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肯·帕克斯顿分居的妻子在广告中敦促选民支持共和党候选人名单，未直接提及他的名字
作者：斯蒂芬·索雷斯 福克斯新闻
在首届共和党中期选举大会的亮相中，美国联邦参议院候选人肯·帕克斯顿谈及竞选面临的风险，阐述了他与民主党候选人詹姆斯·塔拉利科的角逐、推动其竞选的核心议题、他对得克萨斯州的政策优先事项，以及他称当选后将兑现的承诺。
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得克萨斯州州参议员安吉拉·帕克斯顿直面“房间里的大象”，表示将在今年11月投票给共和党，但未点名提及一位共和党候选人：她分居的丈夫肯·帕克斯顿。
安吉拉·帕克斯顿于去年以“宗教教义理由”提出与这位得克萨斯州共和党联邦参议院候选人离婚，她在一则新的政治广告中表示，将支持11月3日的共和党候选人名单，并称保住该席位落入共和党手中，比针对任何个别候选人的担忧更为重要。
“有人问我对这次选举的看法，事实证明我确实有话要说，”她在广告中说道，“我们来聊聊房间里的大象。”
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得克萨斯州州参议员安吉拉·帕克斯顿已确认将在11月中期选举中的投票对象。（山姆·霍德 为《华盛顿邮报》拍摄/盖蒂图片社 资料图）
“在大选中，重点与其说是团队中的个体成员，不如说是让整个团队顺利过关，”她继续说道，“我们要么守住所有共和党席位，要么就把得克萨斯州的未来交给另一支队伍。”
“这就是为什么我会在11月3日投票给共和党候选人名单，”她补充道，“让我们一起坚守阵地。”
这则广告未直接提及肯·帕克斯顿的名字，但其传递的信息正值这位共和党联邦参议院候选人面临与民主党人詹姆斯·塔拉利科的激烈大选角逐之际。
周四发布的最新福克斯新闻民调显示，塔拉利科在得克萨斯州可能选民中获得51%的支持率，帕克斯顿获得49%，差距处于民调的抽样误差范围内。同一项民调还发现，50%的可能选民更希望共和党掌控美国参议院，而49%的选民更倾向于民主党掌控。
2026年6月12日，得克萨斯州总检察长肯·帕克斯顿在休斯顿乔治·R·布朗会议中心举行的得克萨斯州共和党大会上亮相。（梅利莎·菲利普/休斯顿纪事报 via 盖蒂图片社）
安吉拉·帕克斯顿此前曾暗示，维持共和党对该席位的掌控，比对个别候选人的个人情感更为重要。
今年9月在得克萨斯州共和党妇女联合会的一次演讲中，她同样以“房间里的大象”作为议题切入点，并告诉听众“重要的不是个人，而是席位”。
共和党援军抵达助力肯·帕克斯顿，得克萨斯州大手笔筹款攻势打开资金闸门
“当我们掌控这个席位时，我们对该席位和未来的掌控力会更强，即便我们对某人感到愤怒，只要席位仍在我们这边，”她当时说道，引发观众笑声。
“如果我们把它输给另一支队伍，我们想要修正某位候选人的细微差别，与夺回席位所需付出的代价相比，根本不值一提，”她补充道。
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安吉拉·帕克斯顿与丈夫结束38年婚姻后，于2025年7月提出离婚。在离婚申请中，她指控肯·帕克斯顿“通奸”，并称他们的婚姻“因性格不合或冲突变得无法维持”。
她在社交媒体上单独公布了离婚消息，称自己是“基于宗教教义理由”提出离婚的。
“我认为婚姻是神圣的契约，我曾认真寻求和解，”她写道，“但鉴于近期的发现，我认为继续维持这段婚姻既不荣耀上帝，也对我自己、我的孩子以及肯来说并非真爱。”
这则新广告由得克萨斯州政治行动委员会资助，该委员会与参议院多数党领袖、南达科他州共和党人约翰·图恩有关联。
肯·帕克斯顿还获得了唐纳德·特朗普总统的支持，以及总统的“让美国再次伟大”政治行动委员会、埃隆·马斯克的“美国政治行动委员会”提供的资金支持。
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GOP Senate candidate’s estranged wife confirms who she’s voting for amid divorce proceedings
October 4, 2026 8:08am EDT / Fox News
Ken Paxton’s estranged wife appears in ad urging voters to back the Republican ticket, without mentioning him by name
By Stephen Sorace Fox News
U.S. Senate candidate Ken Paxton discusses the stakes of his race against Democratic nominee James Talarico, outlining the key issues driving his campaign, his policy priorities for Texas, and the promises he says he will deliver if elected, during an appearance at the first-ever Republican midterm convention.
