Steve King (Colorado legislator)
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| Member of the Colorado Senate from the 7th district |
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In office January 2011 – January 7, 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Josh Penry |
| Succeeded by | Ray Scott |
| Member of the Colorado House of Representatives from the 54th district |
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In office January 10, 2007 – January 2011 |
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| Succeeded by | Ray Scott |
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| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Daun |
| Profession | Deputy |
| Bills Introduced in 2007 by Rep. King (for which Rep. King is the primary originating sponsor) |
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| HB07-1002 | Concerning consent to search an inmate on parole. | Postponed indefinitely in House committee | |
| HB07-1076 | Concerning the provision of training to prevent contraband smuggling, and making an appropriation therefore. | Postponed indefinitely in House committee | |
| HB07-1125 | Concerning the regulation of certain communal living situations in which services are provided to fewer than four persons with special needs. | Postponed indefinitely in House committee | |
| HB07-1257 | Concerning child abuse involving selling drugs with knowledge that a child is present. | Postponed indefinitely in House committee | |
| HB07-1343 | Concerning genetic testing of all felony offenders, and making an appropriation therefor. | Signed by Gov. Ritter | |
| HB07-1350 | Concerning the creation of a victim address confidentiality program, making an appropriation therefor, and requiring a post-enactment review of the implementation of this act. | Signed by Gov. Ritter | |
| Bills Introduced in 2010 by Rep. King (for which Rep. King is the primary originating sponsor) |
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| HB10-1054 | Concerning presenting school safety information at institutions of higher education. | Signed by Gov. Ritter | |
| HB10-1136 | Concerning emergency safety procedures in Kindergarten-through-twelfth-grade schools. | Postponed indefinitely in House committee | |
| HB10-1334 | Concerning changes to indecency crimes. | Signed by Gov. Ritter | |
| SB10-079 | Concerning authority to offer additional programs at Mesa State College. | Signed by Gov. Ritter | |
| SB10-092 | Concerning the exemption from federal regulation of certain items related to exercising the right to bear arms. | Postponed indefinitely in Senate committee | |
| Bills Introduced in 2011 by Senator King (for which Senator King is the primary originating sponsor) |
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| SB11-027 | Concerning the Colorado economic stability fund. | Postponed indefinitely in Senate committee | |
| SB11-046 | Concerning the mandatory post-enactment review by legislative service agencies of the implementation of enacted bills. | Postponed indefinitely in Senate committee | |
| SB11-093 | Concerning the continuation of the interagency task force on drunk driving. | Signed by Gov. Hickenlooper | |
| SB11-098 | Concerning the phase-out of the property tax on business personal property. | Postponed indefinitely in Senate committee | |
| SB11-173 | Concerning interoperable communications in schools. | Signed by Gov. Hickenlooper | |
| HB11-1080 | Concerning the address confidentiality program, and making an appropriation therefor. | Signed by Gov. Hickenlooper | |
| Bills Introduced in 2012 by Senator King (for which Senator King is the primary originating sponsor) |
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| SB12-034 | Concerning repeal of the rapid screen program to identify high-emitting motor vehicles. | Signed by Gov. Hickenlooper | |
| SB12-079 | Concerning revisions to the Safe2Tell Program relating to advances in communications technology. | Signed by Gov. Hickenlooper | |
| SB12-117 | Concerning the penalties for person who drive while under the influence of alcohol or drugs. | Postponed indefinitely on House calendar | |
| HB12-1004 | Concerning requiring local building codes to allow the use of lumber milled from certain trees as building framing material. | Postponed indefinitely in House committee | |
| HB12-1064 | Concerning the prohibition of limitations concerning firearms during an official state of emergency. | Postponed indefinitely in Senate committee | |
| Bills Introduced in 2013 by Senator King (for which Senator King is the primary originating sponsor) |
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Steve King is a former legislator in the U.S. state of Colorado. He was elected to the Colorado House of Representatives as a Republican in 2006 and served until January 2011. King was elected to the Colorado Senate in 2010, and was sworn in January 2011. He represented Senate District 7 which includes Mesa County and part of Garfield County. He did not run for re-election to the State Senate in 2014, so his term ended in January, 2015.
King graduated from Colon High School in Colon, Michigan in 1977, and then earned an associate's degree from Mesa College in 1980. After graduation, he worked as a police officer for the Grand Junction Police Department, receiving law enforcement officer certification from the Colorado Law Enforcement Training Academy in Golden, Colorado.
King was promoted to detective in 1982, and then transferred back to the patrol division in 1986 while finishing an undergraduate degree. From 1987 to 1988, he worked briefly as an investment broker, and received his bachelor's degree in psychology from Mesa State College in 1988. He returned to the Grand Junction Police Department in 1988 as a field training officer. In 1990, King received the Grand Junction Police Department Medal of Honor for Life Saving. From 1991 to 1993, King served as president of the Grand Junction Police Officer's Association; in 1992, he was vice-president of the City of Grand Junction's Employees Association, and served as its president in 1993.
King began training in martial arts in 1977; he is a second degree black belt in Jeet Kune Do and Shorin-Ryu Style Karate. He received a gold medal in karate at the 1993 World Police and Fire Games and a silver medal at the 1995 games.
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