Keith King
| Keith King | |
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| Member of the Colorado Senate from the 12th district |
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In office 2009–2013 |
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| Preceded by | Andy McElhany |
| Succeeded by | Bill Cadman |
| Member of the Colorado House of Representatives from the 21st district |
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In office 1999 – January 10, 2007 |
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| Preceded by | Chuck Berry |
| Succeeded by | Bob Gardner |
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| Born | March 12, 1948 Tekoa, Washington |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Sandi King |
| Profession | Educator, Small Businessman |
| Website | Keith King for City Council District 3 |
Keith King (born March 12, 1948, in Tekoa, Washington) is Republican politician from Colorado. A former small businessman, he served in both the Colorado House of Representatives and the Colorado Senate. Later, he served on the Colorado Springs City Council, representing District 3 from 2013 to 2017.
From 1999 to 2006, King represented House District 21 in the Colorado House of Representatives. On November 7, 2002, the Republican Caucus of the House chose King to serve as their Majority Leader, a post he held during the 2003-2004 legislative session. During this session, King also filled in as Governor of Colorado for a week. King was term-limited from the House at the end of 2006. King spent the first half of 2007 preparing to open Colorado Springs Early Colleges, one of the charter schools he has founded. Since classes started in August 2007, he has served as the school's administrator. In 2008, King won election to the Colorado State Senate, replacing Minority Leader Andy McElhany, who was term-limited at the end of the 2007-2008 session. In 2012, Colorado redrew Legislative boundaries and placed King in the same district as Minority Leader Bill Cadman. King declined to stand for reelection.
After graduating from Colorado State University-Pueblo in 1970, King spent seven years teaching high school and coaching basketball in California and Oregon; he also earned a master's degree from Oregon State University in 1976. The following year, King moved to Colorado Springs, Colorado, where he started "Waterbed Palace," a retail venture which grew to include 18 stores in Colorado, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Texas, Tennessee, and Virginia. In 1991, King was named "Retailer of the Year."
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