Joseph E. King

Joseph E. King
43rd Speaker of the Washington House of Representatives
In office
January 12, 1987 – January 11, 1993
Preceded byWayne Ehlers
Succeeded byBrian Ebersole
Majority Leader of the Washington House of Representatives
In office
January 14, 1985 – January 12, 1987
Preceded byDenny Heck
Succeeded byPat McMullen
Member of the Washington House of Representatives
from the 49th district
In office
January 12, 1981 – January 11, 1993
Preceded byAlbert Bauer
Succeeded byDon Carlson
Personal details
Born (1945-09-02) September 2, 1945 (age 79)
Texas, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic

Joseph E. King (born September 2, 1945) is an American politician in the state of Washington. He served in the Washington House of Representatives from 1981 to 1993.[1] He was Speaker of the House from 1987 to 1993.[2] He sought the Democratic nomination for the 1992 Washington gubernatorial election, but was defeated by Mike Lowry.[3]

  1. ^ "State of Washington Members of the Legislature, 1889 – 2011" (PDF). Washington State Legislature. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 20, 2022.
  2. ^ Sharp, Nancy Weatherly; Sharp, James Roger; Ritter, Charles F.; Wakelyn, Jon L. (1997). American Legislative Leaders in the West, 1911-1994. ISBN 9780313302121.
  3. ^ Jim Simon, "Primary Focus: Governor -- The Selling Of Joe King -- House Speaker Emphasizing He's A `Can-Do Moderate", "The Seattle Times", August 24, 1992.