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Ken Paxton: “Nobody in Texas history has ever done that [run for a fifth…”

Featuring: Ken Paxton, Republican | Attorney General of Texas

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FULL SPEECH: AG Ken Paxton Delivers Remarks at the CPAC 2026 Ronald Reagan Dinner - 03/27/26

Published | Video Starts at 12:51

And as a little background, you should note that John Cornyn has been in office since I was in College and I'm 63. He's been in office over four decades. He's running for U.S. senate for his fifth term. Nobody in Texas history has ever done that [run for a fifth term]. Not Sam Houston, not lbj, not John Tower, not Phil Graham. No one has ever run for a fifth term. (12:51–12:54)

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Asserts that no one in Texas history has run for a fifth term in the U.S. Senate.

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