The GOP’s Ken Pax­ton res­cue mis­sion tops $100 mil­lion in Texas

The cav­al­ry has arrived for Ken Pax­ton in Texas as Repub­li­cans exe­cute a large and aston­ish­ing­ly fast ramp-up in spend­ing to fend off his Demo­c­ra­t­ic chal­lenger for Sen­ate.
In the last few weeks, Repub­li­cans have opened their wal­lets for Pax­ton, their nom­i­nee to suc­ceed Sen. John Cornyn (R‑TX), in a big way. Texas PAC, an out­side group linked to Sen­ate Major­i­ty Leader John Thune (R‑SD), has com­mit­ted near­ly $120 mil­lion to date, a fig­ure that could rise as high as $200 mil­lion when all is said and done.

Stay informed.Stay ahead.
Join Wash­ing­ton Exam­in­er for unlim­it­ed access to the news, analy­sis, and com­men­tary that mat­ter most.

Trust­ed reporting.Unlimited access.
Sub­scribe for full access to Wash­ing­ton Exam­in­er cov­er­age, expert polit­i­cal analy­sis, and sub­scriber-only jour­nal­ism.
Get Unlim­it­ed Access ›
Already a mem­ber? Log in
Can­cel anyti …