State of Texas
State Representative, District 88
Ken King
Republican Incumbent- On ballot as
- KEN KING
- Current role
- State Representative, Texas House District 88 (first elected 2012; in office since 2013; seventh term)
- Background
- Born and raised in Canadian, Texas
- President, Black Gold Pump and Supply Inc., Canadian
- Two grown children with his wife, Robin
- Member with Robin, First United Methodist Church in Canadian
- Co-founder with his wife, KK-125 Ovarian Cancer Research Foundation (per campaign)
- Memberships include the NRA (lifetime), Texas State Rifle Association and Texas Farm Bureau (per official biography)
- Experience
- Chairman, House State Affairs Committee
- Member, House Administration Committee
- Served on the Canadian ISD school board (over five years; president for half)
- Served on the Hemphill County Appraisal District executive board (more than four years; chairman for over three)
- Republican primary (March 3, 2026): won, 53.9% over John Browning
- Top priorities
- Campaign site (undated, from about 2018, still posted): "leading the charge to properly fund our local schools"
- Campaign site (undated, from about 2018, still posted): "upholding our conservative values and expanding local control"
- Campaign site (undated, from about 2018, still posted): "protect our local businesses from job-killing Austin regulations"
- Tidbits
- Abortion: Campaign issues page (wording unchanged since at least 2018): "he will work to promote our conservative, pro-life values"
- Border and immigration: Campaign issues page (wording unchanged since at least 2018): "He will always support border security measures that make our families safer."
- Guns: Campaign issues page (wording unchanged since at least 2018): "continue to be a strong supporter of our Second Amendment rights"
- Public schools and vouchers: Campaign issues page (wording unchanged since at least 2018): "Ken believes we must level the playing field for our small, rural schools"
- Property taxes: Campaign issues page (wording unchanged since at least 2018): "Ken will redouble his efforts to provide our families with the property tax relief they need"
- Endorsements
- Texas Alliance for Life
- TEXPAC (Texas Medical Association Political Action Committee)
- NFIB Texas PAC (primary)
- TruckPAC (Texas Trucking Association) (primary)
- Campaign website
- kingfortexas.com
Open in the full comparison: Andrews County, Briscoe County, Bailey County, Castro County, Collingsworth County, Childress County, Cochran County, Donley County, Gaines County, Gray County, Hemphill County, Hockley County, Hale County, Hall County, Lamb County, Roberts County, Swisher County, Wheeler County, Yoakum County