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Quick Facts
Personal Details

Ken King is a Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives, representing District 88. King was first elected to the chamber in 2012. King is running for re-election in 2018. The primary election took place on March 6, 2018. The general election is being held on November 6, 2018.

King ran in one of 48 contested Texas state legislative Republican primaries in 2018. To read more about the conflict between Republican factions in the primaries, including who the factions were, which races were competitive and who key influencers lined up behind, click here.

Caucuses/Former Committees

Former Member, Calendars Committee, Texas State House of Representatives

Former Member, Environmental Regulation Committee, Texas State House of Representatives

Former Member, House Administration Commitee, Texas State House of Representatives

Former Member, Licensing and Administrative Procedures Committee, Texas State House of Representatives

Former Member, Select Committee on State & Federal Power & Responsibility, Texas State House of Representatives

Former Member, State Affairs Committee, Texas State House of Representatives

Former Chair, Subcommittee on Educator Quality, Texas State House of Representatives

Professional Experience

  • President, Black Gold Pump and Supply, Incorporated, present

Political Experience

  • President, Black Gold Pump and Supply, Incorporated, present
  • Representative, Texas State House of Representatives, District 88, 2012-present
  • Candidate, Texas State House of Representatives, District 88, 2018, 2020

Former Committees/Caucuses

Former Member, Calendars Committee, Texas State House of Representatives

Former Member, Environmental Regulation Committee, Texas State House of Representatives

Former Member, House Administration Commitee, Texas State House of Representatives

Former Member, Select Committee on State & Federal Power & Responsibility, Texas State House of Representatives

Former Member, State Affairs Committee, Texas State House of Representatives

Former Chair, Subcommittee on Educator Quality, Texas State House of Representatives

Current Legislative Committees

Chair, Culture, Recreation, & Tourism Committee

Member, Public Education Committee

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

  • President, Black Gold Pump and Supply, Incorporated, present
  • Representative, Texas State House of Representatives, District 88, 2012-present
  • Candidate, Texas State House of Representatives, District 88, 2018, 2020
  • Member, First United Methodist Church, present
  • Member, Harrington Cancer Center Circle of Friends, present
  • Member, KK-125 Ovarian Cancer Research Foundation, present
  • Member, National Rifle Association, present
  • Member, Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association, present
  • Member, Texas Farm Bureau, present
  • Member, Texas State Rifle Association, present
  • Former Member, American Petroleum Institute
  • Former Member, Association of Energy Services Company
  • Former Chair, Board, Hemphill County Appraisal District
  • Former Member, Board, YMCA
  • Former Member/President, Canadian Independent School District School Board
  • Former Member, Executive Board, Hemphill County Appraisal District
  • Former Member, Independent Producers Association of America
  • Former Member, Panhandle Producers and Royalty Owners Association

Other Info

— Awards:

  • Effective Conservative, 2017, Conservative Roundtable of Texas