Nicole Collier

Nicole Denise Johnson Collier (born September 12, 1972) is a Democratic member of the Texas House of Representatives. Since 2013, she has represented District 95 in Fort Worth, Texas. Collier succeeded Marc Veasey.^[1]

Nicole Denise Johnson Collier
Collier in 2021
Member of the Texas House of Representatives from the 95th district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 8, 2013
Preceded by	Marc Veasey
Personal details
Born	(1972-09-12) September 12, 1972 (age 52)
Political party	Democratic
Residence	Fort Worth, Texas
Alma mater	University of Houston Texas Wesleyan University School of Law
Occupation	Attorney
Website000000	Campaign website

A small business owner and trial lawyer, Collier is a 1996 graduate of the University of Houston. She graduated from the Texas Wesleyan University School of Law in Fort Worth, now Texas A&M University School of Law.

In the general election on November 4, 2014, Collier won her second term in the Texas House by defeating Republican candidate, Albert G. McDaniel, by a margin of 21,908 votes (75.8 percent) to 7,002 votes (24.2 percent).^[2]

Collier won her fourth legislative term in the general election held on November 6, 2018. With 32,953 votes (76.5 percent), Collier defeated the Republican candidate, Stephen A. West, who polled 9,384 votes (21.8 percent), and the Libertarian Party choice, Joshua G. Burns, who drew 734 (1.7 percent).^[3]

See also: 2025 Texas proposed redistricting

On August 18, 2025, Collier, Rep. Gene Wu and Rep. Vince Perez, were held against their will within the Texas State Capitol and barred from leaving for refusing to agree to DPS police escorts due to a quorum dispute over redistricting, which she and others Democratic had claimed to be gerrymandering.^[4][5] Collier spent two nights in the Capitol before leaving on August 20.^[6]