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Today we're talking about state Rep. Jacey Jetton's fight for 'the soul of the GOP'...
If you read one thing: In many ways, state Rep. Jacey Jetton could be the poster child fro the Texas Republican Party. But some in the GOP can't get over one lingering detail: Jetton voted to impeach Attorney General Ken Paxton on corruption charges in May.
Who is Jetton?
A young, married father of color, the son of a Korean immigrant and a member of the Army National Guard, Jetton is a "Christian first" who leads religious services in his home every other Saturday.
In his first two terms representing his Fort Bend County district, Jetton has helped usher in some of the state's most conservative and controversial measures, including border wall funding, a sweeping elections bill, an abortion ban and a prohibition on gender-affirming care for transgender youth.
Why is he being targeted by Republicans?
In the months since voting for Paxton's impeachment, Jetton has been labeled a RINO — a Republican in name only — by some of the party's farthest-right members, and he faces two primary challengers who say he is not conservative enough.
He is not the only conservative House Republican facing difficult and likely expensive primaries this year over singular issues. Gov. Greg Abbott also is opposing GOP House members who voted against his priority legislation on a private school voucher plan, while Paxton is targeting others who voted for his impeachment.
What is Jetton saying?
Jetton said he sometimes feels like he's fighting for the heart of the Republican Party. Conservatism, he said, should be about "preserving what we call the American dream for future generations" — ideally through limited government and a free market — and not following one politician's whims, be it Paxton or former President Donald Trump.
- Read Cayla Harris' full profile on Jetton and his