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moriarty , new mexico , u.s. http://www.garykingforgovernor.com bill richardson susana martínez patricia madrid hector balderas gary kenneth king stanley , new mexico , u.s. democratic attorney general of new mexico 29 september 1954 30th january 1 , 2007 yolanda jones king -lrb- 1987 -- present -rrb- attorney general gary king.jpg gary king -lrb- politician -rrb-
 january 1 , 2015 gary king new of new mexico school of law mexico state university university of colorado boulder university
gary king -lrb- politician -rrb-

gary kenneth king -lrb- born september 29 , 1954 -rrb- is an american attorney and politician .
he was the attorney general of new mexico , serving from january 1 , 2006 to january 1 , 2015 .
he is a member of the democratic party .
he lost his election bid for governor of new mexico in 2014 .
king is the son of bruce king , a three-time governor of new mexico , and alice m. king , former first lady of new mexico .
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 he received his j.d. .
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 .
in 1998 , king became the policy advisor to the assistant secretary for environmental management at the u.s. department of energy -lrb- doe -rrb- 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 .
he served for 12 years in the new mexico house of representatives .
