Nancy J. King

King was born in Niagara Falls, New York, where she graduated from LaSalle High School and attended Niagara County Community College from 1967 to 1969. She later moved to Montgomery Village, Maryland, where she became the vice president of her family's consulting and forensic engineering company, Trecor Inc., in 1987.{{cite web |title=Nancy J. King, Maryland State Senator |url=https://msa.maryland.gov/msa/mdmanual/05sen/html/msa14005.html |website=Maryland Manual On-Line |publisher=Maryland State Archives |access-date=October 29, 2023 |date=March 28, 2023}}

King was appointed to the Montgomery Village Foundation Board of Directors, where she served from 1991 to 1996. In 1993, she became the president of the Montgomery County Council of Parent-Teacher Associations.

King was elected to represent the first district of the Montgomery County Board of Education in 1994,{{cite news |last1=Zoroya |first1=Gregg |title=Montgomery County |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1994/11/09/montgomery-county/9e650ca2-c1cd-499e-a233-05110a8b80cf/ |access-date=October 30, 2023 |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=November 9, 1994}} serving until her election to the Maryland House of Delegates in 2002. During her tenure, King served as the board's president from 1997 to 1998 and from 2000 to 2001,{{cite news |title=Metro in brief |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/2000/12/13/metro-in-brief/f832db21-14ec-422d-9b3b-5b0febe7e48c/ |access-date=October 30, 2023 |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=December 13, 2000}} and was critical of Montgomery County Executive Doug Duncan's fiscal conservatism, especially toward cuts to the county's education funding.{{cite news |last1=Perez-Rivas |first1=Manuel |title=School Officials Lash Back At Duncan Over Budget Cut |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/2001/03/17/school-officials-lash-back-at-duncan-over-budget-cut/ba86f4ca-b566-46cf-9566-80ae017d7e48/ |access-date=October 30, 2023 |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=March 17, 2001}}{{cite news |last1=Perez-Rivas |first1=Manuel |title=School Board Suggests Cuts Of Last Resort |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/2001/04/26/school-board-suggests-cuts-of-last-resort/d2d22737-3cf4-4d8d-9c53-48e704ba930e/ |access-date=October 30, 2023 |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=April 26, 2001}} She also supported expanding the school system's school resource officer program following the September 11 attacks,{{cite news |last1=Ly |first1=Phuong |title=Montgomery Schools Back Policing Plan |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/2002/04/24/montgomery-schools-back-policing-plan/d035118b-13dc-420e-ad2c-488c7330438c/ |access-date=October 30, 2023 |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=April 24, 2002}} supported studying later start times for classes,{{cite news |last1=Shen |first1=Fern |title=Montgomery Board votes to study later class starts |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1997/10/28/montgomery-board-votes-to-study-later-class-starts/474f236a-ca37-49d7-af94-8377f1641592/ |access-date=October 30, 2023 |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=October 28, 1994}} and reduced standardized testing.{{cite news |last1=Gowen |first1=Annie |title=Montgomery May Drop County Test |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/2001/08/16/montgomery-may-drop-county-test/ac1f15c5-b7b2-44ed-9d8e-836cb1d01d3c/ |access-date=October 30, 2023 |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=August 16, 2001}}

King was elected to the Maryland House of Delegates in 2002,{{cite news |last1=Cottman |first1=Michael H. |title=Now, More Minorities On Ballot |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/2002/09/05/now-more-minorities-on-ballot/7e1ffb57-9cfd-4852-a102-905654e9cf7c/ |access-date=October 30, 2023 |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=September 5, 2002}} and was sworn in on January 8, 2003. She served on the Ways and Means Committee and as deputy majority whip from 2006 to 2007.

