Ken Paxton

Ken Paxton (Republican Party) is the Attorney General of Texas. He assumed office on September 18, 2023. His current term ends on January 1, 2027. Paxton is not running for re-election to Attorney General of Texas in 2026.

Paxton (Republican Party) is running for election to the U.S. Senate to represent Texas. He is on the ballot in the general election on November 3, 2026. He advanced from the Republican primary runoff on May 26, 2026.

On September 16, 2023, the Texas Senate acquitted Paxton on 16 articles of impeachment, and he resumed serving as attorney general on September 18, 2023.12 The Senate also voted to dismiss the four other article of impeachments that had been held in abeyance at the start of the trial.3 Paxton had been suspended from his position as attorney general after the Texas House of Representatives voted to impeach him on May 27, 2023. Click here for more information.