Republican Texas Attorney General
Since her first running against Republican state Sen. John Blust in Greensboro 1998, Kay Hagan has been a tough competitor for the Democratic party. Will this be the year she is unseated? There are nine polls that show it's a very close race at the moment. Six of the polls show Hagan ahead marginally by 4-5 points, and one shows Tillis ahead with a five point lead. For the 2014 midterm elections, the GOP has some truly scary candidates with extreme views on women's rights, the climate, and how our government should function. Some of them proudly tout their extreme beliefs while others hide behind them, but all of them would take us a step backward should they be elected. What will it take to oust Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker in the upcoming mid-term election? In short, female voter turnout. Because, you see, there's a gender divide on the two running candidates when it comes to the polling, and its significant. "Governor Scott... I'm not sure I got an answer to the question.." That was a remark from one of the moderators at the gubernatorial debate between incumbent Florida Governor Rick Scott and his Democratic opponent, Charlie Crist. Rick Scott was asked a very straight forward question on discrimination with gay marriage: "Governor Scott, you say you are against discrimination. If you ever want to see a 'real life experiment' on how to turn Ayn Rand's philosophy into a state wide policy, then look no further than Kansas. Governor Brownback coasted to election four years ago on his promise to make Kansas a bastion of conservative orthodoxy. Texas Governor Rick Perry plans to run for president in 2016. He even just started his very own super PAC to gather campaign financing, named RickPAC. And the long time governor plans to hit the campaign trail hard later this month, visiting all the key Republican states, including Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina, to name a few. Republican Georgia Governor Nathan Deal signed the "Safe Carry Protection Act" into state law on 4/23/2014. This law is being dubbed the "guns everywhere" bill by its critics. Here are the in's and out's of this incredibly controversial law, that goes into effect on July 1st. Governor Jan Brewer vetoed Arizona's "religious liberty" bill last evening, putting the brakes on what could have been one of the most discriminatory laws in the country had she given it her approval.
Ken Paxton News & Opinion Articles |  | Tue Sep 12, 2017 | newyorker.com
Last week, much of official Washington rejoiced after President Trump made a deal with senior congressional Democrats to forestall a government shutdown, provide aid to... |
|  | Tue Nov 04, 2014 | politico.com
Michigan Democrat Gary Peters defeated Republican Terri Lynn Land in the race for the Wolverine state’s open Senate seat.
Peters led Land, 53 percent to 43 percent,... |
|  | Tue Nov 04, 2014 | politico.com
Michigan Democrat Gary Peters defeated Republican Terri Lynn Land in the race for the Wolverine state’s open Senate seat.
Peters led Land, 53 percent to 43 percent,... |
|  | Mon Oct 20, 2014 | mediaite.com
During a meeting with the San Antonio Express-News editorial board, Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott declined to answer the board's hypothetical about whether he would... |
|  | Sun Oct 19, 2014 | dallasnews.com
Here's what the Texas gubernatorial candidates had to say — or not say — about your top five problems. |
|  | Tue Oct 14, 2014 | theatlantic.com
There’s an easy way to get Democratic candidates to squirm these days: Ask them whether they think the president’s doing a good job.
Last week, I put the question to... |
|  | Tue Jul 15, 2014 | talkingpointsmemo.com
Former Utah attorneys general Mark Shurtleff and John Swallow were accused Tuesday of numerous bribery and obstruction of justice charges, most of them felonies. The... |
|  | Tue Jul 15, 2014 | sltrib.com
In the culmination of the most sweeping political scandal in Utah history, former Attorneys General John Swallow and Mark Shurtleff were arrested early Tuesday and charged... |
Federal prosecutors charged TX Attorney General Ken Paxton with securities fraud, accusing him of failing to disclose to investors he was recruiting that he had a financial agreement with a startup company called Severgy Inc. Paxton is accused of helping raise $840,000 for the company and then receiving 100,000 shares in return. If convicted, Paxton could wind up serving 99 years in federal prison.
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