Tracy O. King

Tracy O. King DEMDemocrat

State Representative, District 80

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Tracy O. KingDEMDemocrat State Representative, District 80
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Tracy Ogden King (born November 9, 1960) is an American politician and hearing aid specialist from Uvalde, who has been a Democratic member of the Texas House of Representatives from the 80th district since 2005. Beginning in January 2023, the revised District 80 includes the counties of Dimmit, Frio, Uvalde, Atascosa, Zavala, and some of Webb County outside Laredo. He is the only Anglo Democrat from a heavily rural district. By contrast, there were eighty-five Anglo Democrats in the House in 1985, eighty-three in 1987, with fifty-six of those from primarily rural areas. King was initially elected to Texas House of Representatives as a representative of the 43rd district on November 8, 1994, when he unseated the one-term Democrat-turned-Republican incumbent Pedro G. Nieto. King received 15,072 votes (61.8 percent) to Nieto's 9,321 (38.2 percent). With his 2023 victory, King has been elected to a total of fifteen two-year terms.

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Education5 - 5 of 3
Sul Ross State University
Attended
Southwest Texas Junior College
Attended
Agricultural Engineering, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical University
BS
Past Positions1 - 3 of 3
Representative
Texas State House of Representatives
2005 - Current
Representative
Texas State House of Representatives
1995 - 2003
Manager
Beltone Hearing Aid Center
1983 - 2008
Other Experience1 - 11 of 11
Former Member
Board of Trustees, First United Methodist Church
Former President
Kiwanis Club
Former President
Texas Hearing Aid Association
Member
Budgets and Revenue Committee, National Conference of State Legislators
Former Member
Calendars Committee, Texas State House of Representatives
Former Member
Culture, Recreation, and Tourism Committee, Texas State House of Representatives
Former Member
Rules and Resolutions Committee, Texas State House of Representatives
Former Chair
Agriculture and Livestock Committee, Texas State House of Representatives
Former Chair
Licensing and Administrative Procedures Committee, Texas State House of Representatives
Former Member
Select Committee on Texas Ports, Innovation & Infrastructure, Texas State House of Representatives
Former Member
Subcommittee on Special Water Districts, Texas State House of Representatives
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