THOMAS SMITH

Thomas Smith

Republican

On ballot as

THOMAS SMITH

Current role

Assistant attorney general

Background

• Attorney

Experience

• Clerked for the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Ohio
• Jones Day Law Firm in Dallas
• Counsel to Ken Paxton when Paxton was a state senator
• Attorney General's office since 2015

Top priorities

• "Restoring a conservative, limited judicial philosophy to cases before the court"
• "Keep Texas safe and ensure that justice is served"
• Says judges should not be "making law from the bench"

Tidbits

• Judicial philosophy: "I'm running to keep Texas safe and ensure that justice is served by restoring a conservative, limited judicial philosophy to cases before the court."
• Pro Life

Endorsements

• Attorney General Ken Paxton
• State Sen. Angela Paxton
• Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas
• Texas Values
• Houston Police Officers' Union

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• Numerous Republican Officials and Conservative Organizations – too many to list (see website)
• Dallas Police Association
• Fort Worth Police Association
• Tarrant County Law Enforcement Association

Campaign website

smithfortexas.org

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