{"id":2600460,"date":"2026-05-08T15:38:01","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T19:38:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cornyn-compares-paxtons-ethics-to-a-strip-club-owners\/"},"modified":"2026-05-08T15:39:56","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T19:39:56","slug":"cornyn-compares-paxtons-ethics-to-a-strip-club-owners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cornyn-compares-paxtons-ethics-to-a-strip-club-owners\/","title":{"rendered":"Cornyn compares Paxton\u2019s ethics to a strip club owner\u2019s"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcornyn-compares-paxtons-ethics-to-a-strip-club-owners%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2600460&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>as Texas heads toward a May 26 Senate runoff between Rep. John Cornyn and Attorney General ken Paxton, Cornyn\u2019s campaign has escalated attacks by releasing an ad tying Paxton\u2019s ethics to an extramarital affair.The spot claims Paxton used a burner phone and a fake alias to conceal adultery and portrays him as having \u201cthe ethics of a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >strip club owner<\/a>,\u201d challenging voters ahead of Mother\u2019s Day.<\/p>\n<p>The allegations build on Paxton\u2019s past divorce process: his ex-wife, state Sen. Angela Paxton, filed for divorce after a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/viewers-find-winnie-the-pooh-symbol-of-chinese-anti-communism-in-peng-shuai-selfie\/\" title=\"Viewers Find Winnie the Pooh, Symbol of Chinese Anti-Communism, in Peng Shuai Selfie\">long-term affair<\/a> became public and after Paxton was acquitted in 2023 impeachment proceedings. Cornyn\u2019s team has also sought records under state law to investigate whether Paxton used taxpayer funds for trips connected to an alleged second relationship. while the new cheating claim in the ad remains unconfirmed, the article notes that Angela Paxton cited \u201crecent discoveries,\u201d wiht timing suggesting it was linked to the later affair.<\/p>\n<p>Neither <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/georgia-secretary-of-state-brad-raffenspergers-update-to-georgias-voting-machine-software-right-before-the-2020-election-was-unlawful-and-violates-any-certification-of-state-results\/\" title=\"Georgia Secretary of State Br... Raffensperger\u2019s Update to Georgia\u2019s Voting Machine Software Right Before the 2020 Election Was Unlawful and Violates Any Certification of State Results\">candidate won<\/a> an outright majority in the March GOP primary, turning the race into a runoff. With less than three weeks to go, President donald Trump has not endorsed either candidate, despite previously saying he would back one \u201csoon.\u201d Meanwhile, the campaigns are also trading arguments over policy, including Paxton\u2019s positioning as a Trump loyalist and Cornyn\u2019s support for voter ID-an issue Paxton says Cornyn didn\u2019t push hard enough to pass.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p>The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/texas\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"253\">Texas<\/a> Senate GOP primary race between incumbent Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/john-cornyn\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"965\">John Cornyn<\/a> and state Attorney General <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ken-paxton\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4370\">Ken Paxton<\/a> is getting personal as the runoff election nears.<\/p>\n<p>Cornyn\u2019s campaign unveiled a new ad on Friday, comparing Paxton\u2019s ethics to those of a strip club owner for having an extramarital affair.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/4560958\/spencer-pratt-sheds-joke-label-as-momentum-grows-la-mayoral\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Spencer Pratt sheds \u2018joke\u2019 candidate label as momentum grows in LA mayor race<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/4560836\/virginia-democrats-vow-continue-redistricting-fight\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Virginia Democrats vow to continue redistricting fight<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/4559287\/la-mayor-nithya-raman-breakthrough-spencer-pratt-attack\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>LA mayor hopeful Nithya Raman struggles to breakthrough amid Spencer Pratt onslaught<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>\u201cKen Paxton cheated on the mother of his children,\u201d the narrator said in the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ramsberry1\/status\/2052754938887806997\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ramsberry1\/status\/2052754938887806997\">30-second ad spot<\/a>. \u201cThis man used a burner phone and fake alias to hide his adultery. Divorced on biblical grounds, Paxton is now sleeping around with another married woman, a mother of seven. Ken Paxton has the ethics of a strip club owner.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The video ended with a pointed question for Texas mothers, two days before Mother\u2019s Day: \u201cWould you want your daughters to marry a man like Ken Paxton?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Paxton\u2019s ex-wife, Texas state Sen. Angela Paxton, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3468092\/ken-paxton-divorce-angela-paxton\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3468092\/ken-paxton-divorce-angela-paxton\/\">filed for divorce<\/a> last year after it was discovered the Republican attorney general had a long-term affair with a former assistant who served as the basis for Paxton\u2019s impeachment proceedings. In 2023, he was acquitted by the Texas Senate.<\/p>\n<p>As a state senator, Angela Paxton was barred from voting due to the personal nature of her then-husband\u2019s impeachment case.<\/p>\n<p>After the divorce filing, reports of Ken Paxton having another affair circulated. He allegedly had a relationship with a married Christian influencer and mother of seven children following the end of the impeachment trial. In the fall, Cornyn\u2019s campaign <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3815325\/texas-senate-race-ugly-cornyn-documents-paxton-affair\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3815325\/texas-senate-race-ugly-cornyn-documents-paxton-affair\/\">requested records<\/a> under state law to determine whether Paxton used taxpayer funds to pay for trips to meet his alleged mistress.<\/p>\n<p>The latest cheating scandal has not been confirmed, but Ken Paxton\u2019s ex-wife cited \u201crecent discoveries\u201d as the reason to file for divorce. The timing suggests it was related to the second affair.<\/p>\n<p>Neither Cornyn nor Ken Paxton won an outright majority in the Texas Republican primary for the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/senate\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"8765\">Senate<\/a> in March, paving the way for a May 26 runoff.<\/p>\n<p>With less than three weeks to go until the runoff, President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4\">Donald Trump<\/a> has not yet endorsed Cornyn or Ken Paxton, despite <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2026\/03\/04\/donald-trump-endorsement-texas-senate-primary-runoff-john-cornyn-ken-paxton\/\">saying in March<\/a> he would back one of them \u201csoon.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4555842\/paxton-cornyn-tight-runoff-no-trump-endorsement\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4555842\/paxton-cornyn-tight-runoff-no-trump-endorsement\/\">PAXTON AND CORNYN LOCKED IN TIGHT RUNOFF WITHOUT TRUMP ENDORSEMENT WEEKS AWAY FROM ELECTION DAY<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Since the primary, Ken Paxton has increasingly framed himself as a Trump loyalist in his support for the SAVE America Act. Cornyn supports the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/voter-id\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"162\">voter ID<\/a> legislation, but his primary opponent has accused him of not working hard enough to secure its passage. The bill remains stalled in the Senate.<\/p>\n<p>Ken Paxton\u2019s campaign attacked Cornyn over this issue in an <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/KenPaxtonTX\/status\/2041572676674937247\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/x.com\/KenPaxtonTX\/status\/2041572676674937247\">AI-generated ad<\/a> last month, accusing the incumbent of relaxing on spring break while Trump\u2019s \u201cagenda is on hold.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Texas GOP Senate runoff turns personal as Cornyn attacks Paxton<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2159,"featured_media":2600461,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-collage-8faonfli6-1755898727301-e1778265843671.jpg?1778252598&amp;w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[22362,4381,18466,5894,3694],"class_list":["post-2600460","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-cornyn","tag-ethics","tag-paxton","tag-politics","tag-texas"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-collage-8faonfli6-1755898727301-e1778265843671.jpg?1778252598&amp;w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2600460","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2159"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2600460"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2600460\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2600464,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2600460\/revisions\/2600464"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2600461"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2600460"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2600460"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2600460"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}