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Ken Paxton

Ken Paxton

Republican

Candidate for U.S. Senate

About

Attorney General (2015–present), Texas State Senator (2013–2015), Texas State Representative (2003–2013).
Campaign Website Campaign Contributions Party Platform

Conservative Endorsements

Candidate Videos

Texas GOP Convention
2026 Interview
Court Victory: First Detransitioning Clinic
Medical Expenses Tax Deduction
On Talarico's Shifting Policy Positions

Survey Responses

Montgomery Co. Tea Party

Notable Quotes

“Free and fair elections are a cornerstone of a thriving republic.”
“This is America, and we will not be governed by Sharia law.”
“There are only two sexes, and that is determined not by feelings or ‘gender theory’ but by biology at conception. ”
“In Texas, we cherish all of our children, and we must do everything in our power to keep them safe.”

Positions on Texas Eagle Forum Legislative Priorities

Border Security & Immigration
  • HALTED THE DESTRUCTION OF TEXAS BORDER BARRIERS by suing the Biden Administration. [1, 2]
  • BLOCKED UNLAWFUL RESIDENCY FOR ILLEGAL ALIENS by suing and permanently blocking the Biden Administration from allowing this practice and shut down a Houston-Area “birth tourism” center that unlawfully facilitated over 1,000 births to foreign Chinese nationals. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  • DEFENDED TEXAS BORDER SECURITY LAW in court, securing an emergency stay of a district court ruling that would have blocked the law from taking effect (Senate Bill 4, 2023). [1, 2, 3]
  • AIDED FEDERAL DEPORTATIONS in Texas by signing a 287(g) agreement with the Trump Administration’s DHS. [1, 2, 3, 4]
  • SECURED A VICTORY AGAINST A BORDER NGO in the Texas Supreme Court allowing the investigation of NGOs (nongovernmental organizations) suspected of harboring illegal aliens. [1, 2]
  • AFFIRMED THE CONSTITUTIONAL AUTHORITY of Texas and all U.S. States to defend themselves against border invasions by issuing an official statement expressing strong support for U.S. House Resolution 50 (2026). [1, 2, 3]
Secure Our Elections
  • DEMANDED CITIZENSHIP DATA FROM THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION and sued over noncompliance to prevent non-citizen registration. [1, 2, 3]
  • SECURED A VICTORY UPHOLDING THE BAN OF BALLOT HARVESTING in Texas in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit after a federal district court had blocked enforcement of the ban (Senate Bill 1, 2021). [1, 2, 3]
  • DEFENDED THE ELECTION INTEGRITY PROTECTION ACT (Senate Bill 1, 2021) against challenges, conducted raids, and issued indictments through the Office of the Attorney General. [1, 2, 3]
Education Issues
  • AFFIRMED THE CONSTITUTIONALITY OF SCHOOL CHOICE and Education Savings Accounts (ESAs), by issuing an official legal opinion, stating “Texas parents should have the right to choose the best school for their kids.” [1, 2, 3, 4]
  • DECLARED DEI UNCONSTITUTIONAL in a legal opinion aimed at dismantling the decades of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) frameworks embedded in over 100 Texas laws and policies. [1, 2, 3, 4]
  • OPPOSED CRT IN THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION in a legal comment letter that described critical race theory (CRT) as “anti-American propaganda” and “woke indoctrination” and initiated legal action against Texas school districts for alleged violations of the state CRT ban. [1, 2, 3, 4]
Protect Childhood Innocence
  • PROTECTED CHILDREN FROM EXPOSURE TO SEXUALLY ILLICIT CONTENT at erotic drag shows by successfully defending Senate Bill 12 at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (2023).[1][2][3]
  • SHIELDED CHILDREN FROM PORNOGRAPHY WEBSITES by successfully defending the Texas law requiring age verification on pornography websites at the U.S. Supreme Court (House Bill 1181, 2023).[1][2][3]
  • SECURED COURT VICTORY HOLDING TIKTOK LIABLE FOR EXPLICIT CONTENT, addictive features, failing to protect minors, and misleading parents about the safety of its platform. Also sued Snapchat.[1][2][3][4]
Gender Issues
  • SUED THE NCAA TO PREVENT BIOLOGICAL MEN from competing in women's sports. [1, 2, 3]
  • DECLARED TRANSITIONING TEXAS KIDS ILLEGAL for mental health providers in a legal opinion and issued another opinion that performing certain sex-change procedures on children, and prescribing puberty-blockers to them, is “child abuse” under Texas law. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  • FOUGHT SCHOOLS HELPING STUDENTS CHANGE GENDER IDENTITY by joining an amicus brief with 17 other states in the U.S. Court of Appeals, pushing back against school administrators who were encouraging students to “transition” without their parents’ knowledge or consent. [1, 2, 3, 4]
