Texas Scorecard by Brandon Waltens April 10, 2025
Bash has pledged to confront organized cartels, activist judges, corporate censorship, and “lawfare” being waged against conservatives.The race to succeed Attorney General Ken Paxton is now officially underway, and the first candidate to step into the ring is no stranger to high-profile legal battles.
Former U.S. Attorney John Bash announced his campaign for the Republican nomination for Attorney General in 2026. Bash, who once served as the top federal prosecutor for the Western District of Texas under President Donald Trump, is known nationally for representing actor Alec Baldwin in the high-profile “Rust” movie set shooting case. He also counts Elon Musk among his legal clients.
His entry into the race comes the same week that Attorney General Ken Paxton announced he will not seek reelection and will instead launch a bid for the U.S. Senate to challenge longtime U.S. Sen. John Cornyn in the Republican primary.
In his campaign launch message, Bash warned of threats facing the state and laid out a vision of a tough-on-crime, constitutional conservative ready to step into the role on day one.
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