member of the

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from District 88 in the Texas Panhandle. King is a businessman engaged in the

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and natural gas industry.

Career

Politics

On July 31, 2012, King defeated first-term incumbent Republican Jim Landtroop, an insurance agent from Plainview, in a

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. King received 7,541 votes (54 percent) to Landtroop's 6,426 ballots (46 percent). The runoff was required because of the unsuccessful candidacy of a third candidate, former State Representative Gary Walker. King serves on the Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence and Public Education committees. He was elected to his second term in office on November 4, 2014, with a margin of 91.2 percent over a

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opponent. In 2016, King was unopposed in both the primary and general elections.

Ratings

Empower Texans/Texans for Fiscal Responsibility gave King a rating of 56% in 2015 and 39% in 2013. The

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gave King a score of 93% in 2016 and a score of 86% in 2012. In 2015 the

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gave King a lifetime score of 60%. Additionally, the Young Conservatives of Texas gave King a score of 37% in 2015 and 50% in 2013.

Personal life

King resides with his wife, Robin Renell King, in his native Canadian, Texas, the

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of Hemphill County. The son of Willard L. and Paulette King, he is

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References

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