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Phil KingREPRepublican State Senator, District 10
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Phillip Stephen King (born February 29, 1956) is an American attorney from Weatherford, Texas, who has been a Republican member of the Texas State Senate since 2023. He previously served in Texas House of Representatives from 1999 to 2023. House District 61 encompasses Parker and Wise counties located west of Fort Worth. In 2022, he was a candidate for the District 10 seat in the Texas Senate, which he won unopposed in the general election, due to the democratic opponent dropping out of the race in April 2022.

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Education5 - 5 of 3
Texas A&M University
JD
1993
Dallas Baptist University
MBA
1986
Dallas Baptist University
BA
1980
Past Positions1 - 13 of 13
Senator
Texas State Senate
2023 - Current
Representative
Texas State House of Representatives
1998 - 2023
Colonel
Strategic Initiatives J9, Texas State Guard
2007 - 2016
Partner
Eggleston King, Limited Liability Partnership
2008 - Current
Attorney
King and King, Professional Corporation
1993 - 2008
Justice of the Peace
Parker County, Precinct 4
1991 - 1999
Adjunct Professor
Dallas Baptist University
1992 - 1995
Arbitrator
American Arbitration Association, Labor Panel
1993
Police Officer
Fort Worth Police Department
1974 - 1989
Former Attorney
Eggleston, Flowers and King, Limited Liability Partnership
Former Instructor
Dallas Baptist University
Former Judge
Fort Worth Police Department
Law Partner
Law, Snakard, Gambill and King, Limited Liability Partnership
Other Experience1 - 34 of 34
Board Member
Steering Committee, Power Across Texas
Current
Member
Texas State Bar Association
Current
Member
Board of Directors, Tower Institute for Strategic Analysis and Action in Public Policy
Current
Public Sector Chair
Task Force on Homeland Security, American Legislative Exchange Council
Current
National Chair
American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC)
2015
Board Member
American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC)
2011 - Current
Chair
Grand Old Party (GOP) Political Action Committee, Texas
2010
Board Member
Texas Conservative Coalition Research Institute
2005 - Current
Member
Weatherford College Foundation
2004 - Current
Organizer
Texas Law Enforcement Officers for Bush
1988
Member
Trinity Bible Church
1984 - Current
Chair
Center for Innovation and Technoloy, American Legislative Exchange Council
Former Delegate
Texas State Republican Convention
Former President
Parker County Bar Association
Member
Advisory Board, Grace House Ministries
Member
Board of Directors, Jeffersonian Project
Member
Rotary International
Member
Transportation Committee, Texas State Senate
2023 - 2024
Member
Criminal Justice Committee, Texas State Senate
2023 - 2024
Member
Education Committee, Texas State Senate
2023 - 2024
Member
Border Security Committee, Texas State Senate
2023 - 2024
Vice Chair
Business & Commerce Committee, Texas State Senate
2023 - 2024
Former Member
Public Safety Committee, Texas State House of Representatives
Former Member
Subcommittee on Education, Texas State House of Representatives
Former Member
Urban Affairs Committee, Texas State House of Representatives
Former Member
Elections Committee, Texas State House of Representatives
Former Chair
Homeland Security and Public Safety Committee, Texas State House of Representatives
Former Chair
Redistricting Committee, Texas State House of Representatives
Former Co-Chair
Electric Utility Restructuring Legislative Oversight Committee, Texas State House of Representatives
Former Member
Criminal Jurisprudence Committee, Texas House of Representative
Former Member
Energy Resources Committee, Texas State House of Representatives
Former Member
State & Federal Power & Responsibility, Select Committee, Texas State House of Representatives
Former Member
Environmental Regulation Committee, Texas State House of Representatives
Former Member
Select Committee on Electric Generation Capacity and Environmental Effects, Texas State House of Representatives