Frederick Frazier is an American politician and former police officer. He was the former Republican member of the

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from District 61, serving from

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Election history

In 2022, Frazier ran for the

. He defeated Paul Chabot in the Republican primary with 63.9% of the vote. On November 8, 2022, he defeated

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Sheena King with 58.3% of the vote. He assumed office on January 10, 2023. In 2024, Frazier ran for re-election to the

. He was defeated by

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in the Republican primary, winning only 32.4% of the vote. He left office on January 14, 2025, and was succeeded by

Controversy

During his 2022 campaign trail, Frazier was endorsed by former president

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and was charged with impersonating a public servant. Frazier was an active member of the

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until submitting his resignation in December 2023, 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, and for which Frazier received the aforementioned charges of impersonating a public servant.

References

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