Commissioner Gregory Parker, age 34, was elected to the Comal County Commissioners Court on November 2, 2004. Gregory became the first African American elected to a Comal County office and the youngest person to win election as a county commissioner. He also became the first Republican elected to the commissioners court from Precinct 3and is the only African American Republican County Commissioner in the state of Texas.
Commissioner Gregory Parker, age 34, was elected to the Comal County Commissioners Court on November 2, 2004. Gregory became the first African American elected to any Comal County office and the youngest person to win election as a County Commissioner in Comal County History. When elected he also became the first Republican elected to the commissioners
court from Precinct 3 and is the only African American Republican County Commissioner in the state of Texas.
Commissioner Parker, a military veteran, is a different kind of public servant
who believes in hard work, faith and freedom. His professional, public policy and community experience gives him a unique perspective in understanding our community's needs. In the private sector Commissioner Parker has more than 13 years of technology and business experience. Commissioner Parker started out modestly like many Americans and worked his way up in the technology industry to Director of Software Development at Austin Data Systems. As director Commissioner Parker led multi-million dollar projects, supervised staff members and brought
critically needed cooperation and discipline to the organization.
Commissioner Parker’s private sector experience also includes a tenure as owner and senior public policy analyst of Gregory Parker Consulting a public policy research and governmental affairs firm. As owner and senior public policy analyst Commissioner Parker has spoken out on a variety of local, state, and federal issues critical to the needs of our community.
Commissioner Parker, a single dad, lives in New Braunfels with his loving son, Jean-Luc Parker.
BS - Business Administration – Columbia Southern University
Governmental Experience:
Senior Public Policy Analyst
Comal County Commissioner, Precinct #3 - First term (2005-2009)
National Affiliations:
Member, American Society of Public Administration
Member, Advisory Council for the National Center for Public Policy Research
Member, African-American Conservative Network
Member, National Rifle Association
Regional Affiliations:
Member, Community Council of Central Texas Board of Directors
Member, Alamo Area Housing Finance Corporation Board of Directors Member, Communities in Schools of South Central Texas Board of Directors
Member, Alamo Area Council of Governments Rural Public Transportation Advisory
Committee
Former Member, Capital Area Agency On Aging - Senior Advisory Council
Local Affiliations:
Member, New Braunfels Chamber of Commerce (NBCC)
Member, Abstinence
Resource Council Board of Directors
Member, New Braunfels International Lions Club
Sergeant-At-Arms, Comal County Republican Party Executive Committee
Associate Member, New Braunfels Republican Women's Club
Associate Member, Bulverde Republican Women's Club
Former Member, NBCC Business/Education Sub-Committee
Former Member, NBCC Legislative Affairs Sub-Committee
Former Member, NBCC Transportation Sub-Committee
Former Vice President, Comal County Republican Men's Club
