Phil King (Texas politician)
| Phil King | |
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| Member of the Texas House of Representatives from the 61st district |
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Assumed office 1999 |
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| Preceded by | Richard F. "Ric" Williamson |
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| Born | February 29, 1956 |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Terry King |
| Children | 6 |
| Alma mater |
Dallas Baptist University Texas Wesleyan University |
| Occupation | Attorney |
Phillip Stephen "Phil" King (born February 29, 1956) is an American attorney who has been a Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives since 1999. He represents District 61, which encompasses Parker and Wise counties located west of Fort Worth.
King was nominated without opposition in the 1998 Republican primary when the incumbent, Ric Williamson, did not seek re-election. In the general election, King defeated the Democratic candidate, Brenda Brown Rotramble, 21,200 (65%) to 11,626 (35%). (At the time, the district included a portion of neighboring Cooke County.)
King has supported legislation that would institute parental notification and parental consent.
In the regular and then the three special legislative sessions of 2003, King authored the congressional redistricting legislation favored by the Republican Party, which won more than 55 percent of the total votes cast in thirty-two separate congressional races in the 2002 midterm elections even though the Republican Party obtained just fifteen of the U.S. House seats. The changes led to a temporary 21–11 Republican majority within the Texas delegation to the U.S. House. After the 2006 elections, that margin was reduced to 19–13 Republican and after 2008, 20-12 Republican.
In 2005, King was the House sponsor of Senate Bill 5, which deregulated Texas telecommunications laws and banned Texas cities from participating in projects that offer free wi-fi in airports and public spaces.
King has been involved in many other legislative matters, including tests for steroid use by high school athletes, ways to prevent abortion clinics from circumventing the parental notification law, and sponsored the 2011 Senate Bill 14 requiring that voters at the time of registration be able to furnish proof of U.S. citizenship.
Prior to his legislative service, King was a captain in the Fort Worth Police Department, an instructor at his alma mater, Dallas Baptist University, and a Parker County justice of the peace. He currently serves as an officer in the Texas State Guard.
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