Subject: FW: Facing 99 years in Jail, Delusional Republican Ken Paxton determined to run for re-election in 2018
From: "Garcia, Walter" <[email-masked]>
To: Comm_D <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2016 14:31:11 -0700

From: Press Texas Democratic Party [mailto:[email-masked]]
Sent: Thursday, April 21, 2016 5:30 PM
To: Press Texas Democratic Party
Subject: Facing 99 years in Jail, Delusional Republican Ken Paxton determined to run for re-election in 2018

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For Immediate Release

April 21, 2016

Contact: Tariq Thowfeek, (832) 429-8217, [email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>

Facing 99 years in Jail, Delusional Republican Ken Paxton determined to run for re-election in 2018

Austin,TX -- According to The Texas Tribune<https://www.texastribune.org/2016/04/21/despite-indictments-ken-paxton-plans-run-again/>, a political consultant for Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton said "Let there be no doubt that at the appropriate time General Paxton will make the official announcement that he fully intends to seek re-election and keep fighting for Texas.”

“The former state legislator who won the attorney general's seat in 2014 faces federal and state securities fraud charges stemming from his time as an investment adviser before he took office. He was indicted by a Collin County grand jury last year, and the U.S. Securities and Exchange brought charges against him earlier this month.” [Texas Tribune, April 21, 2016<https://www.texastribune.org/2016/04/21/despite-indictments-ken-paxton-plans-run-again/>]

Texas Democrats know that no politician is above the law. Republican Ken Paxton’s rap sheet of lawlessness continues to grow, and enough is enough. The Texas Democratic Party has already called for his resignation, and most Republicans <http://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/Most-in-GOP-poll-say-Paxton-should-resign-6461205.php> as well as Texas’ major newspapers agree.<http://www.txdemocrats.org/press/mcallen-monitor-editorial-board-joins-long-list-of-newspapers-texas-republican-ag-ken-paxton-must-resign>

Texas Democratic Party Deputy Executive Director Manny Garcia issued the following statement:

“News flash: Tea Party Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton cannot run for re-election from the inside of a jail cell.”

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