Senator Nancy J. King

Press Releases

  • SENATOR KING, COMPTROLLER FRANCHOT DISCUSS FINANCIAL LITERACY

    SENATOR KING, COMPTROLLER FRANCHOT DISCUSS
    FINANCIAL LITERACY WITH

    MONTGOMERY COUNTY STUDENTS

    WATKINS MILL HIGH SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS, FACULTY, STUDENTS PRAISED FOR INNOVATIVE WORK

    State Senator Nancy King, joined by Maryland Comptroller Peter Franchot, met on October 13, 2009 with students in Watkins Mill High School’s Academy of Finance to discuss financial literacy education. Senator King and Comptroller Franchot visited two classrooms and joined students for a lunchtime discussion on the issue.

    “These students are learning about banking, mortgages, credit cards and debt – and many are using what they learn to help their families make better financial decisions,” said Senator King. “The Academy of Finance should be held out as a model for the legislature to consider as it examines ways to promote financial literacy education programs.”

    The Academy of Finance is an elective course of study that teaches students how to build and protect wealth, save, invest, manage financial assets, and understand money. The program parallels the school’s standard academic track, and includes classes in accounting, economics, banking and credit, business, entrepreneurship, financial planning, and software applications.

    “I appreciate the Comptroller’s effort to keep financial literacy at the top of the agenda, and his interest in hearing directly from students about their experiences,” added Senator King. “My hat is off to the administrators and faculty at Watkins Mill – they are doing great work, and deserve tremendous credit for their commitment to making this program work for their students.”

    Senator King represents District 39, which includes all or parts of Gaithersburg, Montgomery Village, Germantown, North Potomac, Hadley Farms, Washington Grove, Flower Hill and Darnestown in Montgomery County. She is a member of the Senate Budget and Taxation Committee, where she serves on the Capital Budget and Health, Education & Human Resources Subcommittees. Previously, she served in the Maryland House of Delegates, as President of the Montgomery County Board of Education, and as President of the Montgomery County Council of Parent-Teacher Associations.

  • Senator King Receives Gaithersburg Distinguished Friend Award

    During the 27th annual "Celebrate Gaithersburg in Olde Towne" street festival on September 21, the mayor and city council announced the winners of the 2008 Outstanding Organization, Distinguished Friend and Distinguished Citizens Awards. The tradition of recognizing individuals and organizations that make a positive impact on the community has continued since 1988.

    The Distinguished Friend award is presented to individuals who make significant contributions to Gaithersburg, but who do not reside within the city limits. This year the award was presented to Maryland District 39 Senator Nancy King.

    Senator King has long been an advocate for the people in the upper reaches of Montgomery County. As a member of the Montgomery County School Board, she was a proponent of improvements that helped Gaithersburg schools, and she championed funding for the unique and innovative Lakelands Park Middle School. As a senator in Annapolis, King continues to work on behalf of area residents, sponsoring a bond bill to secure $200,000 in funding for a new Gaithersburg Senior Center for upcounty residents, and working with the State Office on Aging to secure another $800,000 in grant funds for that same facility.

    In his introductory remarks at the festival, City Council Member Jud Ashman noted that, "Although she lives in nearby Montgomery Village, Senator King is an important part of the fabric of Gaithersburg."

    Montgomery Village News

    Friday, September 26, 2008

  • The Gazette

    Friday, June 13, 2008
    Reporter’s Notebook

    Wrestling with the budget

    Last week was a tough one for Sen. Nancy King.

    First, a maple tree toppled onto her Montgomery Village home, taking out its chimney, as violent storms tore through the region on June 4.

    Then, adding injury to insult, King tripped on a garden hose while doing post-storm cleanup, breaking her right wrist.

    But that’s not necessarily the story she’s telling people about how she got the bright orange cast.

    ‘‘It was all that arm wrestling with Mike Miller,” said King, who was appointed to the District 39 Senate seat last year after Sen. P.J. Hogan’s resignation and immediately found herself at the center of the budget debate as a member of the Budget and Taxation Committee.

    Makes you wonder if the Senate President’s decision to run for a 10th term had anything to do with an arm-wrestling wager with King.

    — Sean R. Sedam



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