Ken Paxton and spouse Angela ending 38-year marriage on ‘biblical grounds’

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Texas state Sen. Angela Paxton introduced Thursday that she's filed for divorce from state Lawyer Basic Ken Paxton , her longtime husband.

"Right now, after 38 years of marriage, I filed for divorce on biblical grounds," the state senator wrote in a social media submit.

"I imagine marriage is a sacred covenant and I've earnestly pursued reconciliation," she added. "However in gentle of current discoveries, I don't imagine that it honors God or is loving to myself, my youngsters, or Ken to stay within the marriage."

Ken Paxton is at the moment working in opposition to longtime Republican Sen. John Cornyn in subsequent yr's GOP major, in what's shaping as much as be a bruising and nasty Senate nomination battle.

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Texas state Sen. Angela Paxton (proper), seen on the U.S. Supreme Court docket in 2021 together with her husband, Texas Lawyer Basic Ken Paxton, on Thursday introduced that she had filed for divorce after 38 years of marriage. (Invoice Clark/CQ-Roll Name, Inc by way of Getty Pictures)

Paxton, who first gained election as Texas attorney general in 2014 and has been re-elected twice, was impeached a few years in the past by the Texas Home of Representatives on allegations of corruption, which included claims associated to an extramarital affair.

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The lawyer common, who has lengthy been a serious supporter and ally of President Donald Trump, was later acquitted by the state Senate.

"After dealing with the pressures of numerous political assaults and public scrutiny, Angela and I've determined to begin a brand new chapter in our lives," Ken Paxton mentioned in an announcement.

Texas Lawyer Basic Ken Paxton speaks at an occasion outdoors the Texas Statehouse, on Feb. 28, 2022 in Austin, Texas (Fox Information - Paul Steinhauser)

The lawyer common added that "I couldn't be any extra proud or grateful for the unbelievable household that God has blessed us with, and I stay dedicated to supporting our wonderful youngsters and grandchildren. I ask in your prayers and privateness right now."

Whlie Trump has stayed impartial to this point within the Senate major in Texas, Senate Majority Chief John Thune and the Nationwide Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) are backing Cornyn.

Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, seen at a Senate listening to on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, on March 14, 2025, is working for re-election subsequent yr. (AP Photograph/Ben Curtis) (AP Photograph/Ben Curtis)

"What Ken Paxton has put his household by means of is really repulsive and disgusting. Nobody ought to need to endure what Senator Paxton has, and we pray for her as she chooses to face up for herself and her household throughout this tough time," NRSC communications director Joanna Rodriguez mentioned in an announcement to Fox Information.

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Angela Paxton represents a state Senate district in northern Texas in suburban Dallas-Fort Value that her husband held earlier than his election to statewide workplace.

Paul Steinhauser is a politics reporter based mostly within the swing state of New Hampshire. He covers the marketing campaign path from coast to coast."