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Ken Paxton

R Republican nominee for U.S. Senate, Texas

Has not served in Congress

On the ballot: On the general election ballotNov 3, 2026 · Texas US Senate
The race: Everyone running for Texas U.S. Senate · Compare Paxton with them
Where to vote: Find your polling place (opens in a new tab) · More ways to vote

SummaryAt a glance

Top priorities: Carry the Torch for Trump’s Agenda.
Take on Big Food and Big Pharma
Sovereignty Matters. Borders Must Hold.
No Compromise. Just Conservative Principles.
Foreign Policy That Puts Americans First — Period.
Read all 8 in their words
Money: $22.3M raised, $17.5M spent, $4.8M cash on hand (through Oct 14, 2026). Where it comes from
Who gives: 29% of individual money from donors at $200 or less · 82% from Texas · largest committee giver NRSC, $62K
Outside groups: $15.1M supporting, $69.1M opposing Paxton
Polling: 49% in the latest poll (ActiVote) · trails James Talarico by 2.2 points on average. The polls

Their wordsWhat does Paxton say they will do?

8 priorities from kenpaxton.com, in the order they are listed there. Every heading and the text under it is copied exactly, as one passage for each page it is from, and links to that place on the page; hover a source to see which passage it opens.

8 priorities · 8 quoted statements

MoneyWho pays for the campaign, and where does it go?

Raised

$22.3M

$22,327,474

Spent

$17.5M

$17,543,066

Cash on hand

$4.8M

$4,784,408

FEC filings, Apr 1, 2025 to Oct 14, 2026 · Official FEC bulk data · committee C00901918

Raised, spent and cash over time by FEC report

79¢ of every dollar raised has been spent across 9 reports ($17.5M of $22.3M). Cash on hand went from $2.5M on Jun 30, 2025 to $4.8M on Oct 14, 2026.

Raised, spent and cash on hand by FEC report
Report	Raised in the period	Spent in the period	Cash on hand at its close
JULY QUARTERLY 2025 through Jun 30, 2025	$2,908,591	$391,140	$2,517,451
OCTOBER QUARTERLY 2025 through Sep 30, 2025	$1,296,259	$630,933	$3,182,777
YEAR-END 2025 through Dec 31, 2025	$1,115,340	$632,671	$3,665,447
PRE-PRIMARY 2026 through Feb 11, 2026	$536,902	$271,072	$3,931,277
APRIL QUARTERLY 2026 through Mar 31, 2026	$1,150,858	$2,935,598	$2,146,537
PRE-RUN-OFF 2026 through May 6, 2026	$592,561	$396,147	$2,342,950
JULY QUARTERLY 2026 through Jun 30, 2026	$1,640,066	$2,227,722	$1,755,294
OCTOBER QUARTERLY 2026 through Sep 30, 2026	$10,249,117	$7,079,306	$4,925,105
PRE-GENERAL 2026 through Oct 14, 2026	$2,829,664	$2,970,361	$4,784,408

Each report’s own period, as filed with the FEC; a report filed again counts once, as its latest copy.

Where the money came from $22,327,474 reported receipts

Itemized (over $200)Donors who have given more than $200 this cycle, so the FEC itemizes (names) them.$14,920,69167%

Largest donors

Steve Ledwell4 contributions, latest Mar 27, 2026 · TEXARKANA, TX$42,000
Lezlie Lowe2 contributions, latest Nov 28, 2025 · PLANO, TX$21,000
Stuart Parsons3 contributions, latest Oct 24, 2025 · CLIFTON, TX$21,000
R. Mike Ward2 contributions, latest Dec 23, 2025 · DALLAS, TX$21,000
Theodore Paul Palles3 contributions, latest Jun 23, 2026 · SELF-EMPLOYED · PALLAS · DALLAS, TX$20,500
Dalton L. Lott2 contributions, latest Jun 19, 2026 · DUNCANVILLE, TX$16,500
Robert Lehmann2 contributions, latest Jun 29, 2026 · NACOGDOCHES, TX$16,000
John H. Shields3 contributions, latest Apr 21, 2026 · ATTORNEY · SELF-EMPLOYED · SAN ANTONIO, TX$15,000
Jerry Durant2 contributions, latest Jan 23, 2026 · RETIRED · WEATHERFORD, TX$14,100
Chris AdlakhaOne contribution on Sep 26, 2025 · SELF-EMPLOYED · ADLAKHA INVESTMENTS INC DBA GRAND AVE · AUSTIN, TX

