Ken King
2013 - Present
2027
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Ken King (Republican Party) is a member of the Texas House of Representatives, representing District 88. He assumed office in 2013. His current term ends on January 12, 2027.
King (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Texas House of Representatives to represent District 88. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Committee assignments
Note: This membership information was last updated in September 2023. Ballotpedia completes biannual updates of committee membership. If you would like to send us an update, email us at:[email protected].
2023-2024
King was assigned to the following committees:
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2021-2022
King was assigned to the following committees:
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2019-2020
King was assigned to the following committees:
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2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| Texas committee assignments, 2017 |
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| • Calendars |
| • Public Education |
| • State Affairs |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, King served on the following committees:
| Texas committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Calendars |
| • Environmental Regulation |
| • House Administration |
| • Public Education |
2013-2014
In the 2013-2014 legislative session, King served on the following committees:
| Texas committee assignments, 2013 |
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| • Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence |
| • Public Education |
Sponsored legislation
The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.
Elections
2024
See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Texas House of Representatives District 88
Incumbent Ken King won election in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 88 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Ken King (R) | 100.0 | 54,034 |
| Total votes: 54,034 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 88
Incumbent Ken King defeated Karen Post in the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 88 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ken King | 77.6 | 17,949 |
| Karen Post | 22.4 | 5,181 | ||
| Total votes: 23,130 | |||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
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Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for King in this election.
2022
See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
The general election was canceled. Incumbent Ken King won election in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 88.
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 88
Incumbent Ken King defeated Ted Hutto in the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 88 on March 1, 2022.
| Total votes: 20,730 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Melva Laney (R)
Campaign finance
2020
See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Texas House of Representatives District 88
Incumbent Ken King won election in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 88 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ken King (R) | 100.0 | 45,771 |
| Total votes: 45,771 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 88
Incumbent Ken King advanced from the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 88 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ken King | 100.0 | 18,887 |
| Total votes: 18,887 | |||
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Campaign finance
2018
General election
General election for Texas House of Representatives District 88
Incumbent Ken King defeated Ezekiel Barron in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 88 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ken King (R) | 83.7 | 33,425 |
 | Ezekiel Barron (D) | 16.3 | 6,486 | |
| Total votes: 39,911 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 88
Ezekiel Barron advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 88 on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ezekiel Barron | 100.0 | 993 |
| Total votes: 993 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 88
Incumbent Ken King defeated Jason Huddleston and Richard Beyea in the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 88 on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ken King | 50.5 | 10,412 |
 | Jason Huddleston | 30.4 | 6,279 | |
| Richard Beyea | 19.1 | 3,945 | ||
| Total votes: 20,636 | |||
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Overview of 2018 Republican primaries
The 2018 Texas state legislative Republican primaries featured conflict between two factions. One group was opposed to House Speaker Joe Straus (R) and his preferred policies on issues like education financing and property taxes. The anti-Straus wing included members of the Texas Freedom Caucus and organizations such as Empower Texans and Texas Right to Life. The other group was supportive of Straus and his policy priorities. The pro-Straus wing included incumbent legislators allied with Straus and organizations such as the Associated Republicans of Texas and the Texas Association of Business. To learn more about these factions and the conflict between them, visit our page on factional conflict among Texas Republicans.
The primaries occurred on March 6, 2018, with runoffs on May 22, 2018. There were 48 contested state legislative Republican primaries, outnumbering contested primaries in 2016 (43) and 2014 (44). To see our full coverage of the state legislative Republican primaries, including who key influencers were backing and what the primaries meant for the 2019 House speaker's race, visit our primary coverage page.
The charts below outline the March 6 primary races for the state Senate and the state House. They show how the factions performed on election night.
| Texas Senate Republicans | |||
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| Party | Before March 6 primaries | After March 6 primaries | |
| Pro-Straus | 2 | 1 | |
| Anti-Straus | 1 | 3 | |
| Unknown | 3 | 3 | |
| Open seats | 1 | - | |
| Runoffs | - | - | |
| Too close to call | - | - | |
| Total | 7 | 7 | |
| Texas House Republicans | |||
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| Party | Before March 6 primaries | After March 6 primaries | |
| Pro-Straus | 20 | 20 | |
| Anti-Straus | 4 | 9 | |
| Unknown | 2 | 5 | |
| Open seats | 15 | - | |
| Runoffs | - | 7 | |
| Too close to call | - | - | |
| Total | 41 | 41 | |
Primary we watched
This primary was one of 48 we tracked for the March 6 elections.
Did the incumbent file to run for re-election?
| Yes. |
What made this a race to watch?
