Status
Incumbent
Party
Republican
Address
P.O. Box 3476, McKinney, TX, 75070
Additional Information
First elected as Texas Attorney General in November 2014. His current term expires January 2027.
This race will not be on the ballot in 2024.
The Texas House
voted in May 2023 to impeach Paxton. The Senate conducted an impeachment trial in September 2023,
voting to acquit him of the charges.
Paxton has been under criminal indictment since 2015 on securities fraud charges.
Paxton previously served as a Texas State Senator from 2013-2015. He is married to Texas State Sen. Angela Paxton (R-McKinney).
Endorsed in the 2022 general election and Republican primary runoff election by the
Texas Home School Coalition, which supports using public funds for private and home-schools, giving private and home-schooled students greater access to public education services, and limiting state oversight of private and home schools.
In the 2022 general election, the editorial boards of the
Houston Chronicle, the
San Antonio Express-News, the
Austin American-Statesman, the
Ft. Worth Star-Telegram, and the
Dallas Morning News all endorsed Paxton's opponent, Rochelle Garza (D).
Related Blog Posts
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09/16/2023 Texas Senate reaches verdict in Paxton impeachment trial
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09/06/2023 Paxton impeachment trial begins in the Senate
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06/23/2023 Teach the Vote’s Week in Review: June 23, 2023
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05/30/2023 Voucher dies as final weekend of 88th Legislature brings conflict between House and Senate
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05/26/2023 Teach the Vote’s Week in Review: May 26, 2023
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05/24/2023 Senate bills die in Texas House as another midnight deadline passes
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08/26/2022 Teach the Vote's Week in Review: Aug. 26, 2022
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07/29/2022 Teach the Vote's Week in Review: July 29, 2022
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05/20/2022 Teach the Vote's Week in Review: May 20, 2022
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05/18/2022 Charter and voucher supporters double down on spending in 2022 Texas primary races
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03/04/2022 Teach the Vote's Week in Review: March 4, 2022
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02/28/2022 Wealthy donors seek to shape state policy on vouchers, charter schools, and curriculum with big spending in the 2022 Texas primaries
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02/25/2022 Teach the Vote's Week in Review: Feb. 25, 2022
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02/25/2022 Million-dollar bets on making the Texas State Capitol voucher-friendly
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09/10/2021 Teach the Vote's Week in Review: Sept. 10, 2021
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08/20/2021 Teach the Vote’s Week in Review: August 20, 2021
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07/01/2021 Texas election roundup: 50 years since lowering the voting age to 18
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09/03/2020 Texas election roundup: HEB owner advocates for voter safety
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08/04/2020 From The Texas Tribune: Gov. Greg Abbott stresses local school officials "know best" whether schools should reopen
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07/28/2020 BREAKING: Schools receive updated TEA guidance on closures, reflecting new advice from attorney general
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05/21/2020 Texas election roundup: The mail voting seesaw
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05/14/2020 Texas election roundup: Senate special election
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04/23/2020 Texas election roundup: Texans could face serious decision whether to vote during pandemic
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10/22/2018 Election do's and don'ts and perspectives of the Texas AG candidates
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03/16/2018 From The Texas Tribune: Texas AG Ken Paxton ramps up fight against schools' "illegal electioneering"
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02/09/2018 Texas teachers are #blowingthewhistle in the best possible way
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01/26/2018 Teach the Vote's Week in Review: Jan. 26, 2018
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01/18/2018 Texas Attorney General questions voter engagement activities in schools
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01/12/2018 Teach the Vote's Week in Review: Jan. 12, 2018
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09/16/2016 Teach the Vote's Week in Review: Sept. 16, 2016
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