Estranged wife enters Senate race

Angela Paxton, who filed for divorce from Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, is now urging Texans to vote Republican in the midterm elections without directly mentioning her husband.

Divorce alleged adultery

Angela Paxton filed for divorce last year alleging adultery. Over the summer, she declined to tell the New York Times whether she would vote for Ken Paxton in November.

Talarico holds slim lead

Democrat James Talarico continues to hold a slim lead over Ken Paxton in most polls as Election Day draws closer, prompting Angela Paxton to speak out for the GOP.

Vote party over individual

In a mid-September speech to Republican women, Angela Paxton urged them to vote for GOP candidates even if angry with the party, saying Republican women will decide the election.

“even if we're mad at it”

Control the seat, not the person

Angela Paxton told Republican women that keeping the seat in Republican hands matters more than individual candidates, because losing it to Democrats would be harder to reverse.

“It's not the people, it's the seat”

New ad addresses the elephant

Angela Paxton released an ad funded by Texas PAC, saying it is about getting the whole Republican team across the finish line on November third without naming Ken Paxton.

“Let's talk about the elephant in the room”

Angela Paxton's political background

Angela Paxton, a Republican, has served in the Texas state Senate since two thousand nineteen. She was previously a math teacher and school counselor.

Nearly four decades of marriage

Angela and Ken Paxton have been married for nearly four decades. In her divorce petition, Angela alleged Ken committed adultery and they stopped living together as spouses by June two thousand twenty-four.

Republicans worried about Paxton

Political experts say the ad featuring Angela Paxton shows Republicans are concerned about Ken Paxton's chances. Joshua Blank of the University of Texas at Austin calls it remarkable and an indication of Republican concern.

“an indication of the extent of concern that Republicans are feeling in this race”

Paxton's baggage weighs him down

Ken Paxton's campaign has been shadowed by allegations of infidelity, a fraud indictment, and an impeachment trial on charges of bribery and abuse of office. He denied wrongdoing and was acquitted in his impeachment trial.

Gender gap threatens Paxton

A New York Times and Siena University poll found fifty-one percent of likely male voters in Texas would vote for Paxton compared to forty percent of likely female voters, a significant gender gap.