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Texas Senate, District 12

American legislative district

Summary

American legislative district

District 12 of the Texas Senate is a senatorial district that currently serves all of Wise County, and portions of Dallas, Denton and Tarrant counties in the U.S. state of Texas.

The current senator from District 12 is Tan Parker.

Biggest cities in the district

District 12 has a population of 818,893 with 588,816 that is at voting age from the 2010 census.

NameCountyPop.
1Fort WorthTarrant
2LewisvilleDenton
3CarrolltonDenton
4Flower MoundDenton/Tarrant
5FriscoDenton

District officeholders

NamePartyYearsLegislatureCounties served
1John McNeelnowrapFebruary 16, 1846 –
December 13, 18471st
2Stephen W. PerkinsnowrapDecember 13, 1847 –
November 5, 18492nd
3Isaac W. BrashearnowrapNovember 5, 1849 –
November 3, 18513rd
4James A. TruittnowrapNovember 3, 1851 –
November 7, 18534th
5William G. W. JowersnowrapNovember 7, 1853 –
November 5, 18555th
6William M. TaylornowrapNovember 5, 1855 –
November 7, 18596th
7th
7Alexis T. RaineynowrapNovember 7, 1859 –
February 13, 18608th
8Steward Alexander MillernowrapJanuary 21, 1861 –
November 4, 1861
9Benjamin T. SelmannowrapNovember 4, 1861 –
February 7, 18709th
10th
11th
10George RubyRepublicannowrapFebruary 8, 1870 –
January 13, 187412th
13th
Benjamin Cromwell FranklinDemocraticnowrapElected but never sworn14th
11Thomas Miller JosephDemocraticnowrapMarch 19, 1874 –
April 18, 1876
12Finis E. PinerDemocraticnowrapApril 18, 1876 –
January 14, 187915th
13William D. LairDemocraticnowrapJanuary 14, 1879 –
January 9, 188316th
17th
14Alvah ChesleyDemocraticnowrapJanuary 9, 1883 –
January 13, 188518th
15Hermann KnittelDemocraticnowrapJanuary 13, 1885 –
January 8, 188919th
20th
16Ernst Gustav MaetzeDemocraticnowrapJanuary 8, 1889 –
October 12, 189121st
22nd
17William W. SearcyDemocraticnowrapMarch 14, 1892 –
January 10, 189322nd
18Robert E. SteeleDemocraticnowrapJanuary 10, 1893 –
January 12, 189723rd
24th
19John A. WaylandDemocraticnowrapJanuary 12, 1897 –
January 13, 190325th
26th
27th
20Alfred J. HarperDemocraticnowrapJanuary 13, 1903 –
September 17, 191028th
29th
30th
31st
21James R. AstinDemocraticnowrapJanuary 10, 1911 –
January 9, 191732nd
33rd
30th
34th
22Edmond A. Decherd, Jr.DemocraticnowrapJanuary 9, 1917 –
April 16, 191835th
23Robert L. WillifordDemocraticnowrapJanuary 14, 1919 –
January 11, 192136th
24D. Leon HarpDemocraticnowrapMarch 12, 1921 –
January 9, 192337th
25William E. DoyleDemocraticnowrapJuly 18, 1921 –
January 13, 192537th
38th
26Pierce B. WardDemocraticnowrapJanuary 13, 1925 –
January 8, 192939th
40th
27Will M. MartinDemocraticnowrapJanuary 8, 1929 –
January 12, 193741st
42nd
43rd
44th
28Vernon LemensDemocraticnowrapJanuary 12, 1937 –
January 9, 194545th
46th
47th
48th
29A. B. CrawfordDemocraticnowrapJanuary 9, 1945 –
January 11, 194949th
50th
30Crawford MartinDemocraticnowrapJanuary 11, 1949 –
January 13, 195351st
52nd
DemocraticnowrapJanuary 13, 1953 –
January 8, 196353rd
54th
55th
56th
57thBosque, Comanche, Coryell, Ellis, Erath, Hamilton, Hill, Hood, Johnson, Somervell
31J. P. WordDemocraticnowrapJanuary 8, 1963 –
January 10, 196758th
59th
DemocraticnowrapJanuary 10, 1967 –
January 9, 197360th
61st
62ndBandera, Bosque, Brown, Burnet, Comal, Comanche, Concho, Coryell, Ellis, Erath, Gillespie, Hamilton, Hill, Hood, Johnson, Kendall, Kerr, Kimble, Lampasas, Llano, Mason, McCulloch, Menard, Mills, Real, San Saba, Somervell
32Betty AndujarRepublicannowrapJanuary 9, 1973 –
January 11, 198363rd
64th
65th
66th
67th
33Hugh Q. ParmerDemocraticnowrapJanuary 11, 1983 –
January 8, 199168th
69th
70th
71st
34[[File:Mike Moncrief.jpg100px]]
Mike MoncriefDemocraticnowrapJanuary 8, 1991 –
January 12, 199372nd
DemocraticnowrapJanuary 12, 1993 –
January 10, 199573rdDallas, Tarrant
DemocraticnowrapJanuary 10, 1995 –
January 14, 200374th
75th
76th
77thTarrant
35[[File:Jane Nelson.jpg100px]]
Jane NelsonRepublicannowrapJanuary 14, 2003 –
January 3, 202378th
79th
80th
81st
82nd
83rd
84th
85th
86th
87th
36Tan ParkerRepublicannowrapJanuary 10, 2023 –
present88th
89th

Election history

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2020

2016

2012

2010

2006

2002

2000

1996

1994

1992

Notes

References

References

  1. "State Senate Districts PLANS2168".
  2. "District Population Analysis with County Subtotals". The Texas State Senate.
  3. "Cities and Census Designated Places (CDPs) by District". The Texas State Senate.
  4. "County by County Canvass Report 2024 NOVEMBER 5TH GENERAL ELECTION November 05, 2024".
  5. "Official Canvass Report 2022 NOVEMBER 8TH GENERAL ELECTION". Texas Secretary of State.
  6. "Official Canvass Report 2020 NOVEMBER 3RD GENERAL ELECTION". Texas Secretary of State.
  7. "2016 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas).
  8. "2012 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas).
  9. "2010 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas).
  10. "2006 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas).
  11. "2002 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas).
  12. Nelson was the [[Texas Senate, District 9. District 9]] incumbent prior to the 2002 Senate redistricting.
  13. "2000 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas).
  14. "1996 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas).
  15. "1996 Democratic Party Primary Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas).
  16. "1994 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas).
  17. "1992 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas).
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