U.S. Senate · Texas

• ✓SupportsRaise taxes on high earners or corporations

  Says he would pay for a cost-of-living tax cut by closing tax loopholes and making the wealthiest Americans and large corporations "pay their fair share."[1]

  “I’ll pay for it by closing tax loopholes and making the wealthiest Americans and giant corporations pay their fair share.”

• ✓SupportsUniversal, publicly funded child care

  Supports free pre-K for all three- and four-year-olds and investments in childcare for children under three.[1]

  “I’ll fight for universal early childhood education, including free PreK for every three- and four-year-old, and strong investments in childcare for children under three to ensure childcare is affordable for low- and middle-income families.”

• ✕OpposesPublic funding for school choice (vouchers / charters)

  Says he will fight against a national school voucher program, describing it as diverting funding from public schools to private education.[1]

  “I'm committed to strengthening our schools and fighting back against a national voucher scam that will defund schools to subsidize private education for the wealthiest.”

• ✕OpposesBroad tariffs on imported goods

  Proposes a "tariff rebate" for Americans, describing tariffs as raising costs on consumers.[1]

  “provide a tariff rebate to Americans who have been paying too much for everything”

• Proposes a "cost-of-living tax cut" that would expand the Child Tax Credit and Earned Income Tax Credit, restore ACA tax credits, and provide a tariff rebate, paid for by closing tax loopholes and raising taxes on wealthy individuals and large corporations.[1]
• Says he will prioritize legislation to cap campaign contributions, ban dark money groups and super PACs, and ban partisan gerrymandering.[1]
• Opposes a national school voucher program and says he will fight for universal early childhood education, including free pre-K for three- and four-year-olds.[1]

• Elected to the Texas House of Representatives in 2018.[1]
• Worked as a middle school language arts teacher in San Antonio before entering politics, and studied at a Presbyterian seminary.[1]

Raised $68.6M · spent $47.0M · $21.5M cash on hand (through 2026-06-30) FEC filing ↗

• actionAs Texas Attorney General, led lawsuits against companies including Pfizer over COVID-19 vaccine marketing claims and participated in national opioid-crisis settlement litigation, according to his campaign website.[1]
• vote2013-07-12 · As a Texas state senator, voted yes on HB 2 (requiring abortion facilities to meet ambulatory-surgical-center standards and banning abortion after 20 weeks of pregnancy), which passed the Senate 19-11 on July 12, 2013.[2]
• vote2011-03-24 · As a Texas state representative, voted yes on SB 14 (requiring voters to present photo identification to vote), which passed the House 101-48 on March 24, 2011.[3]
• legal2023-05-27 · The Texas House voted 121–23 on May 27, 2023 to adopt H.R. 2377, impeaching Paxton as attorney general on articles including bribery, abuse of office and obstruction, which suspended him from office pending trial.[4][6]
• legal2023-09-16 · The Texas Senate acquitted Paxton on all 16 articles of impeachment on September 16, 2023, and he returned to office.[5]

• ✓SupportsExpand immigration enforcement and deportations

  Says he will work with President Trump to secure the border and deport people in the country illegally.[1]

  “champion President Trump's legislative priorities, including cutting taxes, securing the border and deporting illegal aliens, ending the weaponization of government, and draining the Swamp”

• ✕OpposesStricter gun laws

  Says he will stand with President Trump to protect gun rights, opposing stricter gun laws.[1]

  “He will stand with President Trump to protect our gun rights, defend the unborn”

• ✕OpposesProtect legal access to abortionFrom recorded votes

  As a Texas state senator, voted yes on HB 2, which required abortion facilities to meet ambulatory-surgical-center standards, required admitting privileges at nearby hospitals for physicians performing abortions, and banned abortion after 20 weeks of pregnancy.[2]

  What they say: Says he will "defend the unborn," indicating opposition to legal abortion access.[1]

  “He will stand with President Trump to protect our gun rights, defend the unborn”

• Says he will "champion President Trump's legislative priorities, including cutting taxes, securing the border and deporting illegal aliens, ending the weaponization of government, and draining the Swamp."[1]
• Cites lawsuits as Attorney General against technology and pharmaceutical companies, including a suit against Pfizer over COVID-19 vaccine claims and national opioid-crisis settlements, as part of his record.[1]

• Served in the Texas House of Representatives (2003–2013) and Texas State Senate (2013–2015) before being elected Texas Attorney General in 2014, taking office in 2015.[1]
• Holds a bachelor's and master's degree from Baylor University and a law degree from the University of Virginia; operated a private law practice for 14 years before seeking elected office.[1]

Raised $9.2M · spent $7.5M · $1.8M cash on hand (through 2026-06-30) FEC filing ↗