Full Name:
Ruth Briggs King
Gender:
Female
Family:
Husband: Stanley; 2 Children: Jared, Justin
Birth Date:
03/08/1956
Birth Place:
Milford, DE
Home City:
Georgetown, DE
Religion:
Christian
AA, Medical Technology, Delaware Technical Community College
BS, Human Resources, Wilmington College
MS, Human Resources, Wilmington University, 1991-1992
Representative, Delaware State House of Representatives, District 37, 2009-2023
Candidate, Delaware State House of Representatives, District 37, 2020, 2022
Candidate, Delaware State House of Representatives, District 41, 2000
Former Member, Appropriations Committee, Delaware State House of Representatives
Former Member, Joint Finance Committee, Delaware State House of Representatives
Human Resources Consultant, Workforce Solutions Today, 2019-present
Former Employee, Dickinson Medical Group
Former Executive Vice President, First State Manufactured Housing Association
Former Vice President, Human Resources, Officer in Charge, Baltimore Trust Company
Former Teacher, Kent County Vocational Technical High School
Former Director of External Operations, MedLab Incorporated
Former Employee, Milford Memorial Hospital
Chief Executive Officer, Sussex County Association of Realtors, 2006-2016
Member, Advisory Board, Delaware Breast Cancer Coalition, present
Member, Bayshore Community Church, present
Member, Board of Directors for Cheer, present
Member, Board of Directors, Diamond State Community Landtrust, present
Member, Delaware Beach Bay Initiative, present
Member, Delaware Cancer Consortium, present
Member, Delmarva Society of Human Resource Managers, present
Member, Education Funding Taskforce, present
Member, Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Economic Development, present
Member, Georgetown-Millsboro Rotary, present
Member, National Association of Professional Women, present
Delaware State Director, National Foundation for Women Legislators, present
Member, Prevailing Wage Council, present
Member, Revenue Review Taskforce, present
Member, State of Delaware Fair Housing Task Force, present
Member, Sussex County Association of Towns, present
Member, Sussex County Community Housing, present
Member, University of Delaware, Sea Grant Advisory Board, present
Member, Women in Excellence Public Service Series, present
Member, Workers Compensation Task Force, present
Former Member, Advisory Board, Delaware Technical and Community College, University of Delaware, and Star Tech
Former Member, Advisory Board, Salem Community College
Former Volunteer Instructor, American Red Cross
Member, Autonomous Vehicle Task Force
Former Cub Scout Leader, Boy Scouts of America
Tolls Fellow, Council of State Governments (CSG)
Former Member, Domestic Violence Coalition, State of Delaware
Member, Georgetown Economic Development Work Group
Former Member, Georgetown Parent Teacher Association
Former Communion Steward, Grace United Methodist Church
Member, Interfaith Mission, Sussex County
Member, Mental Health Taskforce
Former Member, Middle States, Technology WorkGroup, for Indian River School District
State Director, National Federation of Women Legislators
Former Board Member, Oak Orchard Boys and Girls Club Board of Directors
Former Member, Public Allies Board of Directors
Former Member, State of Delaware Financial Literacy Commission
Former Member, State of Delaware Financial Services and Bilingual Training Advisory Group
Former Teacher, Sunday School, Grace United Methodist Church
Former Member, Sussex Central Parent Advisory
Former Coordinator, Vacation Bible School, Grace United Methodist Church
Awards:
In 1991, Ruth was the Kent Vocational/Technical School's Teacher of the Year
Names of Grandchildren:
Gabriella, Colin, Ryan, Lexi, Tori
Number of Grandchildren:
5