Top donor states
Name		Amount
Texas home11,190 contributions · 82%		$5,913,588
Florida630 contributions · 2.1%		$153,363
California576 contributions · 1.5%		$110,930
Utah49 contributions · 1.4%		$99,095
Pennsylvania183 contributions · 0.9%		$64,427
Arizona204 contributions · 0.8%		$55,864
New York190 contributions · 0.8%		$55,720
Nevada118 contributions · 0.8%		$54,289

Top donor states

Name

Amount

Texas home11,190 contributions · 82%

$5,913,588

Florida630 contributions · 2.1%

$153,363

California576 contributions · 1.5%

$110,930

Utah49 contributions · 1.4%

$99,095

Pennsylvania183 contributions · 0.9%

$64,427

Arizona204 contributions · 0.8%

$55,864

New York190 contributions · 0.8%

$55,720

Nevada118 contributions · 0.8%

$54,289

Donors’ employers
Employer as filed		Amount
RetiredWritten instead of an employer · 10,984 contributions · 40% of ranked		$2,004,718
Self-employedWritten instead of an employer · 1,064 contributions · 15% of ranked		$745,436
HomemakerWritten instead of an employer · 105 contributions · 3.4% of ranked		$170,088
Ryan LLC48 contributions · 3% of ranked		$152,000
Republic Amusements5 contributions · 1% of ranked		$49,000
Entrepreneur46 contributions · 1% of ranked		$47,920
Ledwell3 contributions · 0.6% of ranked		$31,500
Discovery Operating INC3 contributions · 0.6% of ranked		$28,000

Donors’ employers

Employer as filed

Amount

RetiredWritten instead of an employer · 10,984 contributions · 40% of ranked

$2,004,718

Self-employedWritten instead of an employer · 1,064 contributions · 15% of ranked

$745,436

HomemakerWritten instead of an employer · 105 contributions · 3.4% of ranked

$170,088

Ryan LLC48 contributions · 3% of ranked

$152,000

Republic Amusements5 contributions · 1% of ranked

$49,000

Entrepreneur46 contributions · 1% of ranked

$47,920

Ledwell3 contributions · 0.6% of ranked

$31,500

Discovery Operating INC3 contributions · 0.6% of ranked

$28,000

Name		Amount
Axmedia5 payments · 14% of all spending		$2,465,000
Rockwell Solutions38 payments · 13% of all spending		$2,326,905
Axcapital LLC3 payments · 4.5% of all spending		$792,572
WinRed Technical Services LLC307 payments · 4.2% of all spending		$739,607
The Prosper Group14 payments · 4.1% of all spending		$718,579
Solutions for Texas in Fundraising LLC11 payments · 3.4% of all spending		$601,033
Remington Research Group8 payments · 2.1% of all spending		$360,758
Axiom Strategies14 payments · 1.9% of all spending		$331,826

Occupation as filed		Amount
RetiredWritten instead of an occupation · 11,021 contributions · 33% of ranked		$2,011,460
CEO157 contributions · 8.2% of ranked		$497,927
Attorney150 contributions · 3.7% of ranked		$228,270
Owner88 contributions · 3% of ranked		$180,614
President77 contributions · 2.9% of ranked		$178,182
HomemakerWritten instead of an occupation · 115 contributions · 2.8% of ranked		$172,715
Consultant148 contributions · 2.1% of ranked		$127,813
Real Estate71 contributions · 2% of ranked		$124,450

Ken Paxton

SummaryAt a glance

Their wordsWhat does Paxton say they will do?

1Priority 1: Carry the Torch for Trump’s Agenda. 1 statement

2Priority 2: Take on Big Food and Big Pharma 1 statement

3Priority 3: Sovereignty Matters. Borders Must Hold. 1 statement

4Priority 4: No Compromise. Just Conservative Principles. 1 statement

5Priority 5: Foreign Policy That Puts Americans First — Period. 1 statement

6Priority 6: No More Blank Checks. No More Broken Promises. 1 statement

7Priority 7: Defeat the Most Radical Democrat in Texas History 1 statement

8Priority 8: Support Crypto Innovation and Growth 1 statement

MoneyWho pays for the campaign, and where does it go?

Raised, spent and cash over time by FEC report

Where the money came from $22,327,474 reported receipts

Largest donors

EndorsementsWho does Paxton’s campaign say backs them?

BallotWhen is Paxton on the ballot?

PollsWhat do public polls of the TX Senate race show?

AboutWhere does this page come from?

Earlier cycles

Federal records

Campaign pages read 1 page

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Committees that gave

Party committees that gave

Where the donors live $7,214,831 placed by state

Home state and away

Top states

Donors’ employers as filed

Outside spending $252,548,910 across this race

What the payments were for $10,375,716 itemized

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