Troy Fraser

{{Infobox officeholder

|image =

| honorific-prefix =

| name = Troy Lynn Fraser

| honorific-suffix =

| state_senate = Texas

| state = Texas

| district = 24th

| term_start =January 14, 1997

| term_end=January 10, 2017

| preceded = Bill Sims

| succeeded = Dawn Buckingham

| office2=Texas State Representative for District 69 (then Borden, Crane, Culberson, Glasscock, Howard, Hudspeth, Jeff Davis, Loving, Reagan, Reeves, Upton, Ward, and Winkler counties)

| term_start2=November 15, 1988

| term_end2=January 12, 1993

| preceded2=Larry Don Shaw

| succeeded2=John Hirschi (reconfigured district)

| party = Republican

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1949|8|10}}

| birth_place = Abilene, Taylor County
Texas, USA

| death_date =

| death_place =

| spouse = Linda S. Fraser

| residence = Horseshoe Bay, Texas

| alma_mater = Angelo State University

University of Texas at Arlington

| occupation = Businessman

| profession =

| religion =

| website =

}}

Troy Lynn Fraser (born 10 August 1949)

{{cite web

|url = http://www.sos.state.tx.us/elections/candidates/general/senate/senateaddr.shtml

|title = State Senate Candidates for 2002 General Election

|accessdate = 2006-12-27

|date = 2002-09-13

|author = Office of the Secretary of State (Texas)

|url-status = dead

|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20080213232650/http://www.sos.state.tx.us/elections/candidates/general/senate/senateaddr.shtml

|archivedate = 2008-02-13

}}

is a Republican and a former member of the Texas State Senate. From 1997 through his retirement in 2016, he held the 24th District seat, which encompasses all or parts of the counties of Bandera, Bell, Blanco, Brown, Burnet, Callahan, Comanche, Coryell, Gillespie, Hamilton, Kerr, Lampasas, Llano, Mills, San Saba, Taylor, and Travis.

Biography

A native of Abilene, Texas, Fraser attended Angelo State University in San Angelo, Texas, and the University of Texas at Arlington. He formerly resided in Belton in Bell County.{{Citation needed|date=June 2020}}

A resident of Horseshoe Bay in Llano County west of the capital city of Austin, Fraser also served in the Texas House of Representatives from 1988 to 1993 for District 69, then based about Big Spring in Howard County. He was preceded and succeeded by Democrats Larry D. Shaw of Big Spring and John Hirschi of Wichita Falls, elected in 1992 in a reconfigured district.{{cite web|url=http://www.lrl.state.tx.us/legeLeaders/members/memberDisplay.cfm?memberID=46&searchparams=chamber=~city=~countyID=0~RcountyID=~district=~first=Troy~gender=~last=Fraser~leaderNote=~leg=~party=Republican~roleDesc=~Committee=|title=Troy Fraser|publisher=Texas Legislative Reference Library|accessdate=November 30, 2015}}

In January 2017, he retired from the Senate. In his statement of departure, Fraser said: "For twenty-seven years, I have walked the halls of our magnificent Capitol building. I have marveled at its dome, gazed upon the Goddess of Liberty and dedicated myself to my constituents. To quote the late Bob Bullock, 'only death will end my love affair with Texas.' It's been a great ride."{{cite news|url=http://www.statesman.com/news/news/troy-fraser-a-19-year-senator-will-retire/nmTBr/|title=Troy Fraser, a 19-year senator, will retire|date=June 2, 2015|newspaper=Austin American-Statesman|accessdate=November 30, 2015}}

Fraser said that he is most pleased of his legislation which now requires photo identification for voting in Texas, a measure which he said "ensures the integrity of the ballot box and protects our most sacred privilege." He was Texas Senate President Pro Tempore in 2009. The American Conservative Union gave him a lifetime rating of 94%

Six candidates sought to succeed Fraser in the Republican primary scheduled for March 1, 2016.David Saleh Rauf, In Texas, candidates eyes are focusing on TV," San Antonio Express-News, January 17, 2016, pp. 1, A17

Election history

Senate election history of Fraser from 1992.Uncontested primary elections are not shown.{{Unreliable source?|date=June 2020}}

=Most recent election=

==2004==

{{Election box begin

| title=Texas general election, 2004: Senate District 24{{cite web | url = http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist.exe | title = 2004 General Election | accessdate = 2007-01-04 | publisher = Office of the Secretary of State (Texas) | url-status = dead | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20140109062336/http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist.exe | archivedate = 2014-01-09 }}

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

| party= Republican Party (US)

| candidate = Troy Fraser (Incumbent)

| votes = 189,778

| percentage = 100.00

| change = +9.53

}}

{{Election box majority

| votes = 189,778

| percentage = 100.00

| change = +19.06

}}

{{Election box turnout

| votes = 189,778

| percentage =

| change = +40.32

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no swing

| winner = Republican Party (US)

}}

=Previous elections=

==2002==

{{Election box begin

| title=Texas general election, 2002: Senate District 24{{cite web | url = http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist.exe | title = 2002 General Election | accessdate = 2007-01-04 | publisher = Office of the Secretary of State (Texas) | url-status = dead | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20140109062336/http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist.exe | archivedate = 2014-01-09 }}

