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About the Candidate
Ken Paxton is a fearless conservative, a relentless fighter, and a true defender of Texas values. He’s never bent a knee — not against the Biden administration, not against corporate overreach, and certainly not against the corrupt political establishment that’s tried to silence him time and time again. As Texas’ 51st Attorney General, Ken Paxton has been on the front lines of the most important legal fights in the country. He’s sued the Biden administration over 100 times, standing up against open borders policies, government overreach, attacks on the Second Amendment, and the far-left’s radical agenda. His legal victories were so significant that even CNN had to admit defeat, calling Texas “a legal graveyard for Biden policies.” Paxton’s not afraid to take on the big guys — and win. He’s fought and secured major victories against Big Tech, corporations pushing ESG nonsense, and companies abusing Texans’ personal data. He sued Pfizer for misleading the public on the COVID-19 vaccine and led national efforts to hold companies accountable for their role in the opioid crisis, bringing billions in settlement dollars home to Texas. During the Obama years, he led the charge to defend Texas’ state sovereignty and religious liberties from federal overreach. Before becoming Attorney General, Paxton served in the Texas House and Senate, where he was consistently ranked among the most conservative lawmakers. ...
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Ken Paxton
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Ken Paxton is a fearless conservative, a relentless fighter, and a true defender of Texas values. He’s never bent a knee — not against the Biden administration, not against corporate overreach, and certainly not against the corrupt political establishment that’s tried to silence him time and time again....
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Republican
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What is the office you are running for?
US Senator - Texas
Why are you running for this office and what are your 3 main goals you hope to achieve?
I’m running to take a sledgehammer to the D.C. establishment and to ensure Texas is represented by someone who will be a relentless champion for our conservative values and the America First movement. Three of my top priorities are supporting President Trump’s agenda, protecting our national sovereignty,...
This is a Republican primary race. Do you promise, if elected, to abide by the RPT platform? And if not, please enumerate what problems you have. https://texasgop.org/platform/
Yes, I will follow Republican principles and never compromise with the radical Left.
Do you support or oppose the federal government make immunizations mandatory?
Oppose, I am in strong opposition to any vaccine mandates.
Do you support or oppose specifying that parents have the right to exempt their children from mandated immunizations on philosophical grounds? (Current law limits exemptions to medical and religious reasons.)
Support, parents deserve to have the fundamental right to exempt their children from vaccines.
What, if anything, should be done to protect our borders from illegal immigration?
We should finish the border wall, continue to support ICE and CBP against attacks from the radical Left, deport anyone who’s here illegally, and stand 100% behind President Trump’s border policies—which have led to a historically secure border.
What's your position on Trumps tariffs and is there any difference from the Smoot Hawley Tariff Act of 1930?
For far too long, weak national leaders have sold out this country and allowed other nations, including our enemies, to take advantage of us. I support President Trump’s tariff policies and bold action to ensure that we are respected again on the global stage. I will continue to stand with President Trump in working to...
Do you see a Double Standard in the treatment of J6 Protesters compared with Antifa, BLM, Pro Palestinian Protesters etc? If so, what will you do to resolve it?
Yes—while January 6 protestors were treated like political prisoners, violent far-left extremists across America were allowed to break our laws with impunity because of their political ideology. I will always work to ensure that violent left-wing looters and protestors affiliated with radical liberal groups are...
What does it mean to you to be a conservative?
Being a conservative means working to defend the principles and traditions that have made this country great, including faith, freedom, and hard work.
Do you support or oppose efforts to abolish the Department of Education? Why or why not? What are the most valuable components of the department?
Support, the Department of Education is unnecessary red tape that must be cut, and education must be sent back to the states.
Do you support or oppose term limits for the US House/US Senate? What will you do to enact these? Do you believe in self-imposed term-limits or Party-imposed term limits? How long should these be for?
I am a firm believer in term limits and have signed the U.S. Term Limits Amendment Pledge, affirming that I will cosponsor and vote for the U.S. Term Limits Amendment of three U.S. House terms and two U.S. Senate terms.
