Susan King
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Susan King is a former Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives, representing District 71 from 2007 to 2017.
King did not seek re-election to the Texas House of Representatives in 2016. Instead, King was a 2016 Republican candidate for District 24 of the Texas State Senate.
King was appointed vice chair of the Rural Caucus of the 82nd Texas Legislature in February 2011.[1]
Biography
King's professional experience includes working as a co-owner, co-director and surgical nurse at the Elm Place Ambulatory Surgical Center and Co-Director of Surgery at Saint Luke's Episcopal Hospital, Texas Children's Hospital and the Texas Heart Institute.[2]
Committee assignments
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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| • Defense & Veterans' Affairs, Chair |
| • Human Services |
2013-2014
In the 2013-2014 legislative session, King served on the following committees:
| Texas committee assignments, 2013 |
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| • Appropriations |
| • House Administration |
| • Public Health |
2011-2012
During the 2011-2012 legislative session, King served on the following Texas House of Representatives committees:
| Texas committee assignments, 2011 |
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| • Appropriations |
| • House Administration |
| • Public Health |
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2016
- See also: Texas State Senate elections, 2016
Elections for the Texas State Senate 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 Troy Fraser (R) did not seek re-election.
Dawn Buckingham defeated Jennie Lou Leeder in the Texas State Senate District 24 general election.[4]
| Texas State Senate, District 24 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Dawn Buckingham |
72.39% | 214,568 | |
| Democratic | Jennie Lou Leeder | 27.61% | 81,836 | |
| Total Votes | 296,404 | |||
| Source: Texas Secretary of State | ||||
Dawn Buckingham defeated Susan King in the Texas State Senate, District 24 Republican primary runoff.[5]
| Texas State Senate, District 24 Republican Primary Runoff, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Dawn Buckingham |
61.33% | 26,466 | |
| Republican | Susan King | 38.67% | 16,688 | |
| Total Votes | 43,154 | |||
Jennie Lou Leeder ran unopposed in the Texas State Senate District 24 Democratic Primary.[6][5]
| Texas State Senate, District 24 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Jennie Lou Leeder (unopposed) | |
The following candidates ran in the Texas State Senate District 24 Republican Primary.[6][5]
| Texas State Senate, District 24 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Susan King |
27.24% | 32,512 | |
| Republican | Dawn Buckingham |
24.76% | 29,553 | |
| Republican | Jon Cobb | 20.41% | 24,361 | |
| Republican | Brent Mayes | 16.10% | 19,216 | |
| Republican | Reed Williams | 7.01% | 8,372 | |
| Republican | Ryan Downton | 4.48% | 5,352 | |
| Total Votes | 119,366 | |||
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 Susan King defeated Isaac M. Castro in the Republican primary and was unchallenged in the general election.[7][8][9]
2012
King ran in the 2012 election for Texas House of Representatives, District 71. King ran unopposed in the May 29 primary election. She was unchallenged in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[10]
2010
King won re-election in District 71. She was unopposed in the March 2 Republican primary and defeated independent Bryce Stash and Libertarian Taylor Nolan in the November 2 general election.[10]
| Texas House of Representatives, District 71 2010 General election results | ||||
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| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Susan King (R)
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24,467 | 88.07% | ||
| Fred Jones (L) | 3,313 | 11.92% | ||
2008
On November 4, 2008, King won re-election to the Texas House of Representatives from Texas' 71st District, defeating Michael Walton (L). King received 40,381 votes in the election, while Walton received 5,346 votes.[10] King raised $151,623 for her campaign.[11]
| Texas House of Representatives, District 71 | ||||
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| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Susan King (R)
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40,381 | 88.30% | ||
| Michael Walton (L) | 5,346 | 11.69% | ||
Campaign finance summary
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2017
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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2012
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In 2012, the Texas State Legislature did not hold a regular session. |
2011
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In 2011, the Texas State Legislature was in its 82nd legislative session from January 11 through May 30. A special session was called for May 31 through June 29.[13]
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Personal
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King and her husband, Austin, have three children. King has been a member of the Abilene Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors, Abilene Chamber Military Affairs Committee, Abilene Community Theatre Board, Abilene Philharmonic Board, Abilene Preservation League, Farm Bureau, Kappa Alpha Theta and the National Rifle Association. Prior to her election, King served as a member and president of the Abilene Independent School District Board of Trustees.[2]
Recent news
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See also
- Texas State Legislature
- Texas House of Representatives
- Texas House of Representatives Committees
- Texas Joint Committees
- Texas state legislative districts
- Texas State Senate District 24
- Texas State Senate elections, 2016
External links
- Official campaign website
- Profile from Open States
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Susan King on Facebook
- Campaign Contributions: 2012, 2010, 2008, 2006
- Freedom Speaks profile (Archive)
- Texas State Directory profile
- Texas Tribune profile & bio
- Vote-TX.org profile
- State Surge profile
- Report Card from Texans for Fiscal Responsibility
Footnotes
- ↑ Reporternews.com, "Susan King named vice chair of legislative rural caucus," February 28, 2011
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Project Vote Smart, "Susan King's Biography," accessed February 24, 2014
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "Important 2016 Election Dates," accessed December 14, 2015
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2016 General Election," accessed December 2, 2016
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Texas Secretary of State, "1992 - Current Election History results," accessed August 22, 2016
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Texas Secretary of State, "2016 March Primary Election Candidate Filings by County," 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
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 Texas Secretary of State, "1992 - Current Election History," accessed February 17, 2014
- ↑ Follow the Money, "King, Susan L," accessed February 24, 2014
- ↑ kten.com, "Texas Lawmakers To Tackle Redistricting In Special Session," May 29, 2013
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 Legislative reference Library of Texas, "Texas Legislative Sessions and Years," accessed June 13, 2014
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| Preceded by ' |
Texas House District 71 2007–2017 |
Succeeded by Stan Lambert (R) |