In July 2007, following the resignation of Patrick J. Hogan, King applied to serve the remainder of his term in the Maryland Senate.{{cite news |last1=Green |first1=Andrew A. |title=Hogan to resign from Senate |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-2007-07-17-0707170223-story.html |access-date=October 30, 2023 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=July 17, 2007}} She was appointed to the seat by Governor Martin O'Malley and was sworn in on September 5, 2007. King was elected to a full term in 2010 after defeating state delegate Saqib Ali in a competitive primary election in which she ran with the backing of the Maryland Democratic Party establishment and used campaign material to try to embarrass Ali.{{cite news |last1=Wagner |first1=John |title=In Montgomery, Senate primaries turn nasty |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/maryland/bs-xpm-2010-09-08-bs-md-montgomery-races-20100908-story.html |access-date=October 30, 2023 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=September 8, 2010}}{{cite news |last1=Linskey |first1=Annie |last2=Walker |first2=Andrea |title=Ferguson topples Baltimore Senator Della |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-2010-09-15-bs-md-legislative-primary-results-20100914-story.html |access-date=October 30, 2023 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=September 15, 2010}}

King has served as a member of the Budget and Taxation Committee since 2007, and was its chair in 2019,{{cite news |last1=Wiggins |first1=Ovetta |title=A big wave of female lawmakers is about to land in Annapolis |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/md-politics/a-big-wave-of-female-lawmakers-is-about-to-wash-up-in-annapolis/2018/12/21/4f47d104-f987-11e8-8c9a-860ce2a8148f_story.html |access-date=October 30, 2023 |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=December 22, 2018}} and has been a member of the Executive Nominations Committee, the Rules Committee, and the Legislative Policy Committee since 2019. In January 2018, she delivered the Democratic response to Governor Larry Hogan's State of the State Address.{{cite news |last1=Hicks |first1=Josh |last2=Wiggins |first2=Ovetta |title=Hogan's State of the State speech lays groundwork for 2018 campaign |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/md-politics/as-hogan-prepares-for-his-fourth-state-of-the-state-address-critics-plan-to-pounce/2018/01/30/c34a8fce-0608-11e8-8777-2a059f168dd2_story.html |access-date=October 30, 2023 |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=January 31, 2018}}

In July 2019, King endorsed former vice president Joe Biden in the 2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries.{{cite news |last1=Broadwater |first1=Luke |title=Biden announces 29 Maryland endorsements |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/politics/bs-md-pol-biden-endorsements-20190729-ptcrrsjzpzaxdivlztlcadgpb4-story.html |access-date=October 30, 2023 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=July 29, 2019}} She would later serve as a delegate to the Democratic National Convention pledged to Biden.

In December 2019, after Thomas V. Miller Jr. said he would not seek re-election as president of the Maryland Senate, King explored running to succeed him but ultimately decided against it.{{cite news |last1=Wiggins |first1=Ovetta |last2=Cox |first2=Erin |title=Longtime Md. Senate president is expected to announce his plans |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/md-politics/longtime-md-senate-president-mike-miller-expected-to-announce-his-plans/2019/10/23/12552620-f503-11e9-8cf0-4cc99f74d127_story.html |access-date=October 30, 2023 |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=October 23, 2019}} In January 2020, following the election of Bill Ferguson as Senate president, Ferguson appointed King to serve as majority leader of the Maryland Senate.{{cite news |last1=Broadwater |first1=Luke |last2=Wood |first2=Pamela |title=Incoming Maryland Senate President Bill Ferguson sets his leadership team |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/politics/bs-md-pol-senate-changes-20191212-tlaehqykmrfe5gjhx3mlnw4nqe-story.html |access-date=October 30, 2023 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=December 12, 2019}}{{cite news |last1=Cox |first1=Erin |title=New leaders in Maryland Senate will be younger, more left-leaning |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/md-politics/new-leaders-in-maryland-senate-will-be-younger-more-left-leaning/2019/12/12/ac44a308-1d0a-11ea-8d58-5ac3600967a1_story.html |access-date=October 30, 2023 |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=December 12, 2019}}

