Brian King (politician)

King earned a Bachelor of Science degree in economics from the University of Utah and a Juris Doctor from the S.J. Quinney College of Law.

King works as a self-employed lawyer, providing legal services in the field of ERISA and MHPAEA litigation.{{cite web |url= http://le.utah.gov/house2/CofI/kingbs.pdf |title= Conflict of Interest Form |publisher= Utah House of Representatives |location= Salt Lake City, Utah |access-date= April 15, 2014}} He has spoken prominently on the positive benefits of residential treatment centers in addressing mental health problem in youth.

In 2008, when Representative Roz McGee left the Legislature and left the seat open, King was unopposed after an opponent withdrew, and won the three-way November 4, 2008 general election with 8,487 votes (56.2%) against Republican nominee Jeffrey Morrow and Constitution candidate Jared Beck,{{cite web |url= http://elections.utah.gov/Media/Default/Documents/Election_Results/General/2008Gen.xls |title= 2008 General Election Results |publisher= Lieutenant Governor of Utah |location= Salt Lake City, Utah |access-date= February 5, 2014 |archive-date= March 4, 2014 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140304164610/http://elections.utah.gov/Media/Default/Documents/Election_Results/General/2008Gen.xls |url-status= dead }} who had run for Utah State Senate in 2006.

King had the reputation as being "more combative" than previous minority leaders in the State House of Representatives. In 2016, King criticized Republican leadership of the House for "shut(ing) out Democrats from discussions about whether to expand Medicaid for the poor."{{cite web |last1=Davidson |first1=Lee |title=Utah House Democrats re-elect Brian King as minority leader |url=https://archive.sltrib.com/article.php?id=4654632&itype=CMSID |website=Salt Lake Tribune |access-date=30 March 2022}} He was succeeded in 2023 by Angela Romero.

During the 2016 legislative session, King served on the Executive Appropriations Committee, the Executive Offices and Criminal Justice Appropriations Subcommittee, the House Judiciary Committee, the House Revenue and Taxation Committee, and the House Rules Committee. He also served as the House minority leader. In the 2022 legislative session, King served on the Executive Appropriations Committee, the Federalism Commission, the House Business and Labor Committee, the House Judiciary Committee, the House Legislative Expense Oversight Committee, the Legislative Audit Subcommittee, the Legislative Management Committee, Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environmental Quality Appropriations Subcommittee, and the Subcommittee on Oversight.{{cite web |title=Brian S. King |url=https://house.utleg.gov/rep/KINGBS/ |website=State House of Representatives-State of Utah |access-date=30 March 2022}}

Throughout his career, King has sponsored gun control legislation. In 2019, King sponsored HB 148, "Universal Background Checks for Firearm Purchasers" that would require background checks for all gun sales, but it was not given a committee vote.{{cite web |last1=McKellar |first1=Katie |title=Utah lawmaker pushing bill to require universal background checks on gun sales and loans |url=https://www.deseret.com/2019/2/26/20666837/utah-lawmaker-pushing-bill-to-require-universal-background-checks-on-gun-sales-and-loans |website=Deseret News |access-date=30 March 2022}}{{cite web |last1=McKellar |first1=Katie |title=Utah Democrat resurrects bill for universal background checks on gun sales |url=https://www.deseret.com/utah/2019/12/17/21026341/utah-democrat-universal-background-checks-gun-sales |access-date=30 March 2022 |website=Deseret News}} In 2020, King sponsored his and it was tabled by the House Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Committee by an 8–3 vote.{{cite web |title=H.B. 109 Universal Background Checks for Firearm Purchasers |url=https://le.utah.gov/~2020/bills/static/HB0109.html |website=Utah State Legislature |access-date=30 March 2022}} In 2022, King sponsored a modified version of the bill previously sponsored, which would require background checks for all non-federal firearms licensees, law enforcement agencies and officers and family members as exceptions. The House Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Committee rejected the bill on an 8–3 vote.{{cite web |title=H.B. 133 Expanded Background Checks for Firearm Transfers |url=https://le.utah.gov/~2022/bills/static/HB0133.html |website=Utah State Legislature |access-date=30 March 2022}}

• 2020: King was unopposed in the Democratic primary, but faced Republican challenger Carol Hunter in the general election. King won the race with 71.9% of the vote.
• 2018: King was unopposed in the Democratic primary and general election, winning with 16,494 votes (100%).
• 2016: King was unopposed in the Democratic primary and general election.
• 2014: King was unopposed in the Democratic primary and general election, winning with 9,960 votes (100%).
• 2012: King was unopposed for the June 26, 2012 Democratic primary{{cite web |url= http://elections.utah.gov/Media/Default/Documents/Election_Results/Primary/2012%20Primary%20Canvass%20Reports.xlsx |title= 2012 Primary Canvass Reports |publisher= Lieutenant Governor of Utah |location= Salt Lake City, Utah |access-date= February 5, 2014}} and won the November 6, 2012 general election with 12,530 votes (67.2%) against Republican nominee Rick Raile,{{cite web|url=https://elections.utah.gov/Media/Default/2014%20Election/2014%20General%20Canvass%20Report.xlsx|title=2014 General Canvass Report|publisher=Lieutenant Governor of Utah|location=Salt Lake City, Utah|access-date=March 31, 2016}} who had run for a House seat in 2010.
• 2010: King was unopposed for the June 22, 2010 Democratic primary{{cite web |url= http://elections.utah.gov/Media/Default/Documents/Election_Results/Primary/2010%20Primary%20Canvass%20Reports.xls |title= 2010 Primary Election Results |publisher= Lieutenant Governor of Utah |location= Salt Lake City, Utah |access-date= February 5, 2014}} and won the November 2, 2010 general election with 6,703 votes (59.9%) against Republican nominee James Farley.{{cite web |url= http://elections.utah.gov/Media/Default/Documents/Election_Results/General/2010Gen.xls |title= 2010 General Election Results |publisher= Lieutenant Governor of Utah |location= Salt Lake City, Utah |access-date= February 5, 2014 |archive-date= March 4, 2014 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140304164608/http://elections.utah.gov/Media/Default/Documents/Election_Results/General/2010Gen.xls |url-status= dead }}

King lives in Salt Lake City and has four children.

He is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and served a full-time mission in St. Louis, Missouri.{{Cite news |title=With Utah Legislature's Mormon supermajority, is it representative of the people? |language=en-US |work=The Salt Lake Tribune |url=http://archive.sltrib.com/article.php?id=4663941&itype=CMSID |access-date=2018-03-12}}

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• [https://www.kingforutah.com/ Campaign website]
• [https://house.utleg.gov/rep/KINGBS/ Legislative website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201127014059/https://house.utah.gov/rep/KINGBS/ |date=2020-11-27 }} at the Utah State Legislature
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• [http://ballotpedia.org/Brian_King Brian King] at Ballotpedia

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