Nancy J. King
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Nancy King | |
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Majority Leader of the Maryland Senate | |
Assumed office January 8, 2020 | |
Preceded by | Guy Guzzone |
Member of the Maryland Senate from the 39th district | |
Assumed office September 5, 2007 | |
Preceded by | Patrick Hogan |
Member of the Maryland House of Delegates from the 39th district | |
In office January 8, 2003 – September 5, 2007 | |
Succeeded by | Kirill Reznik |
Personal details | |
Born | Niagara Falls, New York, U.S. | October 7, 1949
Political party | Democratic |
Education | Niagara County Community College |
Nancy J. King (born October 7, 1949) is an American politician from Maryland and a member of the Democratic Party. After serving five years in the Maryland House of Delegates, she was appointed to the Maryland State Senate in 2007. King represents Maryland's 39th district in Montgomery County. She serves on the Budget and Taxation Committee.
King was born in Niagara Falls, New York on October 7, 1949. She attended the Niagara County Community College. In the mid-1990s, King became active in a number of Montgomery County civic organizations, including Meals on Wheels, the PTA, and the Montgomery Village Foundation. She was elected to the school board for the Montgomery County Public Schools in 1994 and served there until her election to the Assembly. Since being elected to the General Assembly, she has been an advocate for education. She serves at the Senate Chair of the Joint Committee on Children, Youth and Families.
- 2006 Race for Maryland House of Delegates – 39th District[1]
- Voters to choose three:
Name Votes Percent Outcome Nancy J. King, Democratic 18,651 23.5% Won Charles E. Barkley, Democratic 18,253 23.0% Won Saqib Ali, Democratic 16,455 20.7% Won David Nichols, Republican 9,278 11.7% Lost Gary Scott, Republican 8,363 10.4% Lost Bill Witham, Republican 8,244 10.4% Lost
References[]
- ^ "House of Delegates Results". Maryland State Board of Elections. Retrieved on Dec. 11, 2006
External link[]
- "Nancy J. King, Maryland State Senator". Maryland Manual On-Line. Maryland State Archives. March 18, 2020. Retrieved August 6, 2020.
- 1949 births
- 21st-century American politicians
- 21st-century American women politicians
- Living people
- Maryland Democrats
- Maryland state senators
- Members of the Maryland House of Delegates
- People from Montgomery Village, Maryland
- Politicians from Niagara Falls, New York
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