Angela Paxton

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First elected to the Texas Senate in 2018. Current term expires January 2029. 
 
Member of the Senate Education Committee. 
 
Wife of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton.  
 
Supported by one or more anti-public education organizations or individuals in the 2024 Texas primaries. Also endorsed in the 2024 Republican primary election by Gov. Greg Abbott (R), who supported many incumbent legislators in this election cycle based on their pro-voucher voting records.  

Endorsed in the 2022 general election and Republican primary election by the Texas Home School Coalition, which supports using public funds for private and home-schools, giving private and home-schooled students greater access to public education services, and limiting state oversight of private and home schools. She also received the group's endorsement in the 2018 election. 

The editorial board of the Dallas Morning News endorsed Paxton's opponent in the 2022 general election.