Texas state Sen. Angela Paxton (right), seen at the U.S. Supreme Court in 2021 with her husband, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, on Thursday announced that she had filed for divorce after 38 years of marriage. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
Paxton, who first won election as Texas attorney general in 2014 and has been re-elected twice, was impeached a couple of years ago by the Texas House of Representatives on allegations of corruption, which included claims related to an extramarital affair.
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The attorney general, who has long been a major supporter and ally of President Donald Trump, was later acquitted by the state Senate.
"After facing the pressures of countless political attacks and public scrutiny, Angela and I have decided to start a new chapter in our lives," Ken Paxton said in a statement.
Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, seen at a Senate hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, on March 14, 2025, is running for re-election next year. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis) (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)
"What Ken Paxton has put his family through is truly repulsive and disgusting. No one should have to endure what Senator Paxton has, and we pray for her as she chooses to stand up for herself and her family during this difficult time," NRSC communications director Joanna Rodriguez said in a statement to Fox News.
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Angela Paxton represents a state Senate district in northern Texas in suburban Dallas-Fort Worth that her husband held before his election to statewide office.
Paul Steinhauser is a politics reporter based in the swing state of New Hampshire. He covers the campaign trail from coast to coast."
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