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Ken Paxton OppScore Rating: +3.76

Ken Paxton is a Republican U.S. Senator representative for Texas and holds an OppScore of +3.76. OppScore is a nonpartisan political rating system that scores politicians from -5.00 to +5.00 across the Five Points of Opportunity, using published voting records and public disclosures.

Ken Paxton is the Texas Attorney General since 2015 and the Republican nominee for U.S. Senate from Texas in 2026. A North Texas conservative who served in the state House and Senate, he gained prominence through aggressive lawsuits against federal policies on immigration, abortion, and regulation while aligning closely with President Trump.

Ken Paxton rating summary

• Party: Republican
• Office: U.S. Senator
• State: Texas
• OppScore: +3.76 on a -5.00 to +5.00 scale
• Score basis: Record based, documented on 41 of 44 scored questions

What is on this profile

• Five Points of Opportunity score breakdown
• Voting record and legislative history
• Campaign finance and donor disclosures
• Dirt Alerts and accountability reporting
• Score trend over time

Primary sources

• Ballotpedia profile

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