Background
Fraser, Troy L. was born on August 10, 1949 in Abilene, Texas, United States. Son of Harold L. and Jo Hudson Fraser.
Fraser, Troy L. was born on August 10, 1949 in Abilene, Texas, United States. Son of Harold L. and Jo Hudson Fraser.
A native of Abilene, Texas, Fraser attended Angelo State University in San Angelo, Texas, and the University of Texas at Arlington.
Since 1997, he has 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. He formerly resided in Belton in Bell County. 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 Doctorate. Shaw of Big Spring and John Hirschi of Wichita Falls, elected in 1992 in a reconfigured district.
Effective January 2017, he will retire from the Senate. In his statement of departure, Fraser said: "Foreign 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." lieutenant"s been a great ride."
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.
Six candidates, including the Kerrville ophthalmologist Dawn Carlisle Buckingham (born 1968), the leader in television advertising, are seeking to succeed Fraser in the Republican primary scheduled for March 1, 2016.
Senate election history of Fraser from 1992. Most recent election
= 2004 Previous elections
= 2002 = 2000 = 1996 = 1992 =.
Quotations: "ensures the integrity of the ballot box and protects our most sacred privilege.".
Member of Big Spring Rotary (president 1980-1981, director, district community service center 1987-1999, Rotarian of Year 1981).
Married Linda Cochran, 1969. Children: Chase, Sunny, Andrew.