Ken Paxton considering US Senate run against John Cornyn: reports

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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is considering a run for US Senate, according to new reports. A run against Senator John Cornyn would be a test of the split in the Texas Republican Party.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is considering a run for US Senate, according to new reports.A run against current Senator John Cornyn would be a test of the split in the Texas Republican Party.While speaking to Republican Party members in Denton County on Monday night, Paxton listed several Republicans he wants to remove from the Texas GOP for not being conservative enough, according to FOX News .Cornyn, who has served in the US Senate since 2002, made Paxton's list.

""I've seen how guys like John Cornyn have represented the State of Texas and not represented us, I think it's time somebody needs to step up and run against this guy that will do the job and do it the right way," Paxton told former FOX News host Tucker Carlson.During his time as attorney general, Paxton has made a name for himself nationally, with several high-profile lawsuits against the Biden administration, and companies like Meta and Google.

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