Gary King (politician)
| Gary King | |
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| 30th Attorney General of New Mexico | |
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In office January 1, 2007 – January 1, 2015 |
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| Governor |
Bill Richardson Susana Martinez |
| Preceded by | Patricia Madrid |
| Succeeded by | Hector Balderas |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Gary Kenneth King September 29, 1954 Stanley, New Mexico, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Yolanda Jones (1987–present) |
| Alma mater |
New Mexico State University, Las Cruces University of Colorado, Boulder University of New Mexico, Albuquerque |
Gary Kenneth King (born September 29, 1954) is an American attorney and politician. He was the Attorney General of New Mexico, serving from January 1, 2007 to January 1, 2015. He is a member of the Democratic Party. He lost his election bid for Governor of New Mexico in 2014.
King is the son of Bruce King, a three-time Governor of New Mexico, and Alice M. King, former First Lady of New Mexico. He attended New Mexico State University and obtained a bachelor's degree in Chemistry in 1976. He received his Ph.D. in organic chemistry from University of Colorado, Boulder in 1980. He then attended the University of New Mexico School of Law, where he received his J.D. In 1984, King formed the law firm of King and Stanley in Moriarty, New Mexico; in 1990, he assumed the position of Corporate General Counsel and Senior Environmental Scientist with Advanced Sciences, Inc., an environmental consulting firm.
In 1998, King became the Policy Advisor to the Assistant Secretary for Environmental Management at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) in Washington, D.C.. Within a year, he became the Department’s Director of the Office of Worker and Community Transition. While at the DOE, he developed and implemented a program fostering cooperation between federal, state, local and Native American governments to enhance cleanup activities. He served for 12 years in the New Mexico House of Representatives.
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