  • DECLARED IT UNLAWFUL FOR TRANSGENDERS TO CHANGE THE SEX LISTED ON DRIVER'S LICENSES or birth certificates in a legal opinion, stating, "There are only two sexes, and that is determined not by feelings or ‘gender theory’ but by biology at conception." [1, 2, 3, 4]
Government-Sanctioned Addiction
  • UPHELD POLICE ENFORCEMENT OF MARIJUANA POSSESSION by filing multiple lawsuits against Texas cities for adopting ordinances or policies decriminalizing possession and violating Texas drug laws. [1, 2]
  • ISSUED LEGAL OPINIONS ON PAID DAILY FANTASY SPORTS declaring them illegal gambling under Texas law and ruled that “skill” gaming machines are illegal if any chance is involved. [1, 2, 3]
Protect Life
  • DEFENDED THE TEXAS HEARTBEAT ACT by winning multiple challenges in court (Senate Bill 8, 2021). [1, 2, 3]
  • DEFENDED THE RIGHTS OF HOSPITALS AND DOCTORS TO REFUSE TO PROVIDE ABORTIONS that are prohibited by state law, securing a win at the U.S. Supreme Court. [1, 2, 3]
  • SUED OUT-OF-STATE ABORTION PILL PROVIDERS for shipping abortion pills to Texas in violation of state law. [1, 2, 3, 4]
Islamification of Texas
  • SUED EPIC CITY to stop its illegal land development scheme, investigating and ending a potential "Sharia City" in Kaufman County. [1, 2]
  • FORMALLY INVESTIGATED THE ISLAMIC TRIBUNAL to prevent parallel legal systems in Texas. [1, 2, 3]
  • STATED, "Because of the risks posed by the infiltration of Sharia law into Texas, my office will work tirelessly to end any illegal scheme that seeks to subvert the Constitution and disrupt the American way of life.” [1]
National Security
  • DEFENDED THE ADVERSARIAL LAND OWNERSHIP ACT successfully in U.S. District Court (Senate Bill 17, 2025). This law restricts foreign adversaries from acquiring real property in Texas. [1, 2]
  • TARGETED CHINESE-LINKED FIRMS for data and security risks, filing multiple lawsuits, and launched probes into use of CCP-aligned tech products in state infrastructure. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  • PUSHED FOR ILLEGALS TO FACE JUSTICE by supporting appeals court decisions and pushing back against attempts to grant amnesty or dismiss cases. [1, 2]
Other Constitutional Issues
  • DIRECTED SCHOOLS TO DISPLAY THE TEN COMMANDMENTS per state law (Senate Bill 10, 2025) and sued non-compliant districts. [1, 2, 3]
  • FILED A BRIEF DEFENDING THE SECOND AMENDMENT, urging the U.S. Supreme Court to confirm Second Amendment rights and arguing that restrictions must align with the Amendment’s original meaning as an individual right, not a second-class one. [1, 2]
  • REPEATEDLY SUED TO BLOCK VACCINE MANDATES from the Biden Administration for healthcare workers, federal contractors, and others. [1, 2]
  • SUPPORTED MEASURES TO BAN A STATE INCOME TAX in Texas and criticized opponents for supporting a state income tax. [1, 2, 3]
  • OPPOSED FEDERAL OVERREACH by filing a brief with the U.S. Supreme Court recognizing the original intent of the framers of the Constitution was to regard the states and the federal government as equals in carrying out justice separately. [1, 2, 3]
  • STATED THAT REPARATIONS are "radical and unconstitutional" and described DEI as a “broken worldview” falling under "the tacit guise of sociological reparations.” [1, 2]
  • SECURED LENGTHY PRISON SENTENCES, including life sentences, in cases involving sexual abuse of children and other violent crimes, defended federal legal standards that keep violent criminals in prison, and sued city officials for allegedly underfunding the Dallas Police Department. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]

Notes from Local Researchers

  • HAS BEEN A FEARLESS DEFENDER of Texas conservative initiatives. He never backed down even though the establishment tried to silence him again and again. He led the fight against the Biden administration over 100 times against open borders policies, government overreach, attacks on the Second Amendment and the far-left's radical agenda. His voting record and actions taken as Texas Attorney General show that he has not changed his talking points or his message since serving in the Texas House[1][2][3][4][5][6]
  • SUED TO BLOCK a Biden EPA rule he described as part of an “extremist climate agenda” that would harm Texas energy and manufacturing jobs.[1][2][3]
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