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John King earned a bachelor's degree from Brenau University and a graduate degree from the United States Army War College. His career experience includes working in law enforcement. King was appointed as the insurance commissioner on June 12, 2019, after Jim Beck was suspended from the position. As commissioner, King leads the statewide office responsible for regulating the state's insurance industry and oversees all Georgia fire safety initiatives. He is the first Hispanic elected to statewide office in Georgia history and co-chaired President Donald Trump's 2020 Georgia campaign. He began his law enforcement career as an Atlanta police officer in 1985 and rose to become Chief of Police.