Susan King (Texas politician)
| Susan Lewis King | |
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| Texas State Representative for District 71 (Taylor, Jones, and Nolan counties) | |
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In office January 9, 2007 – January 9, 2017 |
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| Preceded by | Robert Dean Hunter |
| Succeeded by | Stan Lambert |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
February 2, 1952 Houston, Texas, USA |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Austin King |
| Children | 3 |
| Residence | Abilene, Taylor County, Texas |
| Alma mater | University of Texas at Austin |
| Occupation | Nurse; rancher; businesswoman |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
Susan Lewis King (born February 2, 1952) is a former Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives for District 71 based in Abilene in Taylor County, Texas, and neighboring Jones and Nolan counties. King was her party's nominee for a fifth term in the general election on November 4, 2014.
King did not run for re-election to the Texas House in 2016, instead running to represent District 24 in the Texas Senate. With 16,645 votes (38.7 percent), King lost her bid for the Texas Senate in the Republican runoff election to Dawn Buckingham of Lakeway, who polled 26,413 votes (61.3 percent). Buckingham runs without Democratic opposition in the November 8 general election.
A native of Houston, King received a Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing from the University of Texas at Austin. She is a surgical nurse, co-owner, and co-director of Elm Place Ambulatory Surgical Center in Abilene. She has been a co-director of surgery at the Texas Heart Institute, Texas Children's Hospital, and St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital. She owns the Windy Bluff Ranch in Abilene.
King is heavily involved in community affairs in her district, an advisor to the Junior League and a board member of the Abilene Ballet Theatre, Abilene Community Theatre, the Abilene Philharmonic, and the Abilene Preservation League. She is affiliated with Kappa Alpha Theta, the Texas Farm Bureau, the Parent Teacher Association, and the chambers of commerce in Abilene and Sweetwater. She has been a volunteer nurse for the Boy Scouts of America. A member of the National Rifle Association, she is a graduate of the Jeff Cooper Handgun School.
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