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

| party= Republican Party (US)

| candidate = Troy Fraser (Incumbent)

| votes = 122,355

| percentage = 90.47

| change = -9.53

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

| party= Libertarian Party (US)

| candidate = Steve Kirby

| votes = 12,887

| percentage = 9.53

| change = +9.53

}}

{{Election box majority

| votes = 109,468

| percentage = 80.94

| change = -19.06

}}

{{Election box turnout

| votes = 135,242

| percentage =

| change = +3.31

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no swing

| winner = Republican Party (US)

}}

==2000==

{{Election box begin

| title=Texas general election, 2000: Senate District 24{{cite web | url = http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist.exe | title = 2000 General Election | accessdate = 2007-01-04 | publisher = Office of the Secretary of State (Texas) | url-status = dead | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20140109062336/http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist.exe | archivedate = 2014-01-09 }}

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

| party= Republican Party (US)

| candidate = Troy Fraser (Incumbent)

| votes = 130,913

| percentage = 100.00

| change = +48.15

}}

{{Election box majority

| votes = 130,913

| percentage = 100.00

| change = +96.30

}}

{{Election box turnout

| votes = 130,913

| percentage =

| change = -21.82

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no swing

| winner = Republican Party (US)

}}

==1996==

{{Election box begin

| title=Texas general election, 1996: Senate District 24{{cite web | url = http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist.exe | title = 1996 General Election | accessdate = 2007-01-04 | publisher = Office of the Secretary of State (Texas) | url-status = dead | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20140109062336/http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist.exe | archivedate = 2014-01-09 }}

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

| party= Republican Party (US)

| candidate = Troy Fraser

| votes = 86,828

| percentage = 51.85

| change = +5.20

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

| party= Democratic Party (US)

| candidate = Rick Rhodes

| votes = 80,632

| percentage = 48.15

| change = -5.20

}}

{{Election box majority

| votes = 6,196

| percentage = 3.70

| change = -3.01

}}

{{Election box turnout

| votes = 167,460

| percentage =

| change = +32.29

}}

{{Election box gain with party link no swing

| winner = Republican Party (US)

| loser = Democratic Party (US)

}}

{{Election box begin no party

| title=Republican primary, 1996: Senate District 24{{cite web | url = http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist.exe | title = 1996 Republican Party Primary Election | accessdate = 2007-01-04 | publisher = Office of the Secretary of State (Texas) | url-status = dead | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20140109062336/http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist.exe | archivedate = 2014-01-09 }}

}}

{{Election box candidate no party with winner

| winner =

| candidate = Bob Barina

| votes = 4,204

| percentage = 18.91

| change =

}}

{{Election box candidate no party with winner

| winner = ✓

| candidate = Troy Fraser

| votes = 18,028

| percentage = 81.09

| change =

}}

{{Election box majority no party

| votes = 13,824

| percentage = 62.18

| change =

}}

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| percentage =

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==1992==

{{Election box begin

| title=Texas general election, 1992: Senate District 25{{cite web | url = http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist.exe | title = 1992 General Election | accessdate = 2007-01-04 | publisher = Office of the Secretary of State (Texas) | url-status = dead | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20140109062336/http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist.exe | archivedate = 2014-01-09 }}

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

| party= Democratic Party (US)

| candidate = Bill Sims (Incumbent)

| votes = 98,763

| percentage = 51.74

| change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

| party= Republican Party (US)

| candidate = Troy Fraser

| votes = 92,107

| percentage = 48.26

| change =

}}

{{Election box majority

| votes = 6,656

| percentage = 3.49

| change =

}}

{{Election box turnout

| votes = 190,870

| percentage =

| change =

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no swing

| winner = Democratic Party (US)

}}

{{Election box begin no party

| title=Republican primary, 1992: Senate District 25{{cite web | url = http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist.exe | title = 1992 Republican Party Primary Election | accessdate = 2007-01-04 | publisher = Office of the Secretary of State (Texas) | url-status = dead | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20140109062336/http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist.exe | archivedate = 2014-01-09 }}

}}

{{Election box candidate no party with winner

| winner =

| candidate = Jim Deats

| votes = 6,641

| percentage = 25.36

| change =

}}

{{Election box candidate no party with winner

| winner = ✓

| candidate = Troy Fraser

| votes = 15,076

| percentage = 57.58

| change =

}}

{{Election box candidate no party with winner

| winner =

| candidate = Charles Johnson

| votes = 4,467

| percentage = 17.06

| change =

}}

{{Election box majority no party

| votes = 8,435

| percentage = 32.21

| change =

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{{Election box turnout no party

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| percentage =

| change =

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References

External links

[http://www.senate.state.tx.us/75r/senate/members/dist24/dist24.htm Senate of Texas - Senator Troy Fraser] Official Texas Senate Web site.
[http://votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=9952 Project Vote Smart - Senator Troy L. Fraser (TX)] profile
Follow the Money - Troy Fraser
[http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?c=83151 2006] [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?c=63892 2004] [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?c=6300 2002] [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?c=52459 2000] campaign contributions

{{TXHouseSuccession box

| district =69

| hometown = Big Spring

| title = Texas House of Representatives, District 69

| before = Larry Don Shaw

| after = John Hirschi

| years = 1988–1993

}}

{{s-ttl

| title= Texas State Senator
from District 24 (Horseshoe Bay)⁽¹⁾

| years= 1997-2017}}

{{s-ref|For the 75th through the 76th Legislatures, Fraser’s home city was Belton