Representative Daniel Alders is serving his first term as State Representative for House District 6. His district is entirely within Smith County, containing the communities of Arp, Bullard, Emerald Bay, New Chapel Hill, Noonday, Troup, Whitehouse, and the City of Tyler. A 7th generation Texan, Daniel grew up in rural East Texas on a family farm in Nacogdoches County, where his family’s roots can be traced back to 1836. After graduating from New Saint Andrews College in Moscow, Idaho with a Liberal Arts degree, Daniel married his wife, Joanna. A year later they moved back to East Texas, where he began his real estate career. In 2015 they moved to Tyler where Daniel served as the East Texas Regional Director for Senator Ted Cruz, acting as the Senator’s primary liaison to business owners, organizations, community leaders, and constituents across a thirty-five county region. In 2017, Daniel switched back to the private sector as the Executive Property Manager and President of Drake Management Services, and continued to be active in the Tyler community. He served as chairman of the Tyler Area Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs committee, as well as Chairman of the Tyler Chapter of the Texas Public Policy Foundation's Liberty Leadership Council (LLC) Program. He is also on the diaconate at Fifth Street Presbyterian Church and on Unbound Now’s Smith County Advisory Board.  Daniel and Joanna are the proud parents of two daughters, Trinity and Madeleine.