Angela Paxton

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Angela Paxton
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Member of the Texas Senate
from the 8th district
Assumed office
January 8, 2019
Preceded byVan Taylor
Personal details
Born1962/1963 (age 58–60)[1]
Political partyRepublican
Spouse(s)Ken Paxton
Children4
Alma materBaylor University
(BS Mathematic Science)
University of Houston-Clear Lake (M.Ed.)

Angela Paxton is an American politician from the state of Texas. A Republican, she has represented District 8 in the Texas Senate since 2019.

Paxton worked as a guidance counselor at Legacy Christian Academy in Frisco, Texas.[2]

Paxton is married to Ken Paxton, the Texas Attorney General.[3]

She won her state senate seat, in 2018, by defeating fellow Republican in the primary and Democrat in the general election.[4]

Election results[]

Republican primary, 2018
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Angela Paxton 32,756 54.3
Republican Phillip Huffines 27,545 45.7
Total votes 60,301 100.0
Texas's 8th State Senate District General Election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Angela Paxton 169,995 51.18
Democratic Mark Phariss 162,157 48.82
Total votes 332,152 100.0
Republican hold

References[]

  1. ^ "Texas Senator Angela Paxton". The Texas Tribune.
  2. ^ Patrick Svitek (September 6, 2017). "Angela Paxton, Texas attorney general's wife, running for state Senate". The Texas Tribune. Retrieved January 8, 2019.
  3. ^ Ford, Holley. "Republican Angela Paxton Wins Over Democrat Mark Phariss for Texas District 8 Senate Seat - NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth". Nbcdfw.com. Retrieved January 8, 2019.
  4. ^ Directory. Texas Senator Angela Paxton, District 8 (Republican-McKinney), Texas Tribune.

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