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Summary

Senator Ken Paxton, Jr.

Full Name: Ken Paxton, Jr.
Office: State Senate (TX) - District 8, Republican
First Elected: 11/06/2012
Next Election: 2014
Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Angela; 4 Children: Tucker, Abby, Madison, Katie
Birth Date: 12/23/1962
Birth Place: Minot, ND
Home City: McKinney, TX

Recent Key Votes

SJR 13 - Establishes Term Limits For Certain Elected Officials
Legislation-Joint Resolution (Yea)

March 19, 2013 - Amends the constitution to establish a term limit of 2 consecutive terms for positions filled in statewide elections, except for judicial positions (Sec. 1). ...

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Recent Public Statements

Issue Position: Expand the Texas Economy

Jan. 1, 2012 - Texas has been at the forefront of job creation in this country for the last decade. Texas must continue to allow our entrepreneurs and business ...

Issue Position: Fiscal Responsibility

Jan. 1, 2012 - The Texas Legislature is required by the State Constitution to balance the state's budget within the existing available state revenues each year. It is the ...

Issue Position: Limit Federal Intrusion in State Rights

Jan. 1, 2012 - President Obama believes they can set up programs and policies better than individual states, local governments, businesses and individuals. In recent years, the federal government ...

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Recent Interest Group Ratings

Span Name Rating
2011-2012 Texas National Federation of Independent Business Positions [House Only] 100%
2012 National Rifle Association Candidate Positions on Gun Rights 92%
2011 Texas Association of Business Cumulative Score 90%
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Campaign Finances

Top industry Uncoded ($266,406.00)
Source FollowTheMoney.org
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Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

Ken Paxton, Jr. refused to tell citizens where he stands on any of the issues addressed in the 2012 Political Courage Test, despite repeated requests from Vote Smart, national media, and prominent political leaders.

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Contact Information

Capitol Webmail
http://www.senate.state.tx.us/75r/senate/members/dist8/dist8.htm#Form

Capitol Website
http://www.senate.state.tx.us/75r/Senate/members/dist8/dist8.htm

Capitol
Post Office Box 12068
Austin, TX 78711
Phone: 512-463-0108

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