How Christianity Became a Battleground in the Texas Senate Race
Summary
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and Democratic state Representative James Talarico have made competing views of Christianity a focus of the state’s U.S. Senate race. Their campaigns formed faith coalitions with different memberships, as Paxton highlights his religious faith and Talarico’s coalition includes voters from several religions.Key Facts
- Paxton is the Republican nominee and Talarico is the Democratic candidate in Texas’s U.S. Senate race.
- Paxton’s “Pastors for Paxton” coalition includes 27 faith leaders, largely from evangelical, charismatic and nondenominational churches.
- Talarico, a Presbyterian seminarian, organized “Faithful Texans for Talarico,” which includes Christian, Jewish, Muslim and other religious voters.
- Paxton has served as Texas attorney general since 2015 and won the Republican primary against four-term U.S. Senator John Cornyn.
- The Republican-led Texas House impeached Paxton in 2023 on allegations of corruption and abuse of office; the state Senate acquitted him.
- Paxton has described his political survival in religious terms, saying he believes God delivered him.
- President Donald Trump has endorsed Paxton in the Senate race.
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