Occupation: Businessman, investor
Education: Angelo State University; University of Texas at Arlington
Legislative Experience: Texas House of Representatives, 1987 - 1992; Texas Senate Member, 1997 - present
Hometown: Horseshoe Bay
Party: Republican

Troy Fraser was elected in 1996 to serve Senate District 24, a 21-county region that is located in the geographic center of Texas.

District 24 comprises the following counties: Bell, Blanco, Brown, Burnet, Callahan, Coleman, Comanche, Eastland, Erath, Gillespie, Hamilton, Kerr, Kimble, Lampasas, Llano, Mason, McCulloch, Menard, Mills, San Saba and Taylor.

Key cities in the district include Abilene, Brownwood, Belton, Fredericksburg, Killeen, Kerrville, Marble Falls, Stephenville and Temple. It also contains two major military installations, Fort Hood near Killeen, and Dyess Air Force Base in Abilene.

Senator Fraser serves as chairman of the Senate Committee on Natural Resources. This committee handles the flow of legislation in a number of policy areas, including water resources, air quality, oil and gas, waste, agriculture, and parks and wildlife.

Senator Fraser also sits on the following standing Senate committees: Economic Development, State Affairs, Nominations, and International Relations & Trade.

Since his election in 1996, Senator Fraser has been consistently ranked by leading organizations as one of the most conservative members of the Texas Senate for his voting record on fiscal and social issues. For his pro-business, pro-Texas voting record during the 2007 legislative session, he was named a "Champion of Free Enterprise" by the Texas Association of Business. Texans for Fiscal Responsibility awarded Fraser the Taxpayers' Advocate Award in 2009.

Senator Fraser has been recognized for his outstanding leadership and received numerous awards. In 2003, he was honored as the State Official of the Year by the National Association of Home Builders. He was also recognized in 2003 by Texans for Lawsuit Reform for his contributions to civil justice reform in Texas. In 2004, Senator Fraser was honored by the Association of the United States Army for his exceptional service in support of national defense.

In 2006, Senator Fraser was named the top Legislator in the nation by the American Legislative Exchange Council, the association for state legislators, as a result of Fraser's landmark legislation passed in the areas of telecommunications, electricity deregulation, renewable energy, and property and casualty insurance.

In 2008, Fraser received the "Wind Champion Legacy" award from The Wind Coalition for his vision in enacting state policy that allowed for the growth of the wind industry.

In 2011, the Texas Farm Bureau chose Fraser to receive the inaugural True Agricultural Champion award for his legislative work on groundwater rights. Also in 2011, he was presented with the Jack Griesenbeck Leadership in Regionalism award by the Capital Area Council of Governments for his leadership in collaborative, pro-active ways to address the critical challenges of water and drought in Central Texas.

Elected by his fellow Senators, Senator Fraser served as President Pro Tempore of the Texas Senate from June 2009 to January 2011. As President Pro-Tempore, Fraser was third in line for the Governor's seat and was given the responsibility to serve in that capacity in the event that Governor Rick Perry and Lieutenant Governor David Dewhurst were out of the state.

Prior to his election to the Texas Senate in 1996, Senator Fraser served three terms in the Texas House of Representatives, from 1988 to 1992. As a member of the Texas House, Fraser was named the 1991 National Republican Legislator of the Year and honored by the Texas State Chamber for his work as co-sponsor of the 1989 workers' compensation reform legislation. He was also named a "Top Ten" conservative legislator by a coalition representing more than 300,000 conservative activists.

Senator Fraser is a longtime business, civic and Republican Party leader. He has served as a chamber of commerce president and as Chairman of the Economic Development Council. He has also been a Little League coach, Rotary president, and was chosen Lions Club Man of the Year.

Senator Fraser is the founder and former chief development officer of Pal-Ex, Inc., an international, publicly traded company. Pal-Ex's predecessor, Fraser Industries, began as a small backyard operation in West Texas, and expanded to become one of the nation's largest manufacturers and recyclers of wooden pallets.

Born August 10, 1949, in Abilene, Fraser was raised in the small West Texas town of Coahoma. He attended Angelo State University and the University of Texas at Arlington. His wife, Linda, and he have three children and four grandchildren.

Newsletter

November 13, 2008
Senator Fraser's 2008 Capitol Update Newsletter (PDF)

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July 19, 2011
Governor Perry Signs Temple Reinvestment Zone Bill

June 29, 2011
Senator Fraser Statement on 82nd Legislative Session

June 23, 2011
Governor Signs Fraser Child Witness Protection Bill

June 16, 2011
Fraser Files Legislation to Abolish Texas Windstorm Insurance Association

April 7, 2011
Fraser Passes Energy Policy Act

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Office Information

Staff

• Janice McCoy, Chief of Staff (Capitol Office)
• Will McAdams, Policy Analyst (Capitol Office)
• David Whitley, Policy Analyst (Capitol Office)
• Terri Mathis, Scheduling Director (Capitol Office)
• Whitney Smith-Nelson, Administrative Assistant (Capitol Office)
• Ralph Gauer, District Office Coordinator (Belton Office)
• Blake Woodall, District Office Coordinator (Abilene Office)
• Mel Ferguson, District Office Coordinator (Marble Falls Office)

Senate Committee on Natural Resources Staff

• Dan Madru, Committee Director
• Tatum Reagan, Committee Clerk
• Mark Harmon, Policy Analyst
• Tara Cowen Rejino, Policy Analyst
• Ellen Scholl, Policy Analyst

82nd Session Committee Membership

• Natural Resources, Chair
• Economic Development, Vice Chair
• International Relations & Trade
• Nominations
• Redistricting, Select
• State Affairs

District Analysis: District 24

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