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Tan Parker | |
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| Majority Leader of the Texas Senate | |
| Assumed office January 14, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Angela Paxton |
| In office July 17, 2023 – September 16, 2023 Acting | |
| Preceded by | Angela Paxton |
| Succeeded by | Angela Paxton |
| Member of the Texas Senate from the 12th district | |
| 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 May 22, 1971 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Beth Parker |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | University of Dallas (BA) London School of Economics (MSc) |
Nathaniel Willis "Tan" Parker IV (born May 22, 1971) is an American politician. A Republican, he has represented the District 12 in the Texas Senate 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 withdrew his candidacy in 2018 to support the consensus choice, representative Dennis Bonnen of Angleton in Brazoria County.
- ^ "Tan Parker's Biography". Vote Smart. Retrieved September 13, 2017.