Quick Facts
Biography
Jeffrey "Jeff" R. King (born May 15, 1975) is a 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. 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. King assumed office in the Kansas Senate on January 10, 2011, resigning from the House, effective the same day. He previously served in the Kansas House of Representatives, first holding office in 2007.
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.
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.
Committee membership
Senator King currently serves on the following legislative committees:
- 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
The top 5 donors to King's 2008 campaign were from professional organizations:
- 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