Married Texas Republican caught on video with mistress on secret trip

Instead of hitting the campaign trail to court voters in the hotly contested US Senate race in Texas over the Fourth of July, MAGA firebrand Ken Paxton is on a trip abroad with his mistress, the Daily Mail can reveal. 

Exclusive videos and pictures show the married Texas attorney general and his mistress traveling in economy from Washington, DC, to Iceland on Saturday.

Footage of the Lone Star State politician and the woman he has carried on an affair with showed the lovebirds boarding their flight at Dulles International Airport Saturday night and taking a red-eye to Reykjavik.

The Daily Mail first exposed the sordid affair between the 63-year-old and Tracy Duhon, 58, in September, revealing Paxton and the mom of seven became romantically involved in May 2024 after meeting at the Kentucky Derby.

Duhon, a Christian influencer, was then married to a millionaire car dealership mogul from Louisiana but has since divorced. 

Paxton was then and is still married to Texas State Senator Angela Paxton, who learned of the affair and filed for divorce last year on 'biblical grounds.'

Several passengers on the same United flight bound for the Land of Fire and Ice recognized the scandal-plagued Republican as he boarded the flight with his lover Saturday night. 

'They were clearly together, but they weren't overly affectionate,' one fellow passenger told the Daily Mail, who asked us to withhold her name.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and his mistress Tracy Duhon were spotted traveling to Iceland in the midst of Paxton's campaign to become the next Republican senator in the Lone Star State

Paxton, a MAGA firebrand, and Duhon arrived in Iceland on Sunday. The Republican appeared to spot fellow passengers recording him and his lover

The couple flew economy, with Paxton sitting in the aisle seat and Duhon sitting in the middle seat. Paxton sported a Notre Dame sweater, a bizarre choice for someone running for office in Texas with no apparent ties to Indiana. 

Footage taken of the pair shows them pulling their luggage through the airport after arriving in Iceland. 

Later, after boarding an airport shuttle, Paxton realized they were being filmed. 

Despite feeling eyes on them, Paxton rubbed Duhon's shoulder as if to comfort her. 

Neither Paxton nor his campaign responded to the Daily Mail's request for comment. 

Paxton has never denied being in a relationship with Duhon, and was previously pictured with her in Colorado on a luxury ski trip in December, as reported by the Daily Mail. 

Paxton is still finalizing a divorce with his estranged wife, Angela, according to court records. 

The couple was married for nearly 40 years after meeting as students at Baylor University, and they have four grown children. 

Paxton and his mistress walk through the Reykjavik airport Sunday morning

With her then-husband Troy Duhon (center) standing between them, Duhon (right) and Paxton (left) pose for a photo at the Kentucky Derby in May 2024

Paxton and his wife, Angela, married in 1986 after meeting at Baylor University, a Baptist university located in Waco, Texas

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and his mistress Tracy Duhon are playing house in a luxurious, $2.1 million mansion in the coveted Dallas suburb, Frisco

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Paxton's international canoodling couldn't come at a worse time for his campaign, as he is barely holding a razor-thin lead over his Democratic opponent in a red state even with the heavyweight endorsement from Donald Trump.

The President endorsed his faithful ally, who had been courting Trump's support for months, over longtime Republican US Senator John Cornyn after a nasty GOP primary election in May. 

That led to a Paxton win in a landslide, however, Paxton now faces a general election, and his odds of victory are less than guaranteed. 

Paxton's lead over Democrat James Talarico is only 1.25 percentage points, according to CBS News. 

Paxton's support stands at 45.75 percent, compared to 44.5 percent for the former teacher and member of the state House of Representatives.

Many other polls show Talarico and Paxton tied. 

Even more troubling are Paxton's numbers with the independent voters he will need to keep the Senate seat in GOP hands. 

Paxton is barely holding a razor-thin lead over his Democratic opponent, James Talarico

Paxton has survived multiple scandals during the decade he has been in public office

Independents in Texas say they favor Talarico by 40 percent, with only 12 percent leaning toward Paxton, a Texas Politics Project survey from the University of Texas found.

Talarico, a former Presbyterian seminarian, speaks openly about his faith, something that has appealed to many voters in a state where Christian values are important.

For the decade he has been in public office, Paxton has survived multiple scandals, including being arrested and indicted on charges of securities fraud that were later dismissed. 

He has also been impeached - a political, not a criminal, process - on allegations including bribery, dereliction of duty, obstruction of justice, abuse of public trust, and other misconduct by lawmakers in the Lone Star State. He was acquitted and remained in his role as AG.

Paxton has also been caught cheating on his wife before. 

During his 2022 impeachment trial, lawmakers heard allegations he had engaged in a quid pro quo with a donor in exchange for helping find his former mistress, Laura Olson, a job. 

Paxton has denied those allegations and has never addressed his alleged first affair with Olson.