Rose King is a Sacramento-based political and policy consultant, and a family member of several individuals with serious mental illness. After entering politics in 1968 by joining a campaign to recall Governor Ronald Reagan, King has worked for some of California’s most prominent politicians, including Bill Lockyer, Leo McCarthy, and Nancy Pelosi. As McCarthy’s Chief of Staff when he was Lieutenant Governor, King helped initiate the Task Force on Serious Mental Illness, whose findings led to the creation of Integrated Service Agencies throughout California in 1989. She was also the co-author of 2004’s Proposition 63, the Mental Health Services Act. King continued to advocate for individuals with mental illness and the improvement of the mental health system in California until her death in 2021.

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