In 2001, King supported efforts to repeal the county's ban on cell phones in the classroom, calling it a "security blanket" for students and parents amid the September 11 attacks.{{cite news |last1=Argetsinger |first1=Amy |title=Why, Back When I Was a Teen... |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/2000/03/09/why-back-when-i-was-a-teen/72ce1400-3dc6-4635-8dd6-1169a654cb94/ |access-date=October 30, 2023 |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=March 9, 2000}}{{cite news |last1=Gowen |first1=Annie |title=Montgomery Schools Ease Cell Phone Ban |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/2001/10/17/montgomery-schools-ease-cell-phone-ban/933a9656-d999-487d-bd7e-965bb52dc8f9/ |access-date=October 30, 2023 |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=October 17, 2001}}

In 2002, King said she opposed condom demonstrations in sex education classes, arguing that it was the responsibility of parents to teach their children how to use contraceptives.{{cite news |last1=Schulte |first1=Brigid |title=Condoms Stay Under Wraps in Schools |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/2002/03/19/condoms-stay-under-wraps-in-schools/14881f99-ff14-4f85-8193-9278f8e9e35c/ |access-date=October 30, 2023 |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=March 19, 2002}}

During the 2007 legislative session, King introduced legislation to prohibit student school board members from voting on personnel matters.{{cite news |last1=Vise |first1=Daniel de |title=Student Voting Power Hangs In the Balance |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/2007/01/04/student-voting-power-hangs-in-the-balance/353b3669-3557-4f1e-b928-c1b582922b61/ |access-date=October 30, 2023 |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=January 4, 2007}}

In 2011, King voted for Maryland's Dream Act, a bill that extended in-state tuition for undocumented immigrants.{{cite news |title=These are the Senators who voted for in-state tuition for illegal immigrants |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/opinion/bs-xpm-2011-03-17-bs-ed-tuition-immigrants-letter-20110317-story.html |access-date=October 30, 2023 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=March 17, 2011}}

During the 2014 legislative session, King introduced a bill to stop the state from administering the Maryland School Assessment.{{cite news |last1=Layton |first1=Lyndsey |title=25,000 Maryland students taking Common Core exam won't have to take state test |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/maryland-students-avoid-double-testing/2014/02/14/54b40b72-95ae-11e3-9616-d367fa6ea99b_story.html |access-date=October 30, 2023 |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=February 14, 2014}}

In 2015, King introduced a bill to provide $20 million annually to allow Montgomery County to issue $700 million in bonds for school construction.{{cite news |last1=St. George |first1=Donna |last2=Wiggins |first2=Ovetta |title=Montgomery leaders urge support for school construction funding |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/montgomery-leaders-urge-support-for-school-construction-funding/2015/02/18/52f625a8-b705-11e4-9423-f3d0a1ec335c_story.html |access-date=October 30, 2023 |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=February 19, 2015}}

During the 2018 legislative session, King introduced a bill to allow school districts to extend their school calendar up to five days past the state's June 15 deadline for closing schools without needing permission from the Maryland State Department of Education. The bill passed and was signed into law by Governor Larry Hogan.{{cite news |last1=Chason |first1=Rachel |last2=Wiggins |first2=Ovetta |title=Maryland General Assembly moves to give flexibility to local school districts creating school calendars |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/md-politics/maryland-general-assembly-moves-to-give-flexibility-to-local-school-districts-creating-school-calendars/2018/03/28/acdd25ec-32b0-11e8-94fa-32d48460b955_story.html |access-date=October 30, 2023 |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=March 28, 2018}} In 2019, she supported a bill that would repeal Hogan's executive order requiring schools to start after Labor Day{{cite news |last1=Wiggins |first1=Ovetta |title=Md. Senate votes to overturn post-Labor Day start; Hogan vows public referendum |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/md-politics/md-senate-votes-to-overturn-post-labor-day-start-hogan-vows-public-referendum/2019/02/07/2153fbc0-2a91-11e9-984d-9b8fba003e81_story.html |access-date=October 30, 2023 |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=February 7, 2019}} and dismissed proposals from Hogan to hold a referendum on school start dates, calling it "silly" and "unnecessary".{{cite news |last1=Broadwater |first1=Luke |last2=Wood |first2=Pamela |title=In fight with legislature, Gov. Hogan endorses referendum on Maryland public schools starting after Labor Day |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/politics/bs-md-labor-day-start-20190206-story.html |access-date=October 30, 2023 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=February 6, 2019}}

