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barb rankin 180px hesston , kansas republican kansas secretary of transportation 2012 hesston , kansas mike king -lrb- transportation executive -rrb-
 mike king businessman john brown university
mike king -lrb- transportation executive -rrb-

mike king is an american businessman and current kansas secretary of transportation .
mike king has led the kansas department of transportation and its 2,400 employees since being named secretary of transportation by gov. sam brownback in march 2012 .
his duties expanded in july 2013 when he also became the director of the kansas turnpike authority .
safety and support of economic development initiatives are priorities of the hesston , kan. , native , who has private sector construction experience on highways , bridges , pipelines and large infrastructure projects .
as a member of the governor 's growth team , secretary king works closely with other state agencies to help kansas seize economic opportunities .
as kta director , secretary king 's goals are to grow ridership , improve customer service and facilitate regional electronic tolling interoperability .
in august 2014 , secretary king was elected to a one-year term as president of the mid america association of state transportation officials .
as head of the 10-state consortium , secretary king will focus on the seamless , state-to-state movement of freight in the region .
for more than 20 years , secretary king owned king enterprise group , a central kansas construction company .
he sold the company in 2012 after being named transportation secretary .
secretary king is a 1981 graduate of john brown university in siloam springs , ark. , from which he earned a degree in building construction .
he and his wife peggy have four children .
