In what he called an effort to restore integrity to the office, state Sen. Nathan Johnson on Tuesday launched a campaign to replace Ken Paxton as Texas attorney general. “It is significant that Ken Paxton has abused the office,

The third-term Democrat from Dallas faces long odds in a state that has only elected Republicans to statewide office for three decades.

In his time in the Senate, he has focused on the electric grid and state infrastructure, according to his Senate web page.