Senator Angela Paxton: District 8

Angela Paxton was elected to the Texas Senate in November of 2018 and represents fast-growing Senate District 8, a district that is home to professional sports headquarters, dozens of Fortune 1000 companies, countless entrepreneurs and small businesses, and top-rated schools. A secondary math teacher and school counselor for more than 20 years, she is the first educator elected to the Texas Senate in over two decades. Senator Paxton describes her job in three words: Listen. Learn. Lead.

Senator Paxton is an adopted child and the first person in her family to graduate from college. She earned an undergraduate degree in Mathematical Science from Baylor University and a Master of Science in Education from the University of Houston-Clear Lake. Senator Paxton holds a Texas lifetime teaching certificate in Secondary Mathematics.

Senator Paxton leverages her expertise as an educator, background in technology, experience as a small business owner, and deep roots in Senate District 8 to advocate for her constituents and lead on policy that elevates educational and economic opportunity and human dignity.

Senator Paxton currently serves as Chair of the Senate Committee on Economic Development, Vice Chair of the State Affairs Committee, Vice Chair of the Religious Liberty Select Committee, and on the Senate committees for Finance, Education, Higher Education, Local Government, and Nominations. She also serves as the Secretary of the Executive Committee for the Texas National Security Caucus, member of the Innovation and Technology Caucus and immediate past Chair of the Senate Republican Caucus.

Senator Paxton is the mother of four grown children and has six extraordinary grandchildren. She is a member of Watermark Community Church.