Gary King (politician)
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Susana Martinez
September 29, 1954
Gary King | |
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| 30th Attorney General of New Mexico | |
| In office January 1, 2007 – January 1, 2015 | |
| Governor | Bill Richardson Susana Martinez |
| Preceded by | Patricia Madrid |
| Succeeded by | Hector Balderas |
| Member of the New Mexico House of Representatives from the 50th district | |
| In office 1986–1998 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Gary Kenneth King September 29, 1954 Stanley, New Mexico, U.S. |
| Party | Democratic |
| Spouse | |
| Parent(s) | Bruce King (father) Alice King (mother) |
| Education | New Mexico State University (BS) University of Colorado Boulder (MS, PhD) University of New Mexico (JD) |
Gary Kenneth King (born September 29, 1954) is an American lawyer, politician, and energy consultant who served as the 30th attorney general of New Mexico from January 1, 2007, to January 1, 2015. King previously served as an advisor in the United States Department of Energy, a member of the New Mexico House of Representatives, and the Democratic nominee for New Mexico governor in the 2014 election.
In 2026, King appeared in the public release of the Epstein files, which showed a history of coordination with American financier and child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein supporting King's political campaigns. Their relationship stretched from the early 1990s through at least King's 2014 gubernatorial campaign.
King is the son of Bruce King, a three-time Governor of New Mexico,[1] and Alice M. King (née Martin), the former First Lady of New Mexico.[2] He attended New Mexico State University and obtained a bachelor's degree in chemistry in 1976. He received his Ph.D. in organic chemistry from University of Colorado, Boulder in 1980. He then attended the University of New Mexico School of Law, where earned a Juris Doctor.
Career
In 1984, King formed the law firm of King and Stanley in Moriarty, New Mexico; in 1990, he assumed the position of Corporate General Counsel and Senior Environmental Scientist with Advanced Sciences, Inc., an environmental consulting firm.
From 1986 to 1998, he served as a member of the New Mexico House of Representatives, where he represented the 50th district.[3][4]
U.S. Department of Energy
In 1998, he became the policy advisor to the Assistant Secretary for Environmental Management at the United States Department of Energy (DOE) in Washington, D.C. Within a year, he became the department's director of the Office of Worker and Community Transition. While at the DOE, he developed and implemented a program fostering cooperation between federal, state, local and Native American governments to enhance cleanup activities.
Attorney General
As the 30th Attorney General of New Mexico, King spearheaded the effort to get legislation passed that made it a felony crime to engage in the practice of human trafficking. The United Nations committee invited King to present this legislation as a model for other nations seeking to end the practice of human slavery.[5]
On March 2, 2011, King on behalf of the Respondent, New Mexico, argued before the United States Supreme Court in Bullcoming v. New Mexico. On July 10, 2012, King officially announced that he was seeking the Democratic nomination for Governor of New Mexico. [citation needed]