Jessica King

Jessica Jeane King[1] (born July 21, 1975) is an American lawyer and politician from Wisconsin. She is a former Democratic member of the Wisconsin Senate, representing the 18th district when elected in 2011. She defeated incumbent Republican Senator Randy Hopper in a special recall election on August 9, 2011,[2] and took office August 25, 2011;[3] but lost the seat to another Republican, Rick Gudex, in the November 2012 general election, which reverted that chamber back to Republican control.

Jessica King
Member of the Wisconsin Senate
from the 18th district
In office
August 25, 2011 – January 3, 2013
Preceded byRandy Hopper
Succeeded byRick Gudex
Personal details
Born (1975-07-21) July 21, 1975
Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
EducationUniversity of Wisconsin, Oshkosh (BA)
Thomas Jefferson School of Law (JD)
WebsiteCampaign website

Background

King was born and raised in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin.[4] Her parents were disabled, and she became a ward of the state at age 15. She put herself through the University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh, working in a juicebox factory and doing similar work, and went on to earn a law degree from Thomas Jefferson School of Law in California.[5] In 2004, she returned to Wisconsin to care for her aging parents. She opened a small business, and served as an adjunct professor at University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh.

She is a former associate attorney who was with Steinhilber, Swanson, Mares, Marone & McDermott.[6]

King was elected to the Oshkosh Common Council, eventually becoming deputy mayor,[4] In 2008, she ran against Hopper for the Senate losing by only 163 votes (41,741 to 41,904).[7]

Wisconsin Senate

In the wake of the 2011 Wisconsin protests, King was one of two Wisconsin Democratic challengers successful in unseating Republican incumbent senators who had supported Governor Walker. The 18th district includes Fond du Lac, Oshkosh, and Waupun. She narrowly defeated Hopper by 1254 votes (28,191 votes to 26,937)[8] amid a scandal in March 2011 regarding Hopper's reported marital infidelity [9]

On November 13, 2012, King conceded to Republican Rick Gudex, current Fond du Lac City Council president.[10] As a result of this race, the Wisconsin State Senate reverted to Republican control by a two-vote majority in January 2013.

2020 congressional election

She is running against incumbent Glenn Grothman for Wisconsin's 6th congressional district in 2020. Jessica King received 164,239 votes, or 40.72% of the total votes cast. She failed to unseat the incumbent.

References
  1. About this Candidate
  2. Veremis, Lindsay (August 10, 2011). "District 18: King defeats Hopper". WLUK-TV. Archived from the original on March 26, 2012. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
  3. Rolander, Leslie (August 18, 2011). "Wis. Dems to Take Oaths of Office Next Week". KSTP-TV. Hubbard Broadcasting Company. Archived from the original on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
  4. "About Jess". King Campaign Site. Archived from the original on 18 August 2012. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
  5. "Jessica King '01 is a Contributing Author". Thomas Jefferson School of Law. 13 July 2011. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
  6. "Council Member Jessica King". Archived from the original on 2009-04-27. Retrieved 2009-04-27.
  7. State of Wisconsin 2009-2010 Blue Book (PDF). Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau. Madison: Joint Committee on Legislative Organization, Wisconsin Legislature. 2009. p. 911. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 June 2013.
  8. "2011 Recall Election SD 2, 8, 10, 14, 18, 32 - Results". Wisconsin Elections Commission. 8 September 2011. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
  9. Ferguson, David (March 13, 2011). "WI Repub lives outside district with mistress, says wife". rawstory.com. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
  10. "Jessica King Concedes District 18 Race". Nbc26.com. Archived from the original on 29 January 2013. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
Wisconsin State Senate
Preceded by
Randy Hopper		 Member of the Wisconsin Senate
from the 18th district
2011–2013		 Succeeded by
Rick Gudex
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