During debate on the Blueprint for Maryland's Future bill in 2020, King introduced an amendment that would reduce funding for the Blueprint implementation if the COVID-19 pandemic reduced the state's revenues. The amendment was added to the bill.{{cite news |last1=Wiggins |first1=Ovetta |last2=Cox |first2=Erin |title=Worried about economic impact of virus, Maryland Senate votes to curtail public education overhaul |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/md-politics/worried-about-economic-impact-of-virus-maryland-senate-votes-to-curtail-public-education-overhaul/2020/03/14/f4c53f88-6630-11ea-845d-e35b0234b136_story.html |access-date=October 30, 2023 |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=March 14, 2020}}

During the 2014 legislative session, King introduced a bill to repeal Maryland's ban on placing wagers on games of poker played at home.{{cite news |last1=Kunkle |first1=Fredrick |title=Maryland weighs lifting obscure ban on playing poker for money at home |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/md-politics/maryland-weighs-lifting-obscure-ban-on-playing-poker-for-money-at-home/2014/02/25/0c1d7a9c-9e4b-11e3-9ba6-800d1192d08b_story.html |access-date=October 30, 2023 |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=February 25, 2014}} In 2020, she introduced legislation creating a ballot referendum to repeal the state's ban on sports betting,{{cite news |last1=Wiggins |first1=Ovetta |title=Goucher College poll: Maryland residents deeply divided over sports betting |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/md-politics/goucher-college-poll-maryland-residents-deeply-divided-over-sports-betting/2020/02/23/390514a2-54d9-11ea-b119-4faabac6674f_story.html |access-date=October 30, 2023 |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=February 24, 2020}} which passed and was approved by voters in November 2020.{{cite news |last1=Reed |first1=Lillian |last2=Wood |first2=Pamela |title=Marylanders vote 'yes' on ballot questions about sports betting, state budget |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/politics/elections/bs-md-pol-state-amendments-20201104-jclikmwcszglbnlyflwuxs3knq-htmlstory.html |access-date=October 30, 2023 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=November 4, 2020}} In 2023, she proposed a ballot referendum on legalizing online gambling.{{cite news |last1=Charles |first1=Michael |title=Maryland legislature to analyze gambling expansion |url=https://cnsmaryland.org/2023/02/15/maryland-legislature-to-analyze-gambling-expansion/ |access-date=October 30, 2023 |work=Capital News Service |date=February 15, 2023}}

During the 2006 legislative session, King supported a bill that would allow for the confiscation of weapons before a judge orders a final protective order.{{cite news |last1=Dixon |first1=Tyeesha |last2=Harris |first2=Melissa |title=Sorrowful ending |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-2007-11-30-0711300012-story.html |access-date=October 30, 2023 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=November 30, 2007}}

During the 2013 legislative session, King voted for the Firearms Safety Act, a bill that placed restrictions on firearm purchases and magazine capacity in semi-automatic rifles.{{cite news |last1=Wagner |first1=John |title=How the Maryland Senate voted on passed gun-control legislation |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/md-politics/how-the-maryland-senate-voted-on-passed-gun-control-legislation/2013/04/05/854db6c6-9df6-11e2-a2db-efc5298a95e1_story.html |access-date=October 1, 2023 |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=April 5, 2013}}

