 In 1933, King became a member of the California State Assembly and served in that body until 1942, with the exception of 1936.From July 15, 1940 to July 18, 1940, King served as a delegate from California to the 1940 Democratic National Convention at Chicago Stadium in Chicago, Illinois.The representative for California's 17th congressional district, Lee E. Geyer, died in Washington, D.C. on October 11, 1941.