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Tan Parker
Majority Leader of the Texas Senate
Acting
In office July 17, 2023 – September 16, 2023
Preceded by
Angela Paxton
Succeeded by
Angela Paxton
Member of the Texas Senate from the 12th district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 10, 2023
Preceded by
Jane Nelson
Majority Leader of the Texas House of Representatives
In office January 14, 2015 – March 8, 2018
Preceded by
Cindy Burkett (acting)
Succeeded by
Cindy Burkett
Member of the Texas House of Representatives from the 63rd district
In office January 9, 2007 – January 10, 2023
Preceded by
Mary Denny
Succeeded by
Ben Bumgarner
Personal details
Born
Nathaniel Willis Parker IV
(1971-05-22) May 22, 1971 (age 53) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Political party
Republican
Spouse
Beth Parker
Children
2
Education
University of Dallas (BA) London School of Economics (MS)
Nathaniel Willis "Tan" Parker IV (born May 22, 1971) is a businessman and Republican politician who has served in the Texas Senate, representing the 12th district since 2023. He served in the Texas House of Representatives from 2007 to 2023. He was elected in 2006 to represent District 63.[1] Parker sought the position of Texas House Speaker with the retirement of Joe Straus but then withdrew his candidacy in 2018 to support the consensus choice, Representative Dennis Bonnen of Angleton in Brazoria County. As of 2022, Parker was elected to represent Senate District 12, and will continue his public service as a State Senator.
^"Tan Parker's Biography". Vote Smart. Retrieved September 13, 2017.
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