Incumbent
Mayes Middleton
Texas Republican Attorney General nominee?
$322.9K
MAY 27, 2026Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Overview
Current roleState Senator
PartyRepublican
Political ideologyConservative Republican
Age44 years old (Sep 18, 1981)
GenderMale
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LocationTexas
BackgroundAttorney
EducationUniversity of Texas at Austin (B.A.)
Notable personal detailsDavid Mayes Middleton II is an American businessman, attorney, and Republican politician who has represented Texas Senate District 11 since January 10, 2023, after serving in the Texas House of Representatives (District 23) from 2019 to 2023. He is president and CEO of Middleton Oil Company and has managed ranching, cattle, and farming operations. In the Texas House, he served as chair of the Texas House Freedom Caucus. He announced a campaign for Texas Attorney General on April 15, 2025.
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Positions
Economy & Taxes
Supports policies framed as protecting taxpayers, including property tax relief and prohibiting a state income tax, and emphasizes preventing wasteful government spending. Positions favor reducing government use of taxpayer dollars and protecting jobs, particularly in the oil and gas sector.
Healthcare
Mayes Middleton’s public materials emphasize rejecting state-provided pension and healthcare benefits and focus on limiting government spending and fraud in programs; he has not articulated a clear platform endorsing Medicaid expansion, a public option, Medicare-for-All, or specific market-based healthcare reforms. Public statements and legislative activity reference healthcare costs in the context of immigration and opposition to COVID vaccine mandates, but do not define a comprehensive healthcare policy. Overall his positions on major healthcare reforms remain insufficiently detailed to be b
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Immigration & Border
Supports aggressive enforcement-first immigration policies including broad deportations, use of state law to remove sanctuary protections, and restrictions on benefits for undocumented immigrants; has authored bills to prohibit public funding for deportation defense and to end in‑state tuition for undocumented students.
Abortion & Reproductive Rights
Mayes Middleton supports pro‑life policies and has sponsored and voted for legislation restricting abortion access, including bans tied to overturning Roe v. Wade and measures limiting abortion pills and out-of-state abortion funding. He describes protecting unborn children as a priority and his campaign platform states he will uphold pro‑life laws.
Climate & Energy
Mayes Middleton supports and defends fossil-fuel industries and energy policies prioritizing "dispatchable" generation (natural gas and thermal plants) over offshore wind and other intermittent renewables. He has sponsored legislation to restrict offshore wind connections to the ERCOT grid and backed measures to require plugging inactive oil and gas wells while criticizing federal subsidies for renewables. His campaign emphasizes protecting oil and gas jobs and Texas energy independence.
Public Safety & Guns
Mayes Middleton has sponsored legislation to limit disclosure of lawful firearm information in foster homes and has acted to defend carrying rights in public venues; his public statements emphasize support for Second Amendment rights and being tough on crime. His legislative activity focuses on protecting gun owners’ privacy and opposing local restrictions on carrying firearms while maintaining support for law enforcement and public safety.
News
Mayes Middleton has won the Republican nomination for Texas attorney general after defeating Chip Roy in the runoff. He will face Democrat Nathan Johnson in November in a race that will decide who succeeds Ken Paxton. Middleton has been emphasizing conservative priorities and his ties to Donald Trump, while the campaign has also been shaped by heavy spending and criticism over courtroom experience.
Johnson and Middleton offer competing visions
A Clean Energy PAC Helped Beat Chip Roy, and Now It Has New Targets
Mayes Middleton CRUSHES Chip Roy in GOP Attorney General Primary
In GOP battle, Mayes Middleton, Chip Roy build momentum for Tuesday's primary runoff for Texas Attorney General
Endorsements
Endorsers of Mayes Middleton for Texas Republican Attorney General nominee?
East Texas GOP leaders
Elected official
East Texas GOP leaders endorsed Mayes Middleton for Texas attorney general.
Dan Patrick
Elected official
Dan Patrick endorsed Mayes Middleton in the Republican attorney general runoff.
Aaron Reitz
Elected official
Aaron Reitz endorsed Mayes Middleton in the Texas attorney general runoff.
Representative Shelby Slawson
Elected official
Representative Shelby Slawson endorsed Mayes Middleton for Texas attorney general.
Texas Values Action
Elected official
Texas Values Action endorsed Mayes Middleton for Texas attorney general.
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