State Rep. Ken King

Texas House District 88 Republican

House District 88 · Canadian, TX

A Panhandle energy-services executive serving his seventh term, Rep. King represents a sprawling 19-county Panhandle and South Plains district and chairs both the House Committee on State Affairs and the House Select Committee on Disaster Preparedness & Flooding.

First Elected: 2013 Seniority: #44 of 150 Occupation: Oil & Gas Service Executive Education: B.B.A. Southern Nazarene University

Official House Page Authored Legislation

Biography

Rep. Ken King is a Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives, currently serving his seventh term and representing District 88, which covers 19 counties across the Texas Panhandle and South Plains. Born December 28, 1971 in Canadian, Texas, he earned a Bachelor of Business Administration from Southern Nazarene University.

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Rep. King is President of Black Gold Pump and Supply Inc., a Canadian-based energy services company serving the oil and natural gas industry. Before his election to the Texas House, he served on the Canadian Independent School District Board of Trustees for more than five years, including as President, and on the Hemphill County Appraisal District Executive Board for more than four years, serving more than three of those as Chairman.

For the 89th Legislative Session, Speaker Dustin Burrows appointed Rep. King to chair the House Committee on State Affairs and the Select Committee on Disaster Preparedness & Flooding, and to serve on the House Committee on House Administration. Rep. King and his wife Robin have two grown children.

Biography sourced from the official Texas House of Representatives website.

Contact Information

Capitol Office Room GW.17
Austin, TX 78701
(512) 463-0736

District Office(s) P.O. Box 507
Canadian, TX 79014
(806) 323-8870

Email [email protected]

Social Media

District Information

Counties Andrews, Bailey, Briscoe, Castro, Childress, Cochran, Collingsworth, Donley, Gaines, Gray, Hale, Hall, Hemphill, Hockley, Lamb, Roberts, Swisher, Wheeler, and Yoakum

Cities & CDPs Abernathy (Part), Alanreed, Allison, Amherst, Andrews, Anton, Bledsoe, Canadian, Childress, Clarendon, Denver City, Dimmitt, Dodson, Earth, Edmonson, Estelline, Farwell, Gail, Glazier, Groom, Hale Center, Happy (Part), Hart, Hedley, Howardwick, Kress, Lakeview, Lefors, Levelland, Littlefield, Loop, McKinney Acres, McLean, Memphis, Miami, Morton, Muleshoe, Nazareth, Olton, Opdyke West, Pampa, Petersburg, Plains, Plainview, Quitaque, Quail, Ralls, Ropesville, Samnorwood, Seagraves, Seminole, Seth Ward, Silverton, Smyer, Spade, Springlake, Stratford, Sudan, Sundown, Turkey, Tulia, Wellington, Whiteface, Whitharral, Wheeler, and Yoakum

Committee Membership

Committee assignments for the 89th Legislative Session (2025).

Chair Disaster Preparedness & Flooding, Select Member House Administration Chair State Affairs

Most Recent Session Activity

Activity during the 89th Legislative Session (89R).

Bills Authored 51 Bills Joint Authored 22 Bills Co-Authored 17

Authored Legislation by Session

Bills authored and joint-authored during each legislative session. Sessions from 71R (1989) onward link to the official Texas Legislature Online report; pre-1989 records are historical reference only.

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Campaign Finance Data

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