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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 2 December 2024. American politician and lawyer Ken Paxton Paxton in 2021 51st Attorney General of Texas Incumbent Assumed office January 5, 2015 Suspended: May 27, 2023 – September 16, 2023 [a] Governor Rick Perry Greg Abbott Preceded by Greg Abbott Member of the Texas Senate from the 8th district In ...
Her husband was impeached by the Texas House of Representatives as the Attorney General of Texas on May 27, 2023. When Paxton declined to recuse herself from the trial, she was barred by the Texas Senate from voting on her husband's impeachment. [1] [5] [6] The impeachment trial began on September 5, 2023, in the 31-member Texas Senate. Ken ...
Senator Paxton may refer to: Angela Paxton (fl. 2010s), Texas State Senate; Ken Paxton (born 1962), Texas State Senate; Lonnie Paxton (born 1968), Oklahoma State Senate; William A. Paxton (1837–1907), Nebraska State Senate; William T. Paxton (1869–1942), Virginia State Senate
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After spending two weeks listening to both sides make their case, Texas Senators voted to acquit Paxton on all 16 articles of impeachment. Because of this vote, Paxton will remain in office.
The Texas House in May voted 121-23 to send articles of impeachment against Paxton to the Senate for trial. Paxton was accused of abusing his office to benefit real estate investor Nate Paul and ...
American politician, U.S. Senator from California (1867–1873), longest-lived U.S. senator Tom Copeland: 1924– 100: American politician, member of the Washington House of Representatives (1957–1973) [67] Benedetto Cottone: 1917–2018: 100: Italian politician [68] Dame Elizabeth Couchman: 1876–1982: 106: Australian Liberal Party ...
In 1985, he was elected by his colleagues as the Senate President Pro Tem, the first Hispanic in Texas given this designation. [2] In 1986, he served as "Governor for a Day". In 1995, he became the first Hispanic to be named Dean of the Texas Senate, the member with the greatest seniority. He would remain dean until he left the chamber in ...