Do you support or oppose the PATRIOT ACT and efforts to build government databases that monitor the activities of the public-at-large, including bank deposits, phone usage, health care, air travel, schoolchildren, and gun purchases, etc.? Do you believe that the government is currently collecting this data?
I am staunchly opposed to any unconstitutional warrantless data being collected to monitor the activities of the American people. In the Senate, I will be a tireless defender of Americans’ privacy against any unlawful surveillance.
Please describe under what specific circumstances governmental rights or interests should override parental rights or interests in regard to the welfare of children.
Throughout my career I have defended parental rights, which are constantly under attack from the radical Left as extremists try to take away the ability of conservative parents to raise their children as they see fit. I do also believe the government has a responsibility to get involved to stop anyone who engages in child...
Do you support or oppose allowing parents to opt out their children from curricula, books, classes, surveys, or methodologies which parents consider privacy-invading or offensive to their personal, moral or religious beliefs?
Support—parents must have the freedom and ability to guide their children’s education.
Do you support or oppose requiring schools, public health departments or any medical personnel to secure consent from a parent or legal guardian before prescribing, dispensing or administering contraceptive drugs or devices to a minor?
Support
In your opinion, what are the top 3 areas our Elections are susceptible to fraud and what can/should the federal government do to mitigate it?
Our elections are susceptible to fraud when illegals vote in our elections, fraud from ballot harvesting, and vote-by-mail fraud. Among other changes, we must ban illegals from registering to vote and voting in our elections, including local elections, and ban ballot harvesting.
What, if any, changes need to be made to regulations for lobbyists and campaign financing?
We must have fundamental reform to our campaign financing system, which is designed to protect incumbents, and we must stop the status quo in Washington that serves lobbyists and special interests instead of the American people.
What, if any, penalties should employers face for hiring illegal aliens knowingly or through failure to verify?
There should be both criminal and civil penalties for those who hire illegal aliens.
What's the cause of the nations deficit?
Career politicians have spent decades lighting our money on fire and saddling our children and grandchildren with the debt. I’m a strong fiscal conservative who will fight to stop the wasteful spending that has led to our nation being in over $38 trillion in debt.
What is your position on civil asset forfeiture(?) and what changes would you make to reflect that? And, how would you force LEO's to provide receipts for all confiscated property?
There must be a system of due process when civil asset forfeiture is used, and we need to make sure the Constitutional rights of American citizens are protected.
Please explain why you do or do not support the government providing financial benefits to non-citizens.
I absolutely do not support the government providing financial benefits to illegals. We should be exclusively focused on serving the American people, not foreign nationals.
What, if anything, should be done about sanctuary cities for illegal immigrants?
Sanctuary cities should be defunded by the federal government.
What is your position on the US involvement in the Ukraine/Russia conflict?
Under Corrupt Joe Biden, I staunchly opposed sending billions upon billions of our dollars to Ukraine— especially as our own nation was being invaded. I am in full support of the Trump Administration’s efforts to secure a lasting peace and bring an end to the conflict.
Do you support or oppose withdrawing the U.S. from the World Trade Organization?
I support the Trump Administration’s policy toward the WTO and President Trump’s efforts to ensure that America is respected and treated fairly on the global stage.
Explain the relationship between the states and the Federal government regarding maintaining the border?
The states should be able to engage in immigration enforcement and deport illegals as a way to ensure that there’s a check against a catastrophic open borders regime like what we saw under Corrupt Joe Biden. Thankfully, with President Trump in office, states have the greatest federal partner imaginable in the...
At what point should the "right to life" or "personhood" be granted to new human beings (e.g., at conception, 13 weeks of gestation, birth, 5 days old, 18 years old, etc)? What action, if any, will you take to reflect this in law?
I am a firm believer that life begins at conception, which is a stance I’ve always defended and fought for while in office, and I will oppose any effort by the radical Left to codify the ability to get an abortion at the federal level.
Is there anything in your background of an embarrassing nature that should be explained before your election? Arrests/Convictions? Bankruptcies?
No