State Sen. Ken Paxton

Republican
Current Rating

N/A

Senate District 8 (Retired) - McKinney
First elected 2002

Previous Ratings on the Fiscal Index

  • Career: A+
  • 2013: A+
  • 2011: A+
  • 2009: A+
  • 2007: A+

About State Sen. Ken Paxton

Senator Paxton is an Attorney from McKinney, Texas. He earned his BA and MBA Degrees from Baylor University and his JD from the University of Virginia School of Law. He currently lives in McKinney with his wife, Angela, and their four children. Representative Paxton has served in the Texas House of Representatives since 2003. Committee Assignments during 83rd Legislative Session: Transportation (Vice Chair); Education; Government Organization; Intergovernmental Relations; Jurisprudence; Redistricting (Select)

Senate District District 8

State Sen. Ken Paxton's Record

  • Pro-Taxpayer
  • Anti-Taxpayer
  • Absent
  • Speaker
  • Absent, Excused
  • Present, not voting
  • Not Applicable
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HB 16 Conference Report, 2nd Called: Relying on the LBB to protect the ESF from revenue diversions instead of the constitution

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SJR 13: Reducing citizen choices in elections for only some state offices and empowering bureaucracies

Senate Journal Page: 528
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SB 617: New regulations of "energy efficiency professionals"

Senate Journal Page: 750
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SB 449: Banning capital appreciation bonds

Senate Journal Page: 763
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SB 15: Applying new restrictions on boards of regents from doing their job overseeing universities

Senate Journal Page: 850
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SB 2: Expanding the number of charter schools while ensuring better oversight

Senate Journal Page: 879
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SB 1406: Putting CSCOPE under the authority of the SBOE

Senate Journal Page: 903
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SB 1263: Allowing parents to more quickly take over a failing school

Senate Journal Page: 963
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SCR 33: Reconsidering SB 346, an unconstitutional infringement on political speech

Senate Journal Page: 963
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SB 843: Increasing local government transparency

Senate Journal Page: 993
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SB 303: Infringing on individual liberty

Senate Journal Page: 1010
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SB 1795: Codifying operating rules for ObamaCare exchange "navigators" into law

Senate Journal Page: 1100
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SJR 55: Returning System Benefit Fund dollars to the rate-payers

Senate Journal Page: 1146
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SB 1655: Enabling the enactment of SJR 55

Senate Journal Page: 1147
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SJR 1: A constitutional amendment to withdraw $6 billion from the ESF

Senate Journal Page: 1168
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HB 1422: Making it more difficult for volunteer activists to engage in policy debates by requiring to register as lobbyists

Senate Journal Page: 1681
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SB 14: Providing more transparency for local government debt

Senate Journal Page: 1700
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HB 2197: Reauthorizing the Lottery Commission

Senate Journal Page: 1936
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HB 912: Providing privacy protections from inappropriate drone use

Senate Journal Page: 1958
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HB 2294: Removing unnecessary licensing requirements for "thermostat installation"

Senate Journal Page: 2127
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HB 3536: Imposing a new tax on small manufacturers at the behest of large manufacturers

Senate Journal Page: 2315
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HB 1843, Motion to Table Amendment 1 by Williams: Repealing the Top-10% Rule

Senate Journal Page: 2320
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HB 1675, Amendment 6 by Ellis: Putting the SBOE under sunset review

Senate Journal Page: 2377
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HB 500: Providing an across-the-board cut to the Gross Margins Tax

Senate Journal Page: 2441
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HB 148: Bringing greater accountability into the mail-in ballot process

Senate Journal Page: 2443
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HB 213: Making the small business tax exemption permanent

Senate Journal Page: 2575
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HB 950: Requiring companies to pay certain salaries

Senate Journal Page: 2882
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SB 1 Conference Report: Increasing budget beyond reasonable levels while increasing legislator pensions

Senate Journal Page: 3528
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HB 1025 Conference Report: Draining the ESF for non-emergency spending

Senate Journal Page: 3773
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