Mike King is a fourth generation Kansan to live on the family farm just outside of Hesston. Nearly 100 years ago, Mike’s grandfather moved from farming and carpentry into full-time construction across the state, planting the seed that Mike has followed.
Mike’s passion for building and entrepreneurship have led him to work for large business. He also owned several construction-related businesses, including King Enterprise Group, which he sold to Hutton in 2012.
Faith and family are the two pillars in Mike’s life with Hesston MB as his home church. He has been married to Peggy for over 40 years. This union with her has brought them four children, 3 sons in law, and 4 grandchildren.
Serving as Kansas Secretary of Transportation was the beginning of Mike’s interest in public service. The timing is right to return to Topeka as the State Representative for District 74 in the 2024 election cycle and is seeking to serve again in the 2026 elections.
What Mike King Believes
Strong Pro-Agriculture Advocacy
King is a strong ally to Kansas’s rural economy. His focus is directly on preserving agricultural interests.
- Endorsements: He is backed by major agricultural lobbies, including the Kansas Farm Bureau, the Kansas Corn Growers Association, the Kansas Livestock Association, and the Kansas Agribusiness Council.
- Core Belief: Protection of the agricultural sector as the foundation of the state’s economy, opposing heavy regulatory oversight on farmers and ranchers.
Fiscal Conservatism and Free Enterprise
Having a background as a current business owner of over 60 employees Statewide (Lumineo Signs) and former general contractor (King Enterprise Group) and former Kansas Secretary of Transportation, King believes in free-market economics and fiscal constraint.
- Voting Record/Committees: He serves on financial committees like the Financial Institutions and Pensions Committee and the Joint Committee on Fiduciary Financial Institutions Oversight.
- Core Belief: Promotion of entrepreneurship, business growth, private property protection, and lower corporate regulation.
Traditional Social and Moral Values
King’s platform heavily features religious liberty and socially conservative legislation.
- Voting Record: I have supported legislation allowing individuals and custodians to opt out of state placement or custody policies if they conflict with “sincerely held religious or moral beliefs regarding sexual orientation or gender identity”. I also supported legislation requiring schools to implement fetal development presentations in sex education curricula.
- Core Belief: Preservation of traditional family structures, institutional religious freedom, and pro-life education.
Direct Accountability and Strict Voting Policies
King’s platform prioritizes decentralized control and stricter oversight of election rules.
- Core Belief: Ensuring election integrity is paramount to our belief in free and fair elections and at the forefront of local governance.
Pro Education with Central Kansas Values
I support educational policies that allow local control with “central Kansas values,” placing the students success at the forefront of every decision. For a rural district like District 74, this typically manifests as an emphasis on preserving local control for school boards, resisting federal or sweeping urban-focused state education mandates, and ensuring that agricultural communities are not shortchanged in broader state funding debates.