Ken Paxton
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| 51st Attorney General of Texas | |
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Assumed office January 5, 2015 |
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| Governor |
Rick Perry Greg Abbott |
| Preceded by | Greg Abbott |
| Member of the Texas Senate from the 8th district |
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In office January 2013 – January 4, 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Florence Shapiro |
| Succeeded by | Van Taylor |
| Member of the Texas House of Representatives from the 70th district |
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In office January 2003 – January 2013 |
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| Preceded by | David Counts |
| Succeeded by | Scott Sanford |
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Warren Kenneth Paxton Jr. December 23, 1962 Minot, North Dakota, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Angela Paxton |
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Baylor University (BA, MBA) University of Virginia (JD) |
Warren Kenneth "Ken" Paxton Jr. (born December 23, 1962), is an American lawyer and politician who has served since January 2015 as the Attorney General of Texas. Paxton won election to the state's top law enforcement job in November 2014 as a champion of the Tea Party movement and conservative principles.
For two years beginning in January 2013, Paxton was a Republican member of the Texas Senate representing District 8, which includes the central-western portion of Collin County north of Dallas and parts of surrounding cities such as Allen, Frisco, and McKinney. From 2003 to 2013, Paxton represented District 70 in the Texas House of Representatives.
In his capacity as state attorney general, Paxton has sued the federal government regarding immigration executive orders, Department of Labor rulings, and environmental regulations. He has taken legal action against state and local entities regarding First Amendment and Second Amendment rights and property taxes.
In July 2015, following a complaint by investors Joel Hochberg and Byron Cook, a Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives, Paxton was indicted by a Texas grand jury on felony charges of securities fraud and failing to register properly with the Texas state securities board. In April 2016, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed a civil enforcement action against Paxton regarding the same matter. The SEC case was dismissed by federal judge Amos L. Mazzant III in March 2017. Paxton appealed all charges against him, calling them politically motivated. His trial is scheduled to begin on May 1, 2017.
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