In November 2023, King and eight other state senators signed a joint letter that threatened to defund immigrants rights group CASA de Maryland because it had called for an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza war and condemned the "utilization of US tax dollars to promote the ongoing violence."{{cite news |last1=Thakker |first1=Prem |title=Maryland Democrats Threaten Funding of Immigrant Rights Group That Called for Gaza Ceasefire |url=https://theintercept.com/2023/11/09/maryland-democrats-casa-gaza-ceasefire/ |access-date=November 10, 2023 |work=The Intercept |date=November 9, 2023}}

In 1996, King abstained from voting on a bill to ban discrimination against homosexuals in public education,{{cite news |last1=Beyers |first1=Dan |title=Gay rights furor may signal change in Montgomery |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1996/03/27/gay-rights-furor-may-signal-change-in-montgomery/eaa7393a-ec4d-4f0f-a21c-c10d002c224e/ |access-date=October 30, 2023 |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=March 27, 1996}} saying that she thought the county no longer needed to spell out what groups needed special protections.{{cite news |last1=Beyers |first1=Dan |title=Montgomery schools ban anti-gay discrimination |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1996/03/26/montgomery-schools-ban-anti-gay-discrimination/303acc61-65d6-4628-9561-93570aad5310/ |access-date=October 30, 2023 |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=March 26, 1996}} In 1997, she voted against allowing a high school television production class to air a debate about same-sex marriage on the school's public cable channel.{{cite news |last1=Beyers |first1=Dan |title=Montgomery to air controversial tape |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1997/04/24/montgomery-to-air-controversial-tape/b95c22d9-71c8-4c9a-8cc1-f42a220694a2/ |access-date=October 30, 2023 |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=April 24, 1997}} In 2006, King voted to uphold a committee decision blocking a bill to amend the state constitution to ban same-sex marriage.{{cite news |title=How the Area's Delegates Voted |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/2006/02/04/how-the-areas-delegates-voted/dd12ac29-1863-473e-8361-bff3f7ab79a6/ |access-date=October 30, 2023 |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=February 4, 2006}} During her 2010 Senate campaign, she called legalizing same-sex marriage a "very, very difficult issue in our district" but said she would vote for it if a bill to do so was introduced. She voted for the Civil Marriage Protection Act in 2011 and 2012.{{cite news |title=Senate vote count from 2011 on same-sex marriage |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/maryland/bs-md-ssm-vote-count-2011-20120220-story.html |access-date=October 30, 2023 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=February 20, 2012}}

In June 2001, King said she would support renaming an elementary school in Germantown after Lillian B. Brown, a retired Black teacher who taught at a nearby school during segregation.{{cite news |last1=Perez-Rivas |first1=Manuel |title=Dispute Looms Over What's in School's Name |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/2001/06/11/dispute-looms-over-whats-in-schools-name/94868a99-5911-4443-bd00-ff3f495077a2/ |access-date=October 30, 2023 |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=June 11, 2001}}

During the 2013 legislative session, King voted to repeal the death penalty.{{cite news |last1=Wagner |first1=John |title=How the Maryland Senate voted on repealing the death penalty |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/md-politics/how-the-maryland-senate-voted-on-repealing-the-death-penalty/2013/03/06/977a20fc-85e4-11e2-999e-5f8e0410cb9d_story.html |access-date=October 1, 2023 |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=March 6, 2013}}

In 2019, King supported the End-of-Life Option Act, which would have provided palliative care to terminally ill adults, likening it to getting an abortion.{{cite news |last1=Wood |first1=Pamela |title=Bill to legalize medically assisted suicide in Maryland defeated in state Senate |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/politics/bs-md-senate-suicide-vote-20190327-story.html |access-date=October 30, 2023 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=March 27, 2019}}

