Ruth Briggs King

Briggs King earned her AA in medical technology from Delaware Technical Community College and her BA and MA in human resources from Wilmington College.

Briggs King first ran for office in 2009, losing in the Republican primary to represent district 41 in the Delaware House of Representatives. She was subsequently elected in 2009 to replace Republican Joseph Booth, who had won a special election for the Delaware Senate.{{cite web |url=https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/biography/117701/ruth-briggs-king|title=Representative Ruth Briggs King's Biography |publisher=Vote Smart |accessdate=November 5, 2013}} She resigned from the House in November 2023.{{cite web |url=https://www.delawarepublic.org/politics-government/2023-11-15/state-rep-ruth-briggs-king-resigns-after-14-years-in-general-assembly|title=State Rep. Ruth Briggs King resigns after 14 years in General Assembly |publisher=Delaware Public Media |accessdate=November 19, 2023}} In May 2024, she announced her candidacy for lieutenant governor of Delaware.{{cite web |url= https://www.delawarepublic.org/politics-government/2024-05-20/former-state-rep-ruth-briggs-king-launches-bid-for-delaware-lt-governor?_amp=true|title=Former State Rep.Ruth Briggs King launches Bid for Lt. Governor |publisher=Delaware Public Media |accessdate=June 23, 2024}} In the November general election, she lost to Democratic nominee Kyle Evans Gay, earning 44.8% of the vote.{{Cite web |last=Edelen |first=Joseph |date=2024-10-25 |title=Briggs King, Gay see opportunities as Delaware's next lieutenant governor |url=https://baytobaynews.com/stories/briggs-king-gay-see-opportunities-as-delawares-next-lieutenant-governor,148835 |access-date=2024-10-27 |website=Bay to Bay News |language=en}}{{cite news |title=Delaware lieutenant governor election results 2024 |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/elections/results/2024/11/05/delaware-lieutenant-governor/ |work=The Washington Post |date=November 14, 2024}}

Briggs King has worked as a human resources consultant for Workforce Solutions since 2019. She is married to Stanley King, and they have two sons.{{cite web |title=REPRESENTATIVE RUTH BRIGGS KING |url=https://conferences.shrm.org/presenter/representative-ruth-briggs-king |website=SHRM.org |access-date=June 17, 2021}}

• In 2000, Briggs King ran for District 41 in the Republican primary but lost.{{cite web |url=http://elections.delaware.gov/archive/elect00/2000pofficial.shtml |title=State of Delaware Primary Election Official Results |date=September 9, 2000 |publisher=Delaware Department of Elections |department=Office of the State Election Commissioner |accessdate=November 5, 2013}} The incumbent representative, Democrat Charles West, went on to win the general election and served until 2003.
• In 2009, Briggs King won the special election to replace Joseph Booth in District 37 with 2,429 votes (53.6%) against Democratic nominee Robert Robertson.{{cite web |url=http://elections.delaware.gov/archive/elect09/elect09Special_37/37RDTOT.pdf |title=State of Delaware Special Election Official Results |date=September 12, 2009 |publisher=Delaware Department of Elections |department=Office of the State Election Commissioner |accessdate=November 5, 2013}}
• In 2010, Briggs King won the general election with 5,149 votes (61.8%) against Democratic nominee Frank Shade.{{cite web |url=http://elections.delaware.gov/archive/elect10/elect10_General/html/election.shtml |title=State of Delaware General Election Official Results |date=November 2, 2010 |publisher=Delaware Department of Elections |department=Office of the State Election Commissioner |accessdate=November 5, 2013}}
• In 2012, Briggs King won the general election with 5,026 votes (54.8%) against Democratic nominee Elizabeth McGinn.{{cite web |url=http://elections.delaware.gov/archive/elect12/elect12_general/html/election.shtml |title=State of Delaware General Election Official Results |date=November 6, 2012 |publisher=Delaware Department of Elections |department=Office of the State Election Commissioner |accessdate=November 5, 2013}}
• In 2014, Briggs King won the general election with 4,173 votes (65.3%) against Democratic nominee Paulette Ann Rappa.{{cite web |url= https://elections.delaware.gov/archive/elect14/elect14_General/html/election.shtml |title= State of Delaware General Election Official Results |date= November 7, 2014 |publisher=Delaware Department of Elections |department=Office of the State Election Commissioner |accessdate=January 7, 2019}}
• In 2016, Briggs King won the general election with 6,720 votes (62.5%) in a rematch against Democratic nominee Paulette Ann Rappa.{{cite web |url= http://elections.delaware.gov/archive/elect16/elect16_general/html/election.shtml |title= State of Delaware General Election Official Results |date= November 8, 2016 |publisher=Delaware Department of Elections |department=Office of the State Election Commissioner |accessdate=January 7, 2019}}
• In 2018, Briggs King was unopposed in the general election and won 6,853 votes.{{cite web |url= http://elections.delaware.gov/archive/elect18/elect18_general/html/election.shtml |title= State of Delaware General Election Official Results |date= November 6, 2018 |publisher=Delaware Department of Elections |department=Office of the State Election Commissioner |accessdate=January 7, 2019}}

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• [https://legis.delaware.gov/AssemblyMember/150/BriggsKing Official page] at the Delaware General Assembly
• [http://www.meetruth.com/ Campaign site]
• [http://ballotpedia.org/Ruth_Briggs_King Ruth Briggs King's Profile on Ballotpedia]
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Category:1956 births

Category:21st-century American women politicians

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Category:People from Milford, Delaware

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Category:21st-century members of the Delaware General Assembly

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