Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton‘s recent endorsements demonstrate his desire to upturn Super Tuesday elections against rivals who headed his impeachment last year.
Tuesday’s election will include 150 state representatives, 15 state senators, 11 judges, 38 members of the House of Representatives, and the senate seat that is currently held by Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX), as well as other state offices. There are a total of 101 Republican primary candidates challenging Republican incumbents for those seats in Texas, many of whom Paxton has endorsed.
Speaker of the Texas House Rep. Dade Phelan (R), who is running for reelection, fell into the attorney general’s crosshairs after overseeing his impeachment. Paxton has attacked Phelan for allegedly being drunk on the job after an instance during the trial where Phelan seemingly slurred his speech. Phelan
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