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Brown University.
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Jeff King
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He was appointed to fill the unexpired term of Derek Schmidt in the Kansas Senate 15th district, following Schmidt"s election as Kansas Attorney General. King assumed office in the Kansas Senate on January 10, 2011, resigning from the House, effective the same day. He previously served in the Kansas House of Representatives, first holding office in 2007.
King earned his Bachelor of Arts in international relations and economy from Brown University, Master of Science in agricultural economics from Cambridge University, and Juris Doctor from Yale Law School.
Prior to his election he has worked for the United States. Department of Agriculture, as a private practice attorney, and as a law clerk for Chief Judge Deanell Reece Tacha on the United States. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit. Senator King currently serves on the following legislative committees:
Confirmation Oversight
Corrections and Juvenile Justice
Interstate Cooperation
Joint Committee on Prisons, Investments, and Benefits (Vice-chair)
Judiciary
Senate Select Committee on Kansas Public Employees Retirement System (KPERS) (Chair)
Transportation
The top 5 donors to King"s 2008 campaign were from professional organizations:
1.
Kansas Medical Society $1,250
2. Kansans for Lifesaving Cures $1,000
3.
Koch Industries $1,000
4.
Kansas Contractors Association $1,000
5. Kansas Insurance Agents $600.
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