The attorney general, who unsuccessfully petitioned the U.S. Gohmert announced his candidacy on Twitter Monday with a fundraising request that highlighted “the latest ethical, moral, and criminal allegations” against Paxton.ĭespite the federal investigation and long-standing legal problems, Paxton has remained competitive in his party’s primary and won former President Donald Trump’s endorsement. The East Texas lawmaker is the latest prominent member of his party seeking to unseat the incumbent in the wake of Paxton’s top deputies reporting him to the FBI last year for alleged corruption. Louie Gohmert has joined the crowded field of Republicans mounting primary challenges against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. Matt Schaefer (R-Tyler) said that he was considering running for the 1st Congressional District (TX-01) after Gohmert began exploring a bid for attorney general, but decided to file for reelection to the Texas legislature instead.AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - U.S. In such a scenario, Republicans would likely not be able to remove Paxton’s name from the ballot in the general election. Gohmert suggested that Paxton, who was reportedly being investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, could potentially face an indictment after the primary election in March. Like the other candidates running against the incumbent, Gohmert expressed concerns about Paxton’s viability in the general election given the close race he had in 2018 and the new allegations that were raised by several senior aides since then. Then on Monday evening, Gohmert released an announcement video in which he said he had reached his goal of raising $1 million. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez superimposed in a brief clip) with the words and actions of others who did not face backlash from Democrats. Paul Gosar’s (R-AZ) recent censure over an anime video he shared (wherein Gosar’s face was superimposed on a character’s face who killed another character with the face of Rep. Throughout Monday on his official account, Gohmert repeatedly tweeted, “Welcome to DC: A world where anime videos are condemned,” contrasting Rep.
![pedra da alma fanatica no metin2 pedra da alma fanatica no metin2](https://static.politico.com/dims4/default/d7fe524/2147483647/resize/1160x>/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fstatic.politico.com%2F4c%2F4a%2Ffca0ccc148feac00b2a6264360a5%2Fgettyimages-1304376440-1.jpg)
On Monday, the congressman tweeted from his campaign account that he would have an “announcement video later today.” Gohmert voted against the measure, but did so by proxy - a mechanism that was created in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The same day, the House approved another version of the Democrats’ priority spending bill. Gohmert was scheduled for an appearance on the Mark Davis Show, but despite Davis’s attempts to get him on the line, Gohmert never called in. Matt Krause (R-Fort Worth).īut November 19 came and went without any word from the East Texas representative.
![pedra da alma fanatica no metin2 pedra da alma fanatica no metin2](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/593f5909d482e9b762b70759/1636590746589-Q6YQ8BYXWN6IRTG0AORS/Louie+Gohmert.png)
Bush, former Texas Supreme Court Justice Eva Guzman, and state Rep.
![pedra da alma fanatica no metin2 pedra da alma fanatica no metin2](https://dmn-dallas-news-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/ijl5hutLm7AE0xDt7NJPa62Pqyg=/1660x934/smart/filters:no_upscale()/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/dmn/QGV3JP76MJBMZEWS5AVAJOUP5I.jpg)
![pedra da alma fanatica no metin2 pedra da alma fanatica no metin2](https://s.abcnews.com/images/Politics/texas-ag-ken-paxton-rtr-jc-201210_1607642915058_hpMain_4x3t_992.jpg)
On November 9, Gohmert told the public that if he raised $1 million in 10 days he would join the race that’s already crowded with three other high-profile challengers to Paxton: Land Commissioner George P. Austin, TX, NovemAfter exploring a primary challenge against Attorney General Ken Paxton, Congressman Louie Gohmert (R-TX-01) announced on Monday that he would be filing to run for the position and not seek re-election to his congressional seat.