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American politician from Texas
Susan King
Member of the Texas House of Representatives
from the 71st district
In office
2007–2017
Preceded byRobert Dean Hunter
Succeeded byStan Lambert
Personal details
Born1952
Houston, Texas, US
Political partyRepublican
ResidenceAbilene
Alma materUniversity of Texas at Austin
Abilene Christian University

Susan Lewis King (born 1952) is an American Republican politician who represented District 71 in the Texas House of Representatives from 2007 to 2017.

Biography

King studied nursing at the University of Texas at Austin and worked as a nurse for over 35 years.

In 2016, King was one of six candidates in the Republican primary to replace retiring state senator Troy Fraser in Texas Senate District 24. In the March 1, 2016, primary she received 27% of the vote, with Dawn Buckingham receiving 25% of the vote. Because neither candidate received a majority, they advanced to a runoff election in May. After a contentious campaign focusing on the records and geographic profiles of the two candidates, Buckingham won the runoff with over 60% of the vote.

After leaving politics she obtained her master’s degree in social work and Christian ministry at Abilene Christian University.

References

  1. "Rep. Susan Lewis King - Texas State Directory Online". www.txdirectory.com. Retrieved 2023-08-19.
  2. ^ Harrell, Allison (2020-02-04). "State rep returns to school: King decided to take break from politics to study theology, social work". Optimist. Retrieved 2024-07-22.
  3. Rauf, David (January 16, 2016). "Primaries see heated 'arms race' of ad buys". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved January 16, 2017.
  4. Thorp, Clay (March 3, 2016). "Buckingham, King in runoff for Senate 24". Killeen Daily Herald. Retrieved January 16, 2017.
  5. Walters, Edgar (May 11, 2016). "Buckingham, King Pull No Punches in Senate Runoff". The Texas Tribune. Retrieved January 16, 2017.
  6. "Dawn Buckingham bests King in District 24 race". Kilee. Abilene Reporter-News. Retrieved January 16, 2017.

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