Randy White Endorses Ken Paxton in 51%-49% Texas Senate Race
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Updated · Fox News · Oct 4
Randy White Endorses Ken Paxton in 51%-49% Texas Senate Race
1 articles · Updated · Fox News · Oct 4
Summary
Hall of Famer Randy White backed Ken Paxton for Senate, saying the Texas attorney general “will get things done” and casting Democrat James Talarico as untrustworthy.
White tied the endorsement to his personal relationship with Paxton and their work on child-safety and opioid issues, including the National Child Identification Program and a 2024 fentanyl-awareness PSA.
Talarico drew White’s sharpest criticism over transgender athletes in girls’ sports after the Democrat said in September he would oppose participation only when safety or fairness is at risk.
The endorsement lands in an unexpectedly tight Nov. 3 race: a Fox News poll from Sept. 24-28 showed Talarico ahead 51%-49%, within the survey’s 3-point margin of error.
Paxton won the GOP nomination in May by defeating John Cornyn after Donald Trump’s endorsement, making Trump’s standing and the economy central to the general-election contest.