district state_senate death_date death_place religion birth_place imagesize profession party term_end birth_date term_start spouse image article_title state name
8th florida 26 july 2009 jacksonville , florida episcopal brooklyn , new york 150px politician republican 2009 30 october 1939 1999 linda braddock james_e . _ king_s008 . jpg jim king -lrb- politician -rrb-
 florida james e. king
jim king -lrb- politician -rrb-

james e. `` jim '' king -lrb- october 20 , 1939 -- july 26 , 2009 -rrb- was an american businessman and politician .
a republican , he was a member of florida house of representatives from 1986 through 1999 , and subsequently represented the 8th district of the florida senate from 1999 until his death .
he served as president of the florida senate from 2002 to 2004 and served as the majority leader of from 2000 to 2002 .