During the 2013 legislative session, King introduced legislation to give Lockheed Martin $450,000 in tax breaks.{{cite news |last1=Wagner |first1=John |title=Maryland Senate advances local tax break for Lockheed Martin |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/md-politics/maryland-senate-advances-local-tax-break-for-lockheed-martin/2013/03/08/0715b2f6-880a-11e2-999e-5f8e0410cb9d_story.html |access-date=October 30, 2023 |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=March 8, 2013}}{{cite news |last1=Wagner |first1=John |title=Md. Senate passes bill granting local tax break to Lockheed Martin |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/md-politics/md-senate-passes-bill-granting-local-tax-break-to-lockheed-martin/2013/03/18/665adf7c-9037-11e2-9abd-e4c5c9dc5e90_story.html |access-date=October 30, 2023 |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=March 18, 2013}} In 2018, she supported a bill providing $5.6 billion in tax incentives to Amazon to build their second headquarters in Montgomery County.{{cite news |last1=Dance |first1=Scott |title=$3B tax break for Amazon HQ2 in Montgomery County pushed as economic boom for all of Maryland |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/politics/bs-md-amazon-incentives-20180228-story.html |access-date=October 30, 2023 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=February 28, 2018}}

During the 2019 legislative session, King introduced a bill that would provide tax credits toward child and dependent care costs.{{cite news |last1=Broadwater |first1=Luke |title=Maryland Senate passes legislation to award millions of dollars in tax credits for child care |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/politics/bs-md-senate-child-care-20190312-story.html |access-date=October 30, 2023 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=March 12, 2019}} The bill passed and was signed into law by Governor Larry Hogan.{{cite news |last1=Broadwater |first1=Luke |title=Maryland General Assembly passes bill expanding tax credits for child care |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/politics/bs-md-child-care-tax-credits-20190403-story.html |access-date=October 30, 2023 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=April 3, 2019}}

King supports proposals to add high-occupancy toll lanes to Interstate 270 and the Capital Beltway.{{cite news |last1=Shaver |first1=Katherine |title=Maryland plan to widen I-270 first could make traffic worse, toll lane advocates say |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/trafficandcommuting/maryland-plan-to-widen-i-270-first-could-make-traffic-worse-toll-lane-advocates-say/2019/10/11/7796dba6-e495-11e9-b403-f738899982d2_story.html |access-date=October 30, 2023 |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=October 11, 2019}} In April 2021, she criticized a bill that would require more scrutiny over state public–private partnerships as an "attempt to add time and costs" to the highway projects.{{cite news |last1=Shaver |first1=Katherine |title=Third attempt to tighten Md.'s public-private partnership law fails in Senate |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/trafficandcommuting/maryland-public-private/2021/04/14/8d6ec118-9ca5-11eb-9d05-ae06f4529ece_story.html |access-date=October 30, 2023 |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=April 17, 2021}} King blocked the bill from receiving a vote after Maryland Transportation Secretary Pete Rahn said it would result in a three-year delay to the highway projects.{{cite news |last1=Shaver |first1=Katherine |title=Bill that would have delayed Maryland highway tolling plan dies |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/transportation/2019/04/09/bill-that-would-have-delayed-maryland-highway-tolling-plan-dies/ |access-date=October 30, 2023 |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=April 9, 2019 |language=en}}

King is married and has three children.

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| title = Maryland House of Delegates District 39 election, 2002{{cite web |title=2002 Gubernatorial Election |url=https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/2002/results/g_ld39.html |website=Maryland State Board of Elections |access-date=October 29, 2023 |date=December 2, 2002}}

