Moran in the general election and defeated Moran with 30,809 votes (77.3%) to Moran's 9,026 (22.7%). In 2015, Parker's colleagues elected him the Chairman of the House Republican Caucus and he was chosen later that year as the best legislator by Texas Monthly magazine. On March 1, 2016, he once again won the Republican primary election for House District 63. Parker is currently serving his sixth term in the Texas House of Representatives. Upon entering the 85th Legislative Session, Parker was unanimously re-elected as the chairman of the House Republican Caucus, which represents the Republican members of the Texas House by supplying its members with policy development and other crucial support services. On March 8, 2018, Parker became the third member of the House of Representatives to file for Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives to replace Joe Straus, a moderate Republican, who steps down with the regular legislative session in January 2019. He subsequently won reelection on November 6, 52,893 votes (67.2 percent) to 25,852 (32.8 percent) for his Democratic opponent, Laura Haines. Thereafter, he left the speaker's race. His campaign website describes him as an, "Authentic conservative working for HD63." On July 7, 2021, Parker announced his bid to run for the Texas Senate, for District 12 in 2022. The announcement comes two days after District 12 current Senator Jane Nelson announced her retirement from the Senate. On March 1, 2022, Parker won the Republican nomination with 53,212 votes (71.07 percent) to 21,657 (28.93 percent) for Chris Russell Parker won the 2022 General Election against Francine Ly, with a margin of 23-points. References External links Tan Parker's campaign Web site Texas House of Representatives bio |- 1971 births Living people People from Flower Mound, Texas Alumni of the London School of Economics Republican Party members of the Texas House of Representatives University of Dallas alumni Businesspeople from Texas 21st-century American politicians Republican Party Texas state senators