Mayes Middleton
R · Texas · 2026Running for Attorney General, Texas
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Secure the border and enforce deportation orders against criminal networks
- Ensure strict election integrity and voter ID enforcement
- Root out government waste, fraud, and abuse
Biography
Mayes Middleton is the Republican nominee for Texas attorney general in the open race created by Ken Paxton's Senate run. A seventh-generation Texan, oil company president, attorney, and state senator who chaired the Texas House Freedom Caucus, he authored the Save Women's Sports Act, and his platform emphasizes the border, election integrity, and a DOGE-style attack on government waste.
Record in office
- Authored and passed the state law barring men from competing in women's collegiate sports, along with the nation's strongest COVID vaccine mandate ban.
- Serves in the Texas Senate after two House terms, including as Freedom Caucus chairman.
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