He's challenging US Sen. John Cornyn in 2026 GOP primary
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Austin American-Statesman |
"Obviously, Mr. Paxton has a checkered background," Cornyn told reporters Wednesday in Washington during an impromptu recorded interview.
Roll Call |
Paxton is positioning himself as a disruptor, pledging in a social media post to “take a sledgehammer to the D.C. establishment” and dismissing Cornyn as a 24-year incumbent who’s no longer effective.
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Paxton was impeached by the Texas House of Representatives in 2023 on corruption charges, but he was acquitted in the state Senate.
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GOP Sen. John Cornyn is facing a challenge from state Attorney General Ken Paxton in what figures to be an expensive and personal contest.
John Cornyn in the GOP primary next year, national Republicans made clear who they are backing in the race. “John Cornyn is a leader who delivers on President Trump's agenda and for the people of Texas in the U.
Republicans are growing anxious about an emerging Texas primary engulfing one of their longest-serving senators, fearful that a hugely expensive intraparty feud will have major ramifications across the map in next year’s midterms.
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