Republican Primaries
Paxton will face off against Democratic candidate James Talarico
After months of intense party infighting and a last-second endorsement by Donald Trump, Texas Republicans have selected Ken Paxton as their candidate in November’s Senate race. The Associated Press announced the victory on Tuesday evening.
Paxton will face off against Democratic candidate James Talarico, a Texas state House representative, former schoolteacher, and Presbyterian seminarian who has built his campaign on a platform of Christian progressivism.
In a statement issued on social media, Talarico thanked Cornyn for his years of service in the Senate, and sent a message to his voters: “you have a place in our campaign.” “We don’t agree on everything, but we both still believe in public service,” Talarico wrote of the senator, who will remain in office through the next Congress.
