Dick King (politician)

{{Short description|American politician and educator (1934–2018)}}

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{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Dick King

| image=Dick King.jpg

| image_size=180px

| caption =King in 1967

|office = Majority Leader of the Washington House of Representatives

|term_start = January 10, 1977

|term_end = January 12, 1981

|predecessor = Robert L. Charette

|successor = Gary A. Nelson

| office1 = Minority Leader of the Washington House of Representatives

| term_start1 = January 12, 1981

| term_end1 = January 11, 1982

| predecessor1 = Duane Berentson

| successor1 = Wayne Ehlers

| state_house2 = Washington

| district2 = 38th

| term_start2 = January 11, 1965

| term_end2 = January 9, 1995

| predecessor2 = Jack Metcalf

| successor2 = Jeralita “Jeri” Costa

| party = Democratic

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1934|8|30}}

| birth_place =Ritzville, Washington, U.S.

| death_date= {{death date and age|2018|1|15|1934|8|30}}

| death_place =Port Angeles, Washington, U.S.

| profession =Teacher

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| alma_mater=University of Washington (BA, MA)

| spouse =Mary King

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Richard A. King (August 30, 1934 – January 15, 2018) was an American educator and politician in the state of Washington.

King was born in Ritzville, Washington, and attended the University of Washington, attaining B.A. and M.A. degrees. King was also an educator, serving as a faculty member of the Everett Community College for 31 years until this retirement in the 1990s.{{cite book|title=Washington State Yearbook|author1=Washington (State). Office of the Governor|author2=Washington (State). Office of the Secretary of State|date=1994|publisher=Information Press|issn=0736-3850|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=e3MnAQAAMAAJ|accessdate=2015-08-13}} A Democrat, King represented the 38th district in the Washington State House, which included parts of Snohomish County.{{cite web|url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/CandidateDetail.html?CandidateID=93111|title=Our Campaigns - Candidate - Richard "Dick" King|publisher=ourcampaigns.com|accessdate=2015-08-13}} From 1965 to 1994, he served 15 consecutive terms.{{cite web|url=http://www.leg.wa.gov/History/Legislative/Documents/MembersOfLeg2011.pdf |date=1 June 2012 |title=State of Washington Members of the Legislature 1889 – 2011 |accessdate=2015-08-13 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140104110513/http://www.leg.wa.gov/History/Legislative/Documents/MembersOfLeg2011.pdf |archivedate=2014-01-04 }} He and his wife Mary had 4 children.

He died on January 15, 2018.{{cite news |last1=Cornfield |first1=Jerry |title=30-year legislator Dick King dies at 83 |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/30-year-legislator-dick-king-dies-at-83/ |access-date=14 May 2021 |work=Everett Herald |date=29 January 2018}}