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Ken Paxton (R) was first elected as attorney general of Texas in 2014. He won his third term in 2022 with Trump’s endorsement but was impeached for gross abuse of power by the GOP-led Texas House in May 2023.
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About August Pfluger (R-Texas) was first sworn in to the U.S. House of Representatives on Jan. 3, 2021, representing Texas’ 11th Congressional District. He ran for reelection in 2022 with Trump’s endorsement and won. Prior to running for office, Pfluger served as a fighter pilot in the Air Force for almost two decades, working for the … Read more
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About Pete Sessions (R-Texas) first served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1997–2019. In 2020, he regained his seat representing Texas’ 17th Congressional District and won again in the 2022 midterm election. Throughout his more than two decades in Congress, Sessions has gained a reputation for his right-wing positions and hypocrisy. He holds a … Read more
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About Trump supporters gathered outside the Texas state Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021 to protest alleged election fraud and the certification of Biden’s victory. Hundreds assembled on the Capitol grounds in Austin waiving Trump signs and flags. Some Facebook and social media posts shared by private citizens called the event “Operation Occupy The Capitol Texas.” … Read more
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On Dec. 8, 2020, Texas State Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) filed a lawsuit with the U.S. Supreme Court seeking to block Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin from certifying their results of the 2020 presidential election because of what it charged were unconstitutional changes to election procedures made to accommodate voters during the pandemic.
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About Beth Van Duyne (R-Texas) was first sworn in to the U.S. House of Representatives on Jan. 3, 2021, becoming only the second Republican woman from Texas to serve the House. She ran for her second term in 2022 with Trump’s endorsement and won again in the solidly Republican 24th Congressional District. A former member … Read more
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Randy Weber (R-Texas) has served in the U.S. House of Representatives since 2013, representing Texas’ 14th Congressional District. He is a member of the right-wing House Freedom Caucus and the conservative Republican Study Committee, and won reelection in 2022 with Trump’s endorsement.
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About Roger Williams (R-Texas) has served in the U.S. House of Representatives since 2013, representing Texas’s 25th Congressional District. He is a member of the conservative Republican Study Committee and in 2022 ran for reelection unopposed (but with Trump’s endorsement) so will return to Congress for the 118th session. After the 2020 presidential election, Williams … Read more
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About Ron Wright was a U.S. congressman serving from 2019-2021, representing Texas’s 6th congressional district. Wright died of Covid-19 complications in February, 2021. While in office, he joined Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election. January 6, 2021 On Jan. 6, following the storming of the capitol, Wright objected to the election certification along … Read more