Jeff King | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Kansas Senate from the 15th district | |
| In office January 10, 2011 – January 10, 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Derek Schmidt |
| Succeeded by | Dan Goddard |
| Member of the Kansas House of Representatives from the 12th district | |
| In office January 8, 2007 – January 10, 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Frank C. Miller |
| Succeeded by | Jim Kelly |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 15, 1975 Independence, Kansas, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Education | Brown University (BA) University of Cambridge (MSc) Yale University (JD) |
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]