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Stephanie Draper

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Stephanie Draper
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Elections and appointments
Last election

November 5, 2024

Personal
Religion
Baptist Christian
Profession
Insurance Agent
Contact

Stephanie Draper (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Texas State Senate to represent District 12. She lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Draper completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

Stephanie Draper's career experience includes working as an insurance agent.[1]

Elections

2024

See also: Texas State Senate elections, 2024

General election

General election for Texas State Senate District 12

Incumbent Tan Parker defeated Stephanie Draper in the general election for Texas State Senate District 12 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Tan Parker
Tan Parker (R)
 
61.4
 
277,734
Image of Stephanie Draper
Stephanie Draper (D) Candidate Connection
 
38.6
 
174,875

Total votes: 452,609
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Texas State Senate District 12

Stephanie Draper advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas State Senate District 12 on March 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Stephanie Draper
Stephanie Draper Candidate Connection
 
100.0
 
29,671

Total votes: 29,671
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Texas State Senate District 12

Incumbent Tan Parker advanced from the Republican primary for Texas State Senate District 12 on March 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Tan Parker
Tan Parker
 
100.0
 
83,322

Total votes: 83,322
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Campaign finance

Endorsements

Draper received the following endorsements.

Pledges

Draper signed the following pledges.

  • U.S. Term Limits

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Candidate Connection

Stephanie Draper completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Draper's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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My name is Stephanie Draper, a Texan for two decades and a candidate for Texas State Senate District 12. As a wife, mother of 3 and a small business owner, I have 25 years of leadership experience and a strong commitment to my community.

With a background in event planning and business management. I'm a seasoned entrepreneur. My extensive involvement in elections and community service, including working with Denton County elections, and a precinct chair showcases my dedication to public service.

I am focusing on education which involves advocating for better teacher pay and opposing vouchers, ensuring quality education for our children. I also prioritize mental resources, job support, and common-sense gun control for a safer communities.
  • Funding our public schools by investing in our teacher's will help secure a better education for our students and workers for a better tomorrow.
  • Affordable healthcare that will provide resources for Mental health, Women wellness care and Medicaid and Medicare for all.
  • Equal opportunity for small business owner to be able to compete for government contracts and fair business loans.
Public education, Women health care and Affordable living wages.
Where Do We Go From Here "Chaos or Community" Martin Luther King Jr. Foreword By Coretta Scott King.
Empathetic, honest, an attentive listener, collaborative, and possessing strong leadership skills.
Be able to make decision that is best for the constituents and the state office.
That I fought for the people rights to live free and to be treat fair.
My first job was working at my father's restaurant Guiden's Seafood Restaurant. I worked for my family business for 9 years.
Affordable living wages, affordable housing and healthcare.
The Late Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Jenkins and Shelia Jackson Lee both women are trail braziers.
A female employee at my company, who is a mother of two young children and has a disabled husband, was working part-time with us while also holding a full-time job. She was evicted from her home and struggled to afford an apartment or hotel room. When we learned she was homeless, we tried to help by reaching out to various county resources for support. Unfortunately, we were informed that assistance was only available if she was experiencing spousal abuse. Enable to receive the critical help she needed; she eventually had to quit her job and move out of state. This experience deeply affected me and inspired a desire to find ways to help working class individual's secure shelter.
Working family care act fund that will aide family that are in need of financial aide.
North Texas Democratic, Afl-CIO and 23rd Senatorial District.
I believe that the government need to have an very accurate picture of their finances when making economic decisions and need to be held accountable for not begin transparent.

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Campaign finance summary


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Stephanie Draper campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* Texas State Senate District 12Lost general$23,928 $4,206
Grand total$23,928 $4,206
Sources: OpenSecretsFederal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete

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Footnotes

  1. Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on February 6, 2024


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