| Jeff King | |
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| State Senate: | Kansas |
| State: | Kansas |
| District: | 15th |
| Term Start: | January 10, 2011 |
| Term End: | January 10, 2017 |
| Preceded: | Derek Schmidt |
| Succeeded: | Dan Goddard |
| State House2: | Kansas |
| State2: | Kansas |
| District2: | 12th |
| Term Start2: | January 8, 2007 |
| Term End2: | January 10, 2011 |
| Preceded2: | Frank C. Miller |
| Succeeded2: | Jim Kelly |
| Party: | Republican |
| Birth Date: | 15 May 1975 |
| Birth Place: | Independence, Kansas |
| Profession: | Attorney |
| Alma Mater: | Brown University (B.A.) University of Cambridge (M.Sc.) Yale Law School (J.D.) |
| Residence: | Independence, Kansas |
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]
Senator King currently serves on the following legislative committees:
The top 5 donors to King's 2008 campaign were from professional organizations:[7]