Angela Paxton is an American politician from the
state
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of
Texas
Texas (, ; Spanish language, Spanish: ''Texas'', ''Tejas'') is a state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. At 268,596 square miles (695,662 km2), and with more than 29.1 million residents in 2 ...
. A
Republican
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, she has represented District 8 in the
Texas Senate
The Texas Senate ( es, Senado de Texas) is the upper house of the Texas State Legislature. There are 31 members of the Senate, representing single-member districts across the U.S. state of Texas, with populations of approximately 806,000 per co ...
since 2019.
Paxton worked as a
guidance counselor
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at
Legacy Christian Academy in
Frisco, Texas
Frisco is a city in Collin and Denton counties in the U.S. state of Texas. It is part of the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex and about from both Dallas Love Field and Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport. Its population was 200,509 at the ...
.
Paxton is married to
Ken Paxton
Warren Kenneth Paxton Jr. (born December 23, 1962) is an American lawyer and politician who has served as the Attorney General of Texas since January 2015. Paxton has described himself as a Tea Party conservative.
Paxton was re-elected to a ...
, the
.
She won her state senate seat, in 2018, by defeating fellow Republican Phillip Huffines in the primary and Democrat Mark Phariss in the general election.
Election results
Sponsored legislation
Paxton introduced Senate Bill 860, which would allow her husband
Ken Paxton
Warren Kenneth Paxton Jr. (born December 23, 1962) is an American lawyer and politician who has served as the Attorney General of Texas since January 2015. Paxton has described himself as a Tea Party conservative.
Paxton was re-elected to a ...
, the
, the power to issue exemptions from securities regulations. Billed as a consumer protection effort, the proposal would allow approved individuals to serve as investment advisers without registering with the state board. Paxton said the bill to change state securities law "has literally nothing to do" with a criminal case charging her husband Ken Paxton with defrauding investors.
References
External links
Campaign website
Angela Paxton at Texas Tribune
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
Place of birth missing (living people)
Democratic Party Texas state senators
21st-century American politicians
Women state legislators in Texas
21st-century American women politicians
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