Attorney General - Texas Ballot Compare

Mayes Middleton

Republican

On ballot as: MAYES MIDDLETON
Current role: Texas State Senator
Background: Attorney
President & CEO of Middleton Oil Company
Ranching, cattle and farming businesses
J.D. and B.A., University of Texas
Experience: Texas Senate
Texas House
Chairman of the Texas House Freedom Caucus
Top priorities: Secure the border; deport illegal immigrants" and dismantle cartels
"Ensure strict election integrity," a "standalone election integrity task force with law enforcement powers to prosecute election related crimes"
"Root out corruption via an anti-corruption team"; "eliminate waste, fraud, and abuse in government"
"Crack down on crime and hold rogue district attorneys accountable"; be "tough on crime by supporting law enforcement"
"Protect families from woke agendas"; "Second Amendment champion"
"Protect consumers from scammers and foreign threats"
Tidbits: Abortion: Pro Life
Guns: "Law-abiding citizens should not have to ask for the government’s permission or pay a tax to exercise their Constitutional right to bear arms"
Public schools and vouchers: Favors Vouchers
Endorsements: Texas Values Action
Houston Police Officers' Union
Texas Farm Bureau AGFUND
Riley Gaines
Numerous Republican Elected Officials and Conservative Organizations – too numerous to list.
Campaign website: mayesmiddleton.com

Democratic

On ballot as: NATHAN JOHNSON
Current role: Texas State Senator)
Background: Attorney
B.S. in Physics,
J.D., University of Texas
Experience: Texas Senate
Top priorities: "Rebuild the Attorney General's Office with top talent"
"Investigate and prosecute corruption in the public and private sectors"
"Revive consumer protection against predatory market practices, including fraud, AI scams, and price fixing"
"Enforce fair market competition laws to counter monopoly power"
"Partner with district attorneys to improve public safety"
Tidbits: Abortion: Pro Abortion
Border and immigration: Border must be "secure, and safe from drug smuggling, human trafficking, and cross-border criminal enterprise"; reject policies that “damage our sense of decency and fracture our communities,”
Guns: Voted against permitless handgun carry, Second Amendment sanctuary bill, barring state contracts with companies that discriminate against the gun industry, and repealing ban on short-barrel firearms.
Public schools and vouchers: Opposed to Vouchers
Endorsements: Tom Phillips (former Chief Justice, Tx. Supreme Court)
Deborah Hankinson (former Justice, Tx. Supreme Court)
Texas AFL-CIO COPE
Sierra Club
Everytown for Gun Safety
Texas Federation of Teachers
Campaign website: nathanfortexas.com

Libertarian

On ballot as: TOM OXFORD
Current role: Attorney; owns and manages Oxford Law
Background: Attorney
University of Texas, University of Houston College of Law
Experience: Practiced law – personal injury, immigration and civil rights.
Top priorities: Not found
Tidbits: Abortion: No public statement found
Border and immigration: No public statement found
Guns: No public statement found
Public schools and vouchers: No public statement found
Property taxes: No public statement found
Endorsements: None found in our research
Campaign website: Not found