Nancy J. King is an American politician from Maryland

Maryland

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 and a member of the Democratic Party

Democratic Party (United States)

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. After serving five years in the Maryland House of Delegates

Maryland House of Delegates

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, she was appointed to the Maryland State Senate

Maryland State Senate

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 in 2007. King represents Maryland's 39th district in Montgomery County

Montgomery County, Maryland

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. She serves on the Budget and Taxation Committee.

King was born in Niagara Falls

Niagara Falls, New York

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, New York

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 on October 7, 1949. She attended the Niagara County Community College. In the mid-1990s, King became active in a number of Montgomery County civic organizations, including Meals on Wheels, the PTA, and the Montgomery Village Foundation. She was elected to the school board for the Montgomery County Public Schools

Montgomery County Public Schools

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 in 1994 and served there until her election to the Assembly. Since being elected to the General Assembly, she has been an advocate for education. She serves at the Senate Chair of the Joint Committee on Children, Youth and Families.

• 2006 Race for Maryland House of Delegates – 39th District

Voters to choose three:

Name	Votes	Perecent	Outcome
Nancy J. King, Democratic	18,651	23.5%	Won
Charles E. Barkley Charles E. Barkley Charles E. "Charlie" Barkley is an American politician from Maryland and a member of the Democratic Party. He is currently serving in his third term in the Maryland House of Delegates, representing Maryland's District 39 in Montgomery County... , Democratic	18,253	23.0%	Won
Saqib Ali Saqib Ali Saqib Ali is a former State Delegate in the Maryland House of Delegates, having been elected in 2006 to represent the 39th District. Ali is an American of Pakistani descent.-Background:... , Democratic	16,455	20.7%	Won
David Nichols, Republican	9,278	11.7%	Lost
Gary Scott, Republican	8,363	10.4%	Lost
Bill Witham, Republican	8,244	10.4%	Lost