Frederick Frazier

{{Short description|American politician from Texas}}

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| name = Frederick Frazier

| state_house = Texas

| district = 61st

| term_start = January 10, 2023

| term_end = January 14, 2025

| predecessor = Phil King

| successor = Keresa Richardson

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| party = Republican

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| residence = McKinney, Texas, U.S.

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Frederick Frazier is an American politician and former police officer. He was the former Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives from District 61, serving from 2023 to 2025.{{Cite web |title=Frederick Frazier |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Frederick_Frazier |access-date=2023-10-23 |website=Ballotpedia |language=en}}

Election history

In 2022, Frazier ran for the Texas House of Representatives. He defeated Paul Chabot in the Republican primary with 63.9% of the vote. On November 8, 2022, he defeated Democrat Sheena King with 58.3% of the vote. He assumed office on January 10, 2023.

In 2024, Frazier ran for re-election to the Texas House of Representatives. He was defeated by Keresa Richardson in the Republican primary, winning only 32.4% of the vote. He left office on January 14, 2025, and was succeeded by Keresa Richardson.[https://thetexan.news/elections/2024/texas-election-results-tracker-may-28-2024-runoff-election/article_b929e6e4-184d-11ef-8bff-331e669a4b49.html#house Texas Election Results Tracker: May 28, 2024 Runoff Election], The Texan, May 28, 2024.

Controversy

During his 2022 campaign trail, Frazier was endorsed by former president Donald Trump and was charged with impersonating a public servant.{{Cite web |last=Svitek |first=Patrick |date=2022-06-24 |title=Republican Texas House candidate in Collin County charged with impersonating public servant |url=https://www.texastribune.org/2022/06/24/texas-house-candidate-indicted/ |access-date=2023-10-23 |website=The Texas Tribune |language=en}}

Frazier was an active member of the Dallas Police Department until submitting his resignation in December 2023,{{Cite web |last=Smith |first=Kelli |date=2023-12-04 |title=State Rep. Frederick Frazier submits intent to retire from Dallas police, officials say |url=https://www.dallasnews.com/news/public-safety/2023/12/04/state-rep-frederick-frazier-submits-intent-to-retire-from-dallas-police-officials-say/ |access-date=2023-12-05 |website=Dallas Morning News |language=en}} the timing of which seems likely prompted by the criminal proceedings around an incident in 2022 involving tampering with the campaign signage of Frazier's primary opponent, Paul Chabot,{{Cite web |date=2023-12-02 |title=State Rep. Frederick Frazier expected to plead no contest to misdemeanor charges |url=https://www.dallasnews.com/news/crime/2023/12/02/state-rep-frederick-frazier-expected-to-plead-no-contest-to-misdemeanor-charges-da-says/ |access-date=2023-12-05 |website=Dallas Morning News |language=en}} and for which Frazier received the aforementioned charges of impersonating a public servant.

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