Paxton Backs GOP Ticket
Estranged Wife Angela Paxton Urges Support For GOP Ticket in Tight Texas Race
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In her September 18 speech to Republican women, Angela Paxton argued that keeping the Senate seat in Republican hands mattered even when voters were unhappy with a candidate: “when it’s still in the family, even if we’re mad at them.”
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Ken Paxton was impeached by the Texas House over yearslong corruption allegations, then acquitted by the state Senate; he remained Texas attorney general.
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The Texas Tribune reported that public polling had Democrat James Talarico narrowly ahead, within the margin of error, describing the contest as the most competitive position for a Texas Democrat in a statewide race in decades.
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The Texas Tribune said the couple had stopped living together more than a year before Angela Paxton filed for divorce; she said she had earnestly pursued reconciliation but concluded the marriage should end after what she called “recent discoveries.”
Angela Paxton, a Texas state senator, is backing her estranged husband, Attorney General Ken Paxton, in his U.S. Senate race — without saying his name. In a new ad funded by a GOP super PAC, she urges voters to keep the Senate seat Republican, framing the choice as keeping Texas in Republican hands or handing it to Democrat James Talarico CNN.
Angela filed for divorce from Ken in 2025 after 38 years of marriage, citing his alleged adultery Mediaite. Yet she's backing him anyway. She previously told Republican women: 'when it's still in the family, even if we're mad at them' — suggesting party loyalty matters more than personal grievance Texas Tribune.
A Marriage Ending, A Campaign Continuing
Angela and Ken stopped living together over a year before she filed for divorce Yahoo. She said she 'earnestly pursued reconciliation' but concluded the marriage should end after 'recent discoveries.' Mediaite The estranged couple's public split has not stopped her from campaigning for him — a move that has drawn criticism from those who say her silence on his name is conspicuous.
Ken Paxton's Corruption Battle and Impeachment
Ken Paxton faced serious charges. The Texas House impeached him over yearslong corruption allegations. But the state Senate acquitted him, and he remained Texas attorney general Mediaite. His legal troubles did not end his political career. Now he's running for Senate in one of the most competitive races for a Democrat in Texas in decades.
The Race Is Tighter Than Expected
Democrat James Talarico is running nearly even with Ken Paxton. Public polling shows Talarico narrowly ahead, within the margin of error Texas Tribune. This is the most competitive statewide race for a Texas Democrat in years. Angela's ad, though she doesn't name Ken, is a clear signal to GOP voters: party comes first.
Angela's Coded Message to Republican Voters
In a September 18 speech to Republican women, Angela made her position explicit. 'Keep the seat in the family,' she essentially said, even if voters are upset with the candidate. The ad funded by Texas PAC — a super PAC aligned with Senate GOP leadership — carries the same coded message The Nerd Stash. Vote red, stay loyal, regardless of personal feelings about the man at the top of the ticket.
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