Ken Paxton
Texas Attorney General; claimed twin SCOTUS victories on Texas maps and faces $1.75M Fellowship PAC support against Cornyn.
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Can Paxton parlay two SCOTUS map wins into beating the NRSC-backed Cornyn on 26 May?
Timeline for Ken Paxton
Received $1.75M in Fellowship PAC independent expenditures in Texas Senate primary runoff
US Midterms 2026: Fellowship PAC drops $3M on GOP racesSCOTUS clears Texas map before Callais
US Midterms 2026- Who is Ken Paxton running against in the 2026 Texas Senate primary?
- Paxton is challenging incumbent Senator John Cornyn in a Republican primary runoff scheduled for 26 May 2026. Fellowship PAC has dropped $1.75M in independent expenditures supporting Paxton, in what is described as a crypto-linked vehicle pitting Tether money against the NRSC-preferred Cornyn.Source: Texas Tribune / FEC filings
- What did the Supreme Court decide about Texas congressional maps in 2026?
- On 27 April 2026 SCOTUS reversed a lower court ruling and cleared Texas's PlanC2333 congressional map for the 2026 midterms, with the same 6-3 ideological split that would later decide Callais. Texas AG Paxton claimed victory.Source: Texas Tribune / Texas AG Office
- What is the Fellowship PAC and why is it backing Paxton?
- Fellowship PAC is a super PAC linked to Tether, the stablecoin issuer, that disclosed $1.75M supporting Paxton in his Texas Senate primary runoff against John Cornyn. The buy drew Republican leadership inquiries after it was disclosed as an independent expenditure without a corresponding ad airing.Source: CoinTelegraph / FEC filings
- Was Ken Paxton impeached and what happened?
- Paxton was impeached by the Republican-controlled Texas House in 2023, but was subsequently acquitted by the Texas Senate and remained in office as Attorney General.
Background
Ken Paxton, Texas Attorney General since 2015, claimed victory on 27 April 2026 when the Supreme Court reversed a lower court ruling and cleared Texas's PlanC2333 congressional map for use in the 2026 midterms, two days before the broader Callais ruling. The same 6-3 ideological majority upheld the Republican-drawn map in a decision that analysts said added up to five more Republican-held seats.
Paxton is simultaneously the subject of a crypto-linked campaign finance intervention: Fellowship PAC disclosed $1.75 million in independent expenditures supporting Paxton in his primary runoff against incumbent Senator John Cornyn scheduled for 26 May 2026. The PAC, linked to Tether, pitted crypto capital against the NRSC-preferred candidate Cornyn, drawing Republican leadership inquiries directed at Howard Lutnick over the ghost-ad disclosures.
Paxton's tenure as AG has been defined by confrontation with federal authority: he has filed or joined dozens of suits against Biden and Biden-era regulations, led Texas's amicus in Callais, and survived a failed 2023 impeachment by the Republican-controlled Texas House. The twin SCOTUS wins on Texas redistricting and the VRA provide him political ammunition in the Senate primary, where he frames himself as the most aggressive defender of Texas's electoral interests.