The lawmaker spouse of scandal-tarred Texas Lawyer Basic Ken Paxton filed for divorce on Thursday, citing “recent discoveries” and infidelity.
State Sen. Angela Paxton mentioned she moved to finish her energy marriage of 38 years to the Republican U.S. Senate candidate “on biblical grounds,” a euphemism for adultery.
“I believe marriage is a sacred covenant and I have earnestly pursued reconciliation,” Angela Paxton tweeted. “But in light of recent discoveries, I do not believe that it honors God or is loving to myself, my children, or Ken to remain in the marriage.”
Angela Paxton, cited Ken Paxton’s infidelity in court docket papers filed in a suburban Dallas court docket. She received her husband’s outdated legislative seat when he received statewide workplace after singing on the marketing campaign path that she was a “pistol packin’ mama and my husband sues Obama.”
Ken Paxton, who survived a corruption scandal and impeachment trial that included allegations of a steamy extramarital affair, put a special spin on the couple’s highway to splitsville, blaming the divorce on “countless political attacks and public scrutiny.”
“Angela and I have decided to start a new chapter in our lives,” Paxton tweeted.
Ken Paxton, a stalwart supporter of President Trump, is working within the 2026 GOP major to unseat incumbent veteran Republican Sen. John Cornyn, who is taken into account extra of an institution conservative.
Democratic ex-Rep. Colin Allred, who ran a robust however finally unsuccessful race in 2024 towards Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), is working for the seat.
Analysts on either side of the aisle imagine Cornyn could be a stronger basic election candidate, though any GOP standard-bearer could be favored given Texas’ robust Republican lean.
Republicans maintain a 53-47 edge within the Senate which means Democrats must flip 4 seats to win the bulk in 2026. That may be very tall political order since solely two seats now held by Republicans in swing states are up for grabs.
Initially Revealed: July 10, 2025 at 3:29 PM EDT
