Ken Paxton

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Warren Kenneth Paxton Jr. (born December 23, 1962) is an American politician and lawyer who has served as the 51st attorney general of Texas since 2015. He is the Republican Party nominee in the 2026 United States Senate election in Texas. Born in Minot, North Dakota, Paxton was a member of the Texas House of Representatives from 2003 to 2013 and represented the eighth district in the Texas Senate from 2013 to 2015. In 2015, Paxton was indicted on state securities fraud charges relating to activities before taking office; the charges were dismissed nine years later without any requirement to admit any wrongdoing. In 2023, Paxton was impeached by the Texas House of Representatives, and the Texas Senate voted later in 2023 to acquit Paxton of all articles of impeachment. An ultraconservative or far-right politician, Paxton is a staunch ally of President Donald Trump. After Joe Biden won the 2020 U.S. presidential election and Trump refused to concede while making false claims of election...

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