King, Rich

Meet the Candidate

Running For:
State House
District:
6
Political Affiliation:
Republican
Phone:
951-623-9090
Age:
51
Occupation:
Business Leader
Education:
BSEE
Biographical Info:

I have been married to my wonderful wife for 28 years. We have 4 amazing boys and a wonderful grandson. In 1999, I graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Electronic Engineering. Since then, I have worked in the healthcare equipment service industry working for 3 large manufacturing companies. During my 25 years working in this industry, I worked for most of those years in a leadership role. Currently, I am a business leader managing a $28M book of business and overseeing 70+ employees.

Statement:

I am running for officer as I am fed up with how our county is being run. I am very concerned that our state will follow in the same direction if we do not get more leaders like myself into the local state office. This current administration has attacked our religion, our children and our constitutional rights. I will defend our right for religion, I will defend our children from the wokeness and keep out biological men entering women’s/girls’ sports. With our constitution under attack daily, I will stand behind our constitution and ensure that our rights are not taken away. I am here to represent “The People” and bring back what a politician should be doing, and that is representing all their constituents.

Endorsements:

AZ Women of Action

Survey

Response Legend

  • SSupports
  • OOpposes
  • *Comment
  • −Declined to respond
  • †Declined to respond, Position based on citation

Question Response Comments/Notes
1. Allowing all parents to use tax credits and publicly funded Empowerment Scholarship Accounts (ESA) to enable their children to attend any private school, homeschool, or online academy of their choice. −* I believe it is very valuable to allow parents to decide where they want their children to go for school, once again it is to give the power back to the parents and not the schools to decide for the parents.
2. Requiring district and charter school officials, including teachers, to inform parents about their child’s social, mental, emotional, or physical health. S* I think it is very crucial for teachers to do this as sometimes they may see something of concern that parents may not be seeing at home.
3. Implementing district and charter school policies to allow students and faculty to use the restroom, locker room, and shower room based on self-identification rather than biological sex. O* This should always be based on biological sex.
4. Requiring signed permission from a parent before a district or charter school student may participate in any sexuality-related instruction, activities, or clubs. S* We have to remember that there are children not young adults and we as parents should know exactly what our children are being taught and if it goes against the parents' values on how they want to raise their children then they should have the right to not allow their children to participate in it.
5. Requiring each district and charter school to post online a list of all curriculum and instructional materials being used in the classroom. S* All schools should be doing this as it allows the parents to know what is being taught to their children.
6. Enacting government regulation of the creed, practices, and curriculum of private schools. −
7. Requiring government-mandated testing standards for private school and homeschool students. −
8. Terminating Empowerment Scholarship Account (ESA) and School Tuition Organization (STO) programs. −
9. Permitting ESA homeschool students to participate in public high school athletic programs. −
10. Acquiring parental consent for district and charter school faculty and staff to refer to students by pronouns that do not align with the student’s birth sex. S* Parents should have the right for everything that the school's staff in deciding what they want to call their child by. If a child decides he or she wants to be called by another name, then it is out of respect to get the parent consent to do so.
11. Making available books and instructional materials that include sexually explicit images and themes in district and charter school classrooms and libraries. O* Once again this is taking the right for the parent to decide what is best for their child. It should not be with the state or school district to decide for the parent what is best for their child.