Angela Paxton
Angela Paxton | |
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Member of the Texas Senate from the 8th district | |
Assumed office January 8, 2019 | |
Preceded by | Van Taylor |
Personal details | |
Born | 1962/1963 (age 58–60)[1] |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse(s) | Ken Paxton |
Children | 4 |
Alma mater | Baylor 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[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Angela Paxton | 32,756 | 54.3 | |
Republican | Phillip Huffines | 27,545 | 45.7 | |
Total votes | 60,301 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Angela Paxton | 169,995 | 51.18 | |
Democratic | Mark Phariss | 162,157 | 48.82 | |
Total votes | 332,152 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
References[]
- ^ "Texas Senator Angela Paxton". The Texas Tribune.
- ^ Patrick Svitek (September 6, 2017). "Angela Paxton, Texas attorney general's wife, running for state Senate". The Texas Tribune. Retrieved January 8, 2019.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Directory. Texas Senator Angela Paxton, District 8 (Republican-McKinney), Texas Tribune.
External links[]
Categories:
- Texas politician stubs
- Living people
- Texas Republicans
- Texas state senators
- 21st-century American politicians
- Women state legislators in Texas
- 21st-century American women politicians