Brian King (politician)

Brian S. King^[2] is an American politician and a Democratic member of the Utah House of Representatives representing District 28 since January 1, 2009.^[3]

Early Life and Career

King earned his BS from the University of Utah and his JD from its S.J. Quinney College of Law. King and his wife Alison, raised their four daughters in Salt Lake City, Utah, in the district which he represents.^[4] King works as a self-employed lawyer, providing legal services in the Greater Salt Lake area.^[5]

Political career

• 2012 King was unopposed for the June 26, 2012 Democratic Primary^[6] and won the November 6, 2012 General election with 12,530 votes (67.2%) against Republican nominee Rick Raile,^[7] who had run for a House seat in 2010.

• 2008 When District 28 Democratic Representative Roz McGee left the Legislature and left the seat open, King was unopposed after an opponent withdrew, and won the three-way November 4, 2008 General election with 8,487 votes (56.2%) against Republican nominee Jeffrey Morrow and Constitution candidate Jared Beck,^[8] who had run for Utah State Senate in 2006.

• 2010 King was unopposed for the June 22, 2010 Democratic Primary^[9] and won the November 2, 2010 General election with 6,703 votes (59.9%) against Republican nominee James Farley.^[10]

During the 2013 and 2014 legislative sessions, Representative King served on the Executive Offices and Criminal Justice Appropriations Subcommittee, the House Ethics Committee, the House Judiciary Committee, the House Revenue and Taxation Committee, and the House Rules Committee. During the interim, King served on the Government Operations Interim Committee and the Judiciary Interim Committee. He also served on the Commission on Federalism and the Utah Constitutional Revision Commission.^[3]

2014 Sponsored Legislation

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King also floor sponsored SB0011 Election Offense Amendments, SB0197 Motor Vehicle Insurance - Settlement of Claims, and SB0259 Victim Reparations Fund Amendments.^[11]

References

External links

• Official page at the Utah State Legislature
• Campaign site
• Profile at Project Vote Smart
• Brian King at Ballotpedia
• Brian S. King at the National Institute on Money in State Politics