Angela Paxton
| Angela Suzanne Allen Paxton (Republican nominee for the Texas State Senate in District 8) | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 14, 1963 New Braunfels Comal County, Texas Resident of McKinney in Collin County |
| Spouse | Ken Paxton Children: |
| Religion | Southern Baptist |
Angela Suzanne Allen Paxton (born February 14, 1963) is an educator and conservative political activist from McKinney in Collin County north of Dallas, Texas. The wife and chief political advisor of her husband, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, she is the Republican nominee in the November 6, 2018, general election for the District 8 seat in the Texas State Senate, which Ken Paxton held prior to his election as attorney general in 2014. Outgoing state Senator Van Taylor is instead the Republican nominee in Texas' 3rd congressional district in that same election.; that seat is being vacated by the long-term Republican Sam Johnson.
In the March 6 primary election, Angela Paxton received 32,653 votes (54.4 percent); her intra-party opponent, Phillip Huffines, 27,421 (45.6 percent). [1] In the general election she faces the Democrat Mark Phariss of Plano, while her husband runs for re-election against Justin Nelson. Phariss narrowly won his party nomination over Bryan Chaput, 51-49 percent.[2] If elected, Paxton pledges to fight for lowered property taxes (a priority of Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick), border security on the Rio Grande, educational excellence, and a strong state economy.[3]
Paxton was born in New Braunfels in Comal County, Texas, and adopted the day after birth. She was reared in the Fort Worth suburb of Mansfield. Her father was employed by Bell Helicopters; her mother was a teacher's aide. She met her husband at Baylor University in Waco, Texas, from which both are graduates. She also holds a master's degree from the University of Houston Clear Lake. Mrs. Paxton has instructed, mostly mathematics, in public and private schools. Sin 2006, she has been at Legacy Christian Academy in Frisco, Texas, at which in 2011, she became a guidance counselor. Much earlier she was engaged in homeschooling. Mrs. Paxton is staunchly pro-life: the story of her adoption was published in McKinney Women Making a Difference. She is a former board member of the Dallas Pregnancy Resource Center and the Golden Corridor Republican Women. Her support for the Second Amendment is reflected in her being a concealed-weapon carrier.[3]
Ken and Angela Paxton have four children, Tucker Allen Paxton, a software engineer; Abigal Elizabeth "Abby" Paxton, a second lieutenant in the United States Air Force, and Madison Lee "Mattie" Paxton and Kathryn "Katie" Paxton, both students at Texas A&M University in College Station. The Paxtons attend the large Prestonwood Baptist Church in Plano..[3]
References
- ↑ Election Returns (Republican). Texas Secretary of State (March 10, 2018). Retrieved on March 10, 2018.
- ↑ Election Returns (Democrat). Texas Secretary of State. Retrieved on March 10, 2018.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 About Angela Paxton. Angelapaxton.com. Retrieved on March 10, 2018.
