District 12 of the
Texas Senate
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is a senatorial district that currently serves all of
Wise County, and portions of
Dallas
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,
Denton and
Tarrant counties in the
U.S.
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state of
Texas
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.
The current senator from District 12 is
Tan Parker
Nathaniel Willis "Tan" Parker IV (born May 22, 1971) is an American politician. A Republican Party (United States), Republican, he has represented the Texas Senate, District 12, District 12 in the Texas Senate since 2023. He served in the Texas H ...
.
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.
District officeholders
Election history
2024
2022
2020
2016
2012
2010
2006
2002
2000
1996
1994
1992
Notes
References
{{Texas state legislative districts
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Denton County, Texas
Tarrant County, Texas