Paxton’s estranged wife breaks silence on Texas Senate race after 'biblical grounds' divorce

Texas state Sen. Angela Paxton, who filed for divorce from Republican Senate candidate Ken Paxton last year on "biblical grounds," publicly addressed the race for the first time since the split, urging Republicans to back her estranged husband's campaign. Speaking to the Texas Federation of Republican Women in remarks she framed as tackling "the elephant in the room," she argued that keeping the Senate seat in Republican hands matters more than personal feelings toward any one candidate, telling the group "when you vote for the person, the party comes along with them." Video of her address was posted to Facebook on Friday by DeWitt County GOP official Cheryl Thompson-Draper, according to Fox News.

Angela Paxton filed for divorce from Ken Paxton in July 2025 after 38 years of marriage, accusing him of adultery in her filing and citing "discord or conflict of personalities." In a social media post at the time, she said she believed marriage was a sacred covenant and had sought reconciliation, but that "recent discoveries" made remaining in the marriage untenable for her, their children and Ken.

Despite the personal rupture, she warned Republicans against letting frustration with a candidate cost the party the seat, saying that losing it to Democrats would be far harder to reverse than any flaws in a particular nominee. The race is competitive: a recent Fox News poll showed Democratic challenger James Talarico leading Ken Paxton 51% to 48%, and Fox News has rated the contest a toss-up.

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