Phil King
Texas State Senator, District 10 since 2022. Next on the ballot in 2028.
- In office
- 3 yrs
- Since 2022
- Votes missed
- 14.7%
- Chamber median 4.4%
- With party
- 47%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +68.8
- Won 2020
- Next election
- 2028
- Nov 7, 2028
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Business and Commerce · vice chair
- Homeland and Border Security Select · chair
- Religious Liberty Select · chair
- Special Committee on Congressional Redistricting · chair
- Criminal Justice
- Education
- Finance
- Higher Education
- Local Government
- Transportation
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Voting record
Where King sits in the Texas House of Representatives
King is closer to the center than 99% of the chamber's Republicans.
Closest: Charlie Geren, Ryan Guillen, Terry Canales
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 5:04 PM ET
With King’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Republicans47%
Black tick: the average of Republicans in the Texas House of Representatives.
Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships
Key votes
Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: King’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.
| Date | Bill | King | Rep. majority | Dem. majority | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 1, 2025 | HB 2017: Relating to increasing the criminal penalty and changing the eligibility for community… | Not voting | Yes | No | Passed 96–38 |
| Jun 1, 2025 | HB 119: Relating to the registration as a lobbyist of persons who engage in certain lobbying… | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 101–36 |
| May 31, 2025 | SB 379: Relating to prohibiting the purchase of sweetened drinks and candy under the supplemental… | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 84–45 |
| May 30, 2025 | HB 1056: Relating to the recognition of gold and silver specie as legal tender and the… | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 101–32 |
| May 28, 2025 | SB 1300: Relating to the prosecution and punishment of the criminal offense of organized retail… | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 110–31 |
Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls
Career
Offices held, and every time King was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Elections
Margin against the seat’s presidential baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year.
| Year | Race | Result | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Texas State Senate, District 10 | Won | — |
| 2020 | Texas House of Representatives, District 61 | Won | R+68.8 |
| 2018 | Texas House of Representatives, District 61 | Won | — |
| 2016 | Texas House of Representatives, District 61 | Won | — |
| 2014 | Texas House of Representatives, District 61 | Won | R+66.1 |
| 2012 | Texas House of Representatives, District 61 | Won | R+77.8 |
| 2010 | Texas House of Representatives, District 61 | Won | R+72.5 |
| 2008 | Texas House of Representatives, District 61 | Won | R+48.3 |
| 2006 | Texas House of Representatives, District 61 | Won | R+60.8 |
| 2004 | Texas House of Representatives, District 61 | Won | — |
| 2002 | Texas House of Representatives, District 61 | Won | R+38.0 |
| 2000 | Texas House of Representatives, District 61 | Won | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats King has held
- Texas State Senate, District 10 · since 2022
- Texas House of Representatives, District 61 · 1998–2022
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who King has run against
- Christopher Cox (D) · 2020 general, won
- Matthew Britt (D) · 2014 general, won
- Matthew Britt (G) · 2012 general, won
- Richard Wells Forsythe Jr. (L) · 2010 general, won
- Charles William Randolph (D) · 2008 general, won
- Richard Forsythe Jr. (L) · 2006 general, won
Source: 99chambers results archive
How we know King
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/98bef50a-73c7-4139-9b8e-628d0e89d659
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET