Ken Paxton

GPTKB entity

Properties (46)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Politician
gptkbp:analyzes FBI_investigation
gptkbp:birthDate 1962-12-23
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Minneapolis,_Minnesota,_USA
gptkbp:children 3
gptkbp:claims Securities fraud
gptkbp:culturalHeritage Juris Doctor
gptkbp:district 8th
70th
gptkbp:education gptkb:Baylor_University
gptkb:University_of_Texas_at_Austin
gptkbp:fullName Kenneth_Paxton
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Ken Paxton
gptkbp:image https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Ken_Paxton_official_portrait.jpg/800px-Ken_Paxton_official_portrait.jpg
gptkbp:knownFor Opposition to same-sex marriage
Controversial statements on immigration
Support for gun rights
Support for voter ID laws
Opposition to abortion rights
Legal battles over election laws
Support for religious freedom laws
Defending_Texas_against_federal_government
Involvement_in_the_Texas_abortion_law_case
Involvement_in_the_Texas_v._Pennsylvania_case
Involvement_in_lawsuits_against_the_Affordable_Care_Act
gptkbp:legalStatus Paxton_Law_Firm
gptkbp:nickname Ken
gptkbp:office Attorney General of Texas
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:Republican_Party
gptkbp:politicalPosition Conservatism
Member_of_the_Texas_House_of_Representatives
gptkbp:politicalRole gptkb:Texas_State_Senate
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Greg_Abbott
gptkbp:president Acquitted
May 27, 2023
Impeachment_by_the_Texas_House
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Christian
gptkbp:residence gptkb:McKinney,_Texas
gptkbp:signature Ken_Paxton's_signature
gptkbp:spouse Angela_Paxton
gptkbp:successor Incumbent
gptkbp:termEnd 2013-01-01
2015-01-05
gptkbp:termStart 2013-01-01
January 5, 2015
gptkbp:website https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov