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CDFA Secretary Karen Ross performs the swearing-in ceremony for the appointment of Carney King to the position of Deputy Secretary of Legislative Affairs.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Carney King has been appointed the Deputy Secretary of Legislative Affairs at the California Department of Food and Agriculture. <\/strong>King has been CDFA\u2019s Legislative Manager since 2025, and came to the department after a distinguished career in the US Army and service in several legislative offices. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

He was a Policy Consultant in the Office of Senator Richard Roth in the California State Senate from 2022 to 2025; a Legislative Aide in the Office of Senator Bill Dodd in the California State Senate in 2020; Site Lead for the Covid Testing Task Force in the California State Senate from 2020 to 2022; and a Senate Fellow in the Office of Mike Morrell in the California State Senate from 2018 to 2020. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

He served as a CH-47F Flight Engineer in the United States Army from 2005 to 2011. King earned a Master of Public Administration Degree from the University of Southern California and a Bachelor of Science degree in Political Science from the University of Oregon. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Carney is an avid golfer who enjoys spending time with his wife and two kids. Congratulations, Carney!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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