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Texas state Sen. Angela Paxton is addressing the “elephant in the room,” saying she’ll vote Republican this November without mentioning one GOP candidate by name: her estranged husband, Ken Paxton.
Angela Paxton, who filed for divorce from the Texas Republican Senate candidate last year on “biblical grounds,” says in a new political ad that she will back the Republican ticket on Nov. 3, arguing that keeping the seat in GOP hands outweighs concerns about any individual candidate.
“People have asked my thoughts about this election, and turns out, I have some,” she says in the ad. “Let’s talk about the elephant in the room.”
GOP FORTRESS IS UNDER THREAT IN ONE KEY RED STATE, AND THESE VOTERS COULD DECIDE WHETHER IT FALLS
Texas state Sen. Angela Paxton has confirmed who she is voting for in the November midterm elections.(Sam Hodde for The Washington Post via Getty Images, File)
“In a general election, it’s not as much about the individual players on the team; it’s about getting the whole team across the finish line,” she continues. “Either we hold every Republican seat, or we hand the future of Texas to the other team.”
“That’s why I’m voting for the Republican ticket on Nov. 3,” she adds. “Let’s hold the line together.”
The ad does not mention Ken Paxton by name, but its message comes as the Republican Senate candidate faces a tight general election contest against Democrat James Talarico.
The latest Fox News Poll, released Thursday, found Talarico with 51% support among Texas likely voters and Paxton with 49%, a difference within the poll’s margin of sampling error. The same poll found 50% of likely voters preferred Republican control of the U.S. Senate, compared with 49% who preferred Democratic control.
Attorney General Ken Paxton is shown during the Texas GOP convention in the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston, June 12, 2026.(Melissa Phillip/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images)
Angela Paxton has previously signaled that maintaining Republican control of the seat takes precedence over her feelings about the individual candidate.
During an address to the Texas Federation of Republican Women in September, she similarly framed the issue as the “elephant in the room” and told the audience that “it’s not the people, it’s the seat.”
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“We have more control over that seat and the future when we control the seat, when it’s still in the family, even if we’re mad at them,” she said at the time, drawing laughter from the audience.
Democratic U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico speaks during a campaign rally at the Cailloux Theater on Aug. 31, 2026, in Kerrville, Texas.(Brandon Bell/Getty Images)
“If we lose it to the other team, the nuances that we want to fix with maybe a certain candidate are nothing compared to what it’s going to take to get it back,” she added.
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Angela Paxton filed for divorce from her husband in July 2025 after 38 years of marriage. In the filing, she alleged that Ken Paxton had “committed adultery” and said their marriage had “become insupportable because of discord or conflict of personalities.”
She separately announced the divorce on social media, saying she had filed “on biblical grounds.”
“I believe marriage is a sacred covenant and I have earnestly pursued reconciliation,” she wrote. “But in light of recent discoveries, I do not believe that it honors God or is loving to myself, my children, or Ken to remain in the marriage.”
The new ad was funded by Texas PAC, a political action committee affiliated with Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D.
Ken Paxton also has the support of President Donald Trump and financial backing from the president’s MAGA Inc. political action committee, as well as Elon Musk’s America PAC.
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Fox News Digital’s Peter Pinedo contributed to this report.
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