Ruth Briggs King
Member of the Delaware House of Representatives
from the 37th district
In office
September 14, 2009 – November 15, 2023
Preceded byJoseph W. Booth
Succeeded byValerie Jones Giltner
Personal details
Born (1956-03-08) March 8, 1956 (age 68)
Milford, Delaware, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Residence(s)Milford, Delaware
Alma materDelaware Technical Community College
Wilmington University
Websitemeetruth.com

Ruth Briggs King (born March 8, 1956) is an American politician. She is a former Republican member of the Delaware House of Representatives, representing district 37.[1] After losing a primary race in 2000, she was elected to replace Republican Joseph Booth, who had won a special election to a seat in the Delaware Senate, in 2009.[2] She resigned from the House in November 2023.[3]

Briggs King earned her AA in medical technology from Delaware Technical Community College and her BA and MA in human resources from Wilmington College. She has been a human resources consultant for Workforce Solutions since 2019.[2][1]

Electoral history

Committees

Briggs King currently serves on the following committees:[1]

Personal life

Briggs King is married to Stanley King and they have two sons and six grandchildren.[11]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Representative Ruth Briggs King (R)". Dover, Delaware: Delaware General Assembly. Retrieved January 8, 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Representative Ruth Briggs King's Biography". Vote Smart. Retrieved November 5, 2013.
  3. ^ "State Rep. Ruth Briggs King resigns after 14 years in General Assembly". Delaware Public Media. Retrieved November 19, 2023.
  4. ^ "State of Delaware Primary Election Official Results". Office of the State Election Commissioner. Delaware Department of Elections. September 9, 2000. Retrieved November 5, 2013.
  5. ^ "State of Delaware Special Election Official Results" (PDF). Office of the State Election Commissioner. Delaware Department of Elections. September 12, 2009. Retrieved November 5, 2013.
  6. ^ "State of Delaware General Election Official Results". Office of the State Election Commissioner. Delaware Department of Elections. November 2, 2010. Retrieved November 5, 2013.
  7. ^ "State of Delaware General Election Official Results". Office of the State Election Commissioner. Delaware Department of Elections. November 6, 2012. Retrieved November 5, 2013.
  8. ^ "State of Delaware General Election Official Results". Office of the State Election Commissioner. Delaware Department of Elections. November 7, 2014. Retrieved January 7, 2019.
  9. ^ "State of Delaware General Election Official Results". Office of the State Election Commissioner. Delaware Department of Elections. November 8, 2016. Retrieved January 7, 2019.
  10. ^ "State of Delaware General Election Official Results". Office of the State Election Commissioner. Delaware Department of Elections. November 6, 2018. Retrieved January 7, 2019.
  11. ^ "REPRESENTATIVE RUTH BRIGGS KING". SHRM.org. Retrieved June 17, 2021.

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