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

|party = Maryland Democratic Party

|candidate = Charles E. Barkley (incumbent)

|votes = 16,509

|percentage = 20.6

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

|party = Maryland Democratic Party

|candidate = Nancy J. King

|votes = 16,477

|percentage = 20.6

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

|party = Maryland Democratic Party

|candidate = Joan F. Stern (incumbent)

|votes = 15,461

|percentage = 19.3

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Maryland Republican Party

|candidate = Robert J. Smith

|votes = 10,490

|percentage = 13.1

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Maryland Republican Party

|candidate = Kyle Winkfield

|votes = 10,086

|percentage = 12.6

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Maryland Republican Party

|candidate = Bill Witham

|votes = 9,027

|percentage = 11.3

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Independent (US)

|candidate = Bill White

|votes = 1,846

|percentage = 2.3

}}

{{Election box write-in with party link no change

|votes = 73

|percentage = 0.1

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no change

| title = Maryland House of Delegates District 39 election, 2006{{cite web

| title = Official 2006 Gubernatorial General Election results for Legislative District 39

| work = Maryland State Board of Elections

| url = https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/2006/results/general/legislative_district_39.html}}

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Nancy J. King (incumbent)

|votes = 18,651

|percentage = 23.5

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Charles E. Barkley (incumbent)

|votes = 18,253

|percentage = 23.0

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Saqib Ali

|votes = 16,455

|percentage = 20.7

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Republican Party (United States)

|candidate = David Nichols

|votes = 9,278

|percentage = 11.7

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Republican Party (United States)

|candidate = Gary Scott

|votes = 8,363

|percentage = 10.5

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Republican Party (United States)

|candidate = Bill Witham

|votes = 8,244

|percentage = 10.4

}}

{{Election box write-in with party link no change

|votes = 68

|percentage = 0.1

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no change

| title = Maryland Senate District 39 Democratic primary election, 2010{{cite web

| title = Official 2010 Gubernatorial Primary Election results for State Senator

| work = Maryland State Board of Elections

| url = https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/2010/results/Primary/gen_results_2010_1_01539.html}}

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Nancy J. King (incumbent)

|votes = 3,695

|percentage = 51.7

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Saqib Ali

|votes = 3,447

|percentage = 48.3

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no change

| title = Maryland Senate District 39 election, 2010{{cite web

| title = Official 2010 Gubernatorial General Election results for State Senator

| work = Maryland State Board of Elections

| url = https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/2010/results/General/gen_results_2010_2_01539.html}}

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Nancy J. King (incumbent)

|votes = 17,990

|percentage = 64.6

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Republican Party (United States)

|candidate = Robert J. Smith

|votes = 9,724

|percentage = 34.9

}}

{{Election box write-in with party link no change

|votes = 138

|percentage = 0.5

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no change

| title = Maryland Senate District 39 election, 2014{{cite web

| title = Official 2014 Gubernatorial General Election results for State Senator

| work = Maryland State Board of Elections

| url = https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/2014/results/General/gen_results_2014_2_01539.html

| date = December 2, 2014}}

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Nancy J. King (incumbent)

|votes = 18,808

|percentage = 97.2

}}

{{Election box write-in with party link no change

|votes = 536

|percentage = 2.8

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no change

|title = Maryland Senate District 39 election, 2018{{cite web

| title = Official 2018 Gubernatorial General Election results for State Senator

| work = Maryland State Board of Elections

| url = https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/2018/results/general/gen_results_2018_2_01539.html

| date = December 11, 2018}}

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = Nancy J. King (incumbent)

| votes = 32,417

| percentage = 79.3

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Al Phillips

| votes = 8,434

| percentage = 20.6

}}

{{Election box write-in with party link no change

| votes = 53

| percentage = 0.1

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no change

|title=Maryland Senate District 39 election, 2022{{cite web

| title = Official 2022 Gubernatorial General Election results for State Senator

| work = Maryland State Board of Elections

| url = https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/2022/general_results/gen_results_2022_6_39.html

| date = December 7, 2022}}

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

|party = Maryland Democratic Party

|candidate = Nancy J. King (incumbent)

|votes = 25,188

|percentage = 86.2

}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Maryland Green Party

|candidate = Moshe Landman

|votes = 3,582

|percentage = 12.3

}}{{Election box write-in with party link no change

|votes = 457

|percentage = 1.6

}}{{Election box end}}

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