Ken Paxton

Warren Kenneth Paxton Jr.^[1] (born December 23, 1962) is an American lawyer and politician. He is the Attorney General of Texas since January 2015. He was Texas State Senator for the 8th district and the Texas State Representative for the 70th district.

Ken Paxton
51st Attorney General of Texas
Incumbent
Assumed office January 5, 2015
Governor	Greg Abbott
Preceded by	Greg Abbott
Member of the Texas Senate from the 8th district
In office January 8, 2013 – January 4, 2015
Preceded by	Florence Shapiro
Succeeded by	Van Taylor
Member of the Texas House of Representatives from the 70th district
In office January 14, 2003 – January 8, 2013
Preceded by	David Counts
Succeeded by	Scott Sanford
Personal details
Born	Warren Kenneth Paxton Jr. (1962-12-23) December 23, 1962 (age 62) Minot, North Dakota, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Angela Paxton
Children	4
Education	Baylor University (BA, MBA) University of Virginia (JD)

Paxton has been under indictment since 2015 on state securities fraud charges. He has pleaded not guilty. In October 2020, many public officials accused him of bribery.^[2][3]

After Joe Biden won the 2020 presidential election and Donald Trump did not accept losing while making false claims of election fraud, Paxton help Trump in his efforts to overturn the result. He filled the unsuccessful Texas v. Pennsylvania case in the Supreme Court. He spoke at the rally Trump held on January 6, 2021, that happened shortly before the 2021 United States Capitol attack.^[4][5]