| | '''Warren Kenneth Paxton, Jr.''', known as '''Ken Paxton''' (born December 23, 1962), is an [[United States|American]] [[lawyer]] and [[politician]] who has been since January 2015 the [[Republican Party|Republican]] attorney general of his adopted state of [[Texas]]. | | '''Warren Kenneth Paxton, Jr.''', known as '''Ken Paxton''' (born December 23, 1962), is an [[United States|American]] [[lawyer]] and [[politician]] who has been since January 2015 the [[Republican Party|Republican]] attorney general of his adopted state of [[Texas]]. |
| − | He is a candidate for a third term in the upcoming Republican [[primary]] on March 1, 2022. He will face three potentially strong opponents, [[U.S. Representative]] [[Louie Gohmert]], outgoing state Land Commissioner [[George P. Bush]], son of the former [[Florida]] [[Governor]] [[Jeb Bush]], and Eva Guzman, who stepped down from the Texas Supreme Court to make the race.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/louie-gohmert-republican-lawmaker-who-downplayed-the-insurrection-wants-to-be-the-top-law-enforcement-officer-in-texas/ar-AAR1jMm?ocid=msedgntp|title=Louie Gohmert: Republican lawmaker who downplayed the insurrection wants to be the top law enforcement officer in Texas|publisher=msn.com|date=November 23, 2021|author=Devan Cole|accessdate=November 24, 2021}}</ref> | + | He is a candidate for a third term in the upcoming Republican [[primary]] on March 1, 2022. He is polling far ahead of three potentially strong opponents, [[U.S. Representative]] [[Louie Gohmert]], outgoing state Land Commissioner [[George P. Bush]], son of the former [[Florida]] [[Governor]] [[Jeb Bush]], and Eva Guzman, who stepped down from the Texas Supreme Court to make the race.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/louie-gohmert-republican-lawmaker-who-downplayed-the-insurrection-wants-to-be-the-top-law-enforcement-officer-in-texas/ar-AAR1jMm?ocid=msedgntp|title=Louie Gohmert: Republican lawmaker who downplayed the insurrection wants to be the top law enforcement officer in Texas|publisher=msn.com|date=November 23, 2021|author=Devan Cole|accessdate=November 24, 2021}}</ref> |