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Angela Paxton

Angela Paxton

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State Senator

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Profile Snapshot

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Office
State Senator
State
Texas
Jurisdiction
8
Serving
Currently serving
Term
2019 - Present

Occupation: Leadership Consultant, Former Educator Education: Baylor University, B.S., University of Houston Clear Lake, M.Ed. Legislative Experience: Senate Member: 2019 - present Hometown: McKinney Party: Republican Angela Paxton was elected to the Texas Senate in November of 2018 and represents fast-growing Senate District 8, a district that is home to professional sports headquarters, dozens of Fortune 1000 companies, countless entrepreneurs and small businesses, and top-rated schools. A secondary math teacher and school counselor for more than 20 years, she is the first educator elected to the Texas Senate in over two decades. Senator Paxton describes her job in three words: Listen. Learn. Lead. Senator Paxton is an adopted child and the first person in her family to graduate from college. She earned an undergraduate degree in Mathematical Science from Baylor University and a Master of Science in Education from the University of Houston-Clear Lake. Senator Paxton holds a Texas lifetime teaching certificate in Secondary Mathematics. Senator Paxton leverages her expertise as an educator, background in technology, experience as a small business owner, and deep roots in Senate…

Biography source: official page

Issue Activity

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Uncategorized votes
3 stored votes · 0 yea · 0 nay
Election Integrity
2 stored votes · 0 yea · 0 nay
Constitutional Rights
1 stored vote · 0 yea · 0 nay

Evidence & Sources

6/7 verified

Every item below is a stored record. 6 have a named source with a working link, 1 have partial sourcing.

  • Angela Paxton holds the office of State Senator
    profile identity· OpenStates
    Partial
  • Voted yes on SB 8: Relating to the designation and use of certain spaces and facilities according to sex; authorizing a civil penalty and a private civil right of action.
    roll-call vote· Official roll-call record· 2025-09-03source
    Verified
  • Voted absent on SB 1: Relating to campground and youth camp safety.
    roll-call vote· Official roll-call record· 2025-08-21source
    Verified
  • Voted yes on SB 10: Relating to the calculation of the voter-approval tax rate for certain taxing units.
    roll-call vote· Official roll-call record· 2025-08-19source
    Verified
  • Voted yes on SB 8: Relating to the designation and use of certain spaces and facilities according to sex; authorizing a civil penalty and a private civil right of action.
    roll-call vote· Official roll-call record· 2025-08-19source
    Verified
  • Voted yes on SB 10: Relating to the calculation of the voter-approval tax rate for certain taxing units.
    roll-call vote· Official roll-call record· 2025-08-18source
    Verified
  • Voted yes on SB 8: Relating to the designation and use of certain spaces and facilities according to sex; authorizing a civil penalty and a private civil right of action.
    roll-call vote· Official roll-call record· 2025-08-18source
    Verified
named source + link partial sourcing not yet sourced