Mano DeAyala of Houston and Matt Morgan, who is challenging Rep. Glenn Rogers of Graford John Perez, who is challenging Rep. Lynn Stucky of Denton Mike Olcott, who is challenging Rep. The seven endorsements Paxton announced Friday were for David Covey, who is challenging Phelan Wes Virdell, who is challenging Murr Andy Hopper, who is challenging Rep. Paxton quickly made clear after the acquittal that he would be campaigning against the House Republicans who supported his impeachment. Two Republican Senators voted to remove him. In total, 60 out of 85 House Republicans voted to impeach him. The House overwhelmingly voted in May to impeach Paxton, accusing him of abusing his office to help a friend and donor, Nate Paul. The endorsements come about three weeks after the Senate acquitted Paxton in his impeachment trial, ratcheting up a civil war among Texas Republicans. The West Texas oilmen Tim Dunn and Dan and Farris Wilks have been top donors to House primary challengers over the years and more recently bankrolled efforts opposing Paxton's impeachment. Phelan's campaign fired back, saying his constituents "will not be swayed by the West Texas billionaires and their cult of out-of-town political puppets seeking to influence southeast Texas." “I’m making these endorsements to begin restoring a conservative majority in our state House.” “Texas conservatives have seen their State House hijacked by liberal RINO Republicans for far too long,” Paxton said in a statement. Paxton’s campaign described it as an initial round of endorsements and promised more details soon on a “statewide Fall tour,” including campaign stops with the candidates. Andrew Murr, R-Junction, chair of the House impeachment managers. Paxton threw his support behind seven challengers, including those running against House Speaker Dade Phelan, R-Beaumont, and Rep. Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news.Īttorney General Ken Paxton on Friday endorsed a slate of primary challengers to state House Republicans who voted to impeach him, a new front in his political revenge tour since the Texas Senate acquitted him.
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