George P. Bush Looks To Make Alliances To Beat AG Paxton

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After a bruising primary, George P. Bush is looking to mend some fences and make up ground on the incumbent attorney general.  

And he has less than 90 days to do it all.

“The basic math is this, that if we get a preponderance of Louis [Gohmert] supporters and Eva [Guzman] supporters and bring our people back out to the polls, we win this thing,” Bush said on Inside Texas Politics. “Close to 60% of Republicans chose to go on a different path when they saw the incumbent on that ballot.”

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AG Candidates Bush And Guzman Trade Barbs Over Border Wall

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With the contentious 2022 Republican primary for Texas attorney general just days away, opponents George P. Bush and former Texas Supreme Court Justice Eva Guzman are attacking each other’s commitment to border security. 

Bush, who has served as commissioner of the Texas General Land Office since 2015, aired a campaign ad this week claiming that Guzman, a Republican, "opposes George P. Bush’s plan to finish Trump’s wall, calling it a ploy." 

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AG Candidate Bush Warns GOP Voters: Don't Nominate "Indicted Felon" Paxton

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Attorney General candidate George P. Bush, says AG Ken Paxton's an "indicted felon" who will lose against a Democrat if he's the Republican nominee.

Bush made the comments in Round Rock, during a Meet and Greet as part of his statewide "Texas First" tour. Nearly 60 people gathered at the Alcove Cantina to hear his remarks.

In addition to calling Paxton an "indicted felon," Bush said the AG's office "has run amok under Ken Paxton s watch. Ken Paxton will lose this race if he's the nominee."

Bush said he would "take the fight to liberal District Attorneys" like those in Austin and Houston, and pursue a Texas First policy, which includes finishing the border wall 

AG Ken Paxton has been indicted, and is under investigation, but not convicted of any crime. He is leading in the polls against Bush, Judge Eva Guzman, and Rep. Louis Gohmert.

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Paxton Has Commanding, 30-Point Lead In AG Race, Says UT/Tribune Poll

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Attorney General Ken Paxton has a 30-point lead in his bid to be re-elected Texas Attorney General in next year's Republican primary election, a University of Texas/Texas Tribune poll shows. 

Paxton has drawn a serious lineup of challengers, including Land Commissioner George P. Bush, former Texas Supreme Court Justice Eva Guzman and Fort Worth state Rep. Matt Krause.

Paxton currently has the support of 48% of primary voters in the poll, with Bush far behind him at 16%. Krause and Guzman both polled below 4%.

Over a quarter of respondents, all registered GOP voters, said they have not thought about the primary enough to have an opinion on the AG race.

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Rep. Matt Krause Joins Crowded GOP AG Primary

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Fort Worth Republican Rep. Matt Krause is the latest candidate to launch a 2022 bid against embattled Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton for his statewide office.

Krause on Thursday announced his bid for the seat. Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush and former Texas Supreme Court Justice Eva Guzman have previously announced campaigns for attorney general in the Republican primary. On the Democratic side, civil rights lawyer Lee Merritt is running for attorney general, as well as Galveston lawyer Joe Jaworski.

Krause said in his announcement, "It's more important than ever that we have an Attorney General who will focus completely on fighting to protect Texas."

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Attorney General Race Fundraising Figures Reported

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The Texas Ethics Commission has reported fundraising for the Republican primary for attorney general (July 7-Aug. 6)

Attorney General Ken Paxton drew $38,890 in donations, while Land Commissioner George P. Bush outraised Paxton, with a haul of $157,661.  ($6,040 of this was in-kind.) But Eva Guzman outraised both, taking in $192,911. According to a post by Texas Tribune reporter Patrick Svitek.

Meanwhile, Democrat AG candidate Lee Merritt of Dallas, who launched on July 13, outraised all three of the Republicans, reporting $285,000 in contributions.

Democrat Joe Jaworski has not yet reported for this period, said Svitek.

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Bush Outraises Incumbent Paxton In AG Race

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Republican George P. Bush outraised the competition in the crowded race for Texas attorney general, but incumbent Ken Paxton maintains the largest campaign war chest heading into the 2022 race.

Bush, who currently leads the Texas General Land Office, raised $2.3 million, according to his campaign finance report. About $1.5 million came from Texas donors.

Paxton raised $1.8 million, while Eva Guzman, a former Texas Supreme Court justice, raised more than $1 million for what is likely to be the state’s most competitive GOP primary in 2022.

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Texans For Lawsuit Reform Backs Guzman For AG

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Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC (TLRPAC) today endorsed Eva Guzman in her campaign for Texas Attorney General, in what will be seen as a politically significant endorsement.

“Eva Guzman is a committed conservative and an accomplished lawyer and judge, whose intellect and strength of character have served Texas well in her two decades of public service,” TLRPAC Chairman Richard J. Trabulsi Jr. said. 

"Texans can count on her to run a first-class Attorney General’s Office and to fight encroachment by the federal government on our individual liberties and Texas’ rights under the Tenth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution."

Guzman faces incumbent AG Ken Paxton and Land Commissioner George P. Bush in the Republican primary.

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Former Supreme Court Judge Eva Guzman Files To Run For Attorney General

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Eva Guzman, the former justice on the Texas Supreme Court, has filed paperwork to run for state attorney general.

On Friday, Guzman, a Republican, filed what is known as a campaign treasurer appointment form with the Texas Ethics Commission, saying she is seeking the office of attorney general. Media sources say she will soon announce formally.

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