Ken Paxton’s estranged wife urges voters to back him in new ad

The estranged wife of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton urged voters to stand behind the entire Republican midterm ticket in an ad released Saturday, though she neglected to name Paxton directly.

Texas state Sen. Angela Paxton, who filed for divorce from Paxton last year citing “biblical grounds,” appeared in an ad telling Texans that she is “voting for the Republican ticket on Nov. 3,” but did not cite Paxton’s Senate bid by name.

She did, however, invite voters to “talk about the elephant in the room.”

“In a general election, it’s not as much about the individual players on the team; it’s about getting the whole team across the finish line,” Paxton said in the ad. “Either we hold every Republican seat, or we hand the future of Texas to the other team.”

Angela Paxton’s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment on whether she plans to vote for her estranged husband herself.

Ken Paxton’s tenure as attorney general has been beset by allegations of abuse of office and bribery. Paxton was impeached by the Republican-controlled Texas House of Representatives in 2023, but the state Senate later acquitted him. The Senate trial, however, touched on allegations of…

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