Ken Paxton caught on video jetting off to European vacation with alleged mistress

Although separated for two years, Texas AG Ken Paxton and his wife, State Sen. Angela Paxton, are still legally married. Credit: WIkimedia Commons / Gage Skidmore

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton was caught on video boarding a flight to Iceland for a getaway with his alleged mistress, British tabloid The Daily Mail reports.

Paxton — a MAGA Republican now running for U.S. Senate — and his purported mistress of two years, Christian influencer Tracy Duhon, were spotted boarding a flight Saturday at Washington, D.C.’s Dulles Airport for Reykjavik, the capital of the island nation. He also was captured in a clip rubbing Duhon’s shoulder while on an airport shuttle after landing, the paper reports.

The couple flew economy, according to the article.

Paxton, who’s running against Democratic State Rep. James Talarico for Texas’ open seat in the upper chamber, is still legally married to State Sen. Angela Paxton. However, Angela Paxton filed for divorce in July 2025 on “biblical grounds” following reports about her husband’s alleged relationship with Duhon.

Paxton’s purported extramarital affair was the second allegation of infidelity against him to make headlines over the past two years.​ He’s also carried a patchwork of scandals into the Senate race, including an FBI investigation, a state securities fraud case and a near impeachment by the Republican-controlled Texas Legislature.

The Paxton and Talarico campaigns were unavailable for immediate comment Monday on the Daily Mail report.

However, Texas Democratic Party Spokesperson Ryan Martin lambasted Paxton for jetting off to Iceland — considered one of Europe’s most expensive vacation destinations — while some Americans go hungry during the nation’s 250th birthday celebrations.

“Once again, corrupt Ken Paxton is putting himself first and America last,” Martin said in his statement. “Paxton shouldn’t worry too much though — he’ll have all the time in the world for luxury getaways with his mistress after he loses in November.”

Paxton’s trip comes as he’s virtually tied with Talarico, according to a poll released last week by Texas Politics Project at the University of Texas at Austin.

If Talarico wins in November, he would be the first Democrat to hold statewide office in Texas since 1994.

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