| Jason Huddleston and Richard Beyea challenged state Rep. Ken King, an ally of Speaker Joe Straus, in his primary. As of January 31, 2018, all candidates except for King had signed the form committing to vote for the Republican caucus' choice for speaker on the House floor. Endorsements for Huddleston
Endorsements for King |
Campaign finance
2016
Elections for the Texas House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election was held on March 1, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was December 14, 2015.[3]
Incumbent Ken King ran unopposed in the Texas House of Representatives District 88 general election.[4]
| Texas House of Representatives, District 88 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Ken King Incumbent (unopposed) |
100.00% | 41,209 | |
| Total Votes | 41,209 | |||
| Source: Texas Secretary of State | ||||
Incumbent Ken King ran unopposed in the Texas House of Representatives District 88 Republican Primary.[5][6]
| Texas House of Representatives, District 88 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Ken King Incumbent (unopposed) | |
2014
Elections for all 150 seats in the Texas House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on March 4, 2014. Those candidates who did not receive 50 percent or more of the vote in their party primary on March 4 faced an additional May 27 primary runoff. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in these elections was December 9, 2013. Incumbent Ken King was unopposed in the Republican primary. King defeated Kerry McKennon (L) in the general election.[7][8][9]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican | Ken King Incumbent |
93.1% | 21,729 | |
| Libertarian | Kerry McKennon | 6.9% | 1,599 | |
| Total Votes | 23,328 | |||
2012
King ran in the 2012 election for Texas House of Representatives, District 88. King advanced to the July 31 primary runoff where he defeated incumbent Jim Landtroop. King was unchallenged in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[10]
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
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Jim Landtroop (advanced to runoff) Incumbent |
34.1% | 6,251 |
| Ken King (advanced to runoff) |
30.4% | 5,575 |
| Mac Smith | 18.2% | 3,331 |
| Gary Walker | 17.3% | 3,162 |
| Total Votes | 18,319 | |
Campaign themes
2024
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2022
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2020
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2014
King's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[11]
Job Creation
- Excerpt: "Ken knows that government doesn’t create jobs, the hard working people of Texas do. As our next State Representative, he’ll vote to remove burdensome regulations and to cut taxes on employers so they can afford to hire more local workers."
Illegal Immigration
- Excerpt: "Ken believes that illegal immigration is bankrupting our state and supports eliminating in-state tuition for illegal immigrants at Texas colleges and universities and denying welfare benefits to illegal immigrants. And to Ken, its common sense to think that employers should be verifying the immigration status of every employee. And as our State Representative, he’ll vote to continue to invest funds into putting boots on the ground to protect our border."
Pro-Life and Pro-Gun
- Excerpt: "Ken is 100% pro-life and 100% pro-gun."
Private Property Rights
- Excerpt: "Ken believes the best way to solve our water disagreements is through local control rather than one-size-fits-all state mandates. And Ken will do what ever it takes to stop the EPA from using the Endangered Species Act to take land from local property owners."
Public Education
- Excerpt: "he believes strongly in the mission of providing the highest quality education for our children. Unfortunately, state government has taken too much control over how this system is funded and what’s being taught in the classroom. The solution is more local control."
2012
King's website highlighted the following campaign themes:
Job Creation
- Excerpt: "Ken knows that government doesn’t create jobs, the hard working people of Texas do. As our next State Representative, he’ll vote to remove burdensome regulations and to cut taxes on employers so they can afford to hire more local workers."
Illegal Immigration
- Excerpt: "Ken believes that illegal immigration is bankrupting our state and supports eliminating in-state tuition for illegal immigrants at Texas colleges and universities and denying welfare benefits to illegal immigrants."
Pro-Life and Pro-Gun
- Excerpt: "Ken is 100% pro-life and 100% pro-gun."
Private Property Rights
- Excerpt: "Ken believes the best way to solve our water disagreements is through local control rather than one-size-fits-all state mandates. And Ken will do what ever it takes to stop the EPA from using the Endangered Species Act to take land from local property owners."
Public Education
- Excerpt: "As our State Representative, Ken will vote to return the decision making power to local parents, teachers and administrators so that the people making the decisions affecting our children are those closest to them – not bureaucrats in Austin."
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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2024
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2023
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In 2023, the Texas State Legislature was in session from January 10 to May 29.
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2022
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2021
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In 2021, the Texas State Legislature was in session from January 12 to May 31.
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2020
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In 2020, the Texas State Legislature was not in session. |
2019
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In 2019, the Texas State Legislature was in its 86th legislative session from January 8 through May 27.
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2018
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In 2018, the Texas State Legislature did not hold a regular session. |
2017
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In 2017, the Texas State Legislature was in its 85th legislative session from January 10 through May 29. A special session was held from July 18 to August 15.
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2016
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2015
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In 2015, the Texas State Legislature was in its 84th legislative session from January 13 through June 1.
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2014
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2013
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In 2013, the Texas State Legislature was in its 83rd legislative session from January 8 through May 27. Thirty minutes after the regular session ended, Governor Rick Perry called legislators back for a special session starting that evening.[12] Two additional called sessions were held from July 1 through July 30 and July 30 through August 5.[13]
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Personal
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King and his wife, Robin, have two children.
See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
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<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedNFIB - ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "Important 2016 Election Dates," accessed December 14, 2015
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2016 General Election," accessed December 2, 2016
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2016 March Primary Election Candidate Filings by County," accessed August 22, 2016
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "1992 - Current Election History results," accessed August 22, 2016
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "1992 - Current ELECTION HISTORY," accessed December 2, 2014
- ↑ The Libertarian Party of Texas, "2014 Texas Representative Candidate List," accessed July 30, 2014
- ↑ Green Party of Texas, "Greens Release Candidate List," accessed July 30, 2014
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "1992 - Current Election History," accessed February 17, 2014
- ↑ kingfortexas.com, "Issues," accessed February 13, 2014
- ↑ kten.com, "Texas Lawmakers To Tackle Redistricting In Special Session," May 29, 2013
- ↑ Legislative reference Library of Texas, "Texas Legislative Sessions and Years," accessed June 13, 2014
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Texas House of Representatives District 88 2013-Present |
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