Preceded by Mary C. Denny Name Tan Parker Nationality American Role Politician | Spouse(s) Married Children Two daughters | |
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Born May 22, 1971 (age 53) Place of birth missing ( 1971-05-22 ) Residence Flower MoundTexas,USA Alma mater University of DallasLondon School of Economics Education University of Dallas, London School of Economics and Political Science | ||
Tan parker talks the house republican caucus chairman s post session exclusive
Tan Parker (born May 22, 1971) is a businessman and politician serving in the Texas House of Representatives. He was elected to office in 2006 as a Republican to represent District 63 located in southwestern Denton County.
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- Tan parker talks the house republican caucus chairman s post session exclusive
- Tan parker texas house republican caucus chairman talks conservative republicans unite
- Background
- Political career
- References
Tan parker texas house republican caucus chairman talks conservative republicans unite
Background
Parker was educated at the University of Dallas, where he served as student body president and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in political philosophy. He later earned a Master's Degree from the London School of Economics.
Parker is on several board of directors and advisory councils, including the University of Dallas, Communities in Schools North Texas, the Children’s Advocacy Center for Denton County, and Kyle’s Place, an emerging shelter project for homeless teens.
Parker resides in Flower Mound with his wife of over 20 years, Beth, and their two daughters, Lauren and Ashley.
Political career
In 2006, Parker first ran for state office when his predecessor, Mary C. Denny, vacated the seat for House District 63. He faced four opponents in the Republican primary election, including Lewisville ISD board president Anne Lakusta, who received the endorsement of the Dallas Morning News. Parker garnered the most votes in the primary but needed a runoff to defeat Lakusta. No other party fielded a candidate in the general election, so Parker's runoff election win earned him the seat.
In 2008, Parker faced two candidates, Democrat Jesus Carrillo and Libertarian candidate John Turner. He defeated both with 64,048 votes (72.97 percent) to Carrillo's 19,883 (22.65 percent) and Turner's 3,831 (4.36 percent).
In 2010, he was unopposed in both the Republican primary and the general election.
In 2012, Parker ran unopposed in the Republican primary election and defeated Bruce Hermann Libertarian in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.
In 2014, he ran unopposed in the Republican primary election. He faced Democrat David Moran in the general election and defeated Moran with 30,809 votes (77.3%) to Moran's 9,026 (22.7%).
On March 1, 2016, he once again won the Republican primary election for House District 63. Parker is currently serving his sixth term in the Texas House of Representatives.