Susan King (Texas politician)

Susan Lewis King (born 1952) is an American Republican politician who represented District 71 in the Texas House of Representatives from 2007 to 2017.

[2] In 2016, King was one of six candidates in the Republican primary to replace retiring state senator Troy Fraser in Texas Senate District 24.

[4] Because neither candidate received a majority, they advanced to a runoff election in May.

After a contentious campaign focusing on the records and geographic profiles of the two candidates,[5] Buckingham won the runoff with over 60% of the vote.

[6] After leaving politics she obtained her master’s degree in social work and Christian ministry at Abilene Christian University.