Republican former state lawmaker vows he’ll ‘never’ support Paxton in new ad as Texas Senate race heats up
The statewide ad uses Glenn Rogers, who says he will never support Ken Paxton, as Democrats counter a recent GOP spending surge.
- Democratic candidate James Talarico launched a digital ad Wednesday featuring former state Rep. Glenn Rogers, who stated, "I'll never trust Ken Paxton, I," to appeal to moderate voters in the tight United States Senate race.
- The Republican-led Texas House impeached Paxton in 2023 over allegations of abusing his office to help a wealthy donor; the Texas Senate later acquitted him under pressure from President Donald Trump.
- Talarico unveiled a "Republicans for Talarico" coalition featuring endorsements from former Paxton staffer David Maxwell and lawyer Dan Cogdell, though Paxton attorney Tony Buzbee dismissed Maxwell as "thoroughly discredited and made to look like a damn fool."
- Outside GOP spending has spiked recently, giving Paxton a significant advertising advantage despite Talarico emerging as one of Democrats' top fundraisers in the closing weeks of the race.
- Paxton previously unseated incumbent John Cornyn in the primary with Trump's support, while GOP Gov. Greg Abbott ousted Rogers by endorsing challenger Mike Olcott to promote his school voucher push.
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Texas Republican stuns with blunt new ad: Paxton 'should never' be senator
A new commercial is airing that features a former Texas Republican lawmaker who made it clear he would "never" vote for Attorney General Ken Paxton. CNN reported Wednesday that former state Rep. Glenn Rogers says in a new 30-second ad from James Talarico's U.S. Senate campaign super PAC, “I’ll never trust Ken Paxton, I’ll never support Ken Paxton and the last place he should be is the United States Senate." Rogers is far from a left-leaning Repu…
Ex-GOP Lawmaker Vows He’ll ‘Never’ Support Ken Paxton
“As Republicans ramp up spending for Texas Senate candidate Ken Paxton, a top group supporting his Democratic opponent, James Talarico, is pushing back with a new surrogate: a Republican former state lawmaker who voted to impeach Paxton in 2023,” CNN reports. Said former state Rep. Glenn Rogers (R), in a new ad: “I’ll never trust […]
Republican former state lawmaker vows he’ll ‘never’ support Paxton in new ad as Texas Senate race heats up
By Patrick Svitek, CNN (CNN) — As Republicans ramp up spending for Texas Senate candidate Ken Paxton, a top group supporting his Democratic opponent, James Talarico, is pushing back with a new surrogate: a Republican former state lawmaker who voted to impeach Paxton in 2023. “I’ll never trust Ken Paxton, I’ll never support Ken Paxton
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