Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is the Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in the Nov. 3, 2026, general election. The Texas secretary of state’s certified ballot lists Democrat James Talarico and Libertarian Ted Brown as his opponents.
Experience and public service
According to his official attorney general biography, Paxton took office on Jan. 5, 2015, after winning election in 2014. He was reelected in 2018 and 2022. He previously represented House District 70 for 10 years and was elected to the Texas Senate in 2012.
Paxton earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology and an MBA from Baylor University and a law degree from the University of Virginia. His legal career included work at Strasburger & Price, as in-house counsel for J.C. Penney, and in his own McKinney law practice, according to that biography.
Campaign priorities
On his campaign website, Paxton says he would support President Donald Trump’s agenda, including tax cuts, border security and deportations. He supports completing the border wall, protecting gun rights and opposing abortion. He also calls for greater transparency in food and healthcare systems, reduced regulation of energy companies, and a regulatory framework supporting digital assets. These are his campaign positions.
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