Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has announced his campaign to unseat Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX).
After weeks of teasing a run, Paxton declared his decision in an appearance on Fox News’s The Ingraham Angle on Tuesday.
“I’m announcing that I’m running for U.S. Senate against John Cornyn, who apparently is running again for his fifth term, which would put him in there three decades,” Paxton said. “It’s definitely time for a change in Texas.”
“We have another great U.S. senator, Ted Cruz, and it’s time we have another great senator that will actually stand up and fight for Republican values, fight for the values of the people of Texas, and also support [President Donald] Trump,” he added.
Cornyn was quick to respond. In a statement
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