{"id":998915,"date":"2026-08-13T21:25:18","date_gmt":"2026-08-13T21:25:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/998915\/"},"modified":"2026-08-13T21:25:18","modified_gmt":"2026-08-13T21:25:18","slug":"u-s-senate-candidate-ken-paxton-struggles-to-escape-adultery-allegations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/998915\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. Senate candidate Ken Paxton struggles to escape adultery allegations"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"TexasTexas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks at 2024 AmericaFest at the Phoenix Convention Center in Phoenix, Arizona. Credit: Wikimedia Commons \/ Gage Skidmore<\/p>\n

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton can\u2019t seem to shake allegations of adultery as he continues to campaign for the U.S. Senate.<\/p>\n

Days after a heckler was kicked out of Paxton\u2019s San Antonio campaign rally<\/a> for bringing up his alleged extramarital affair with former Texas Senate aide Laura Olson, the MAGA Republican was called out again Monday during a virtual town hall. <\/p>\n

During the call, one of the participants<\/a> asked Paxton point-blank, \u201cWhy did you cheat on your wife?\u201d<\/p>\n

After a long pause, Paxton declined to respond, saying it was a personal matter.<\/p>\n

\u201cUm \u2026 I\u2019m not going to talk about personal issues that relate to my family, just like I don\u2019t think you would want to discuss your marriage on a call with thousands of people,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Paxton\u2019s wife, State Sen. Angela Paxton, in July of last year announced she would seek a divorce<\/a> on \u201cbiblical grounds.\u201d<\/p>\n

Although the pair are still legally married, Ken Paxton made headlines last month when he was photographed vacationing in Europe with another alleged mistress, Christian influencer Tracy Duhon.<\/p>\n

The accusations of cheating aren\u2019t the only headaches Paxton\u2019s campaign faces. <\/p>\n

Over the past few weeks, the AG has been the subject of media investigations that suggested he may have committed voter fraud<\/a> and raised questions about how he afforded to amass a $9 million real estate empire<\/a>. <\/p>\n

What\u2019s more, his Democratic rival, James Talarico, out-fundraised his campaign<\/a> during the second quarter by a 3-1 margin.<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\tDays after a man was kicked out of a San Antonio rally for bringing up the accusations, Paxton was asked about them again during a virtual town hall. \t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\u2018I\u2019m definitely going to use my platform to say that that was lame and stupid and f\u2013king bullshit,\u201d one band member said over the mic about Paxton\u2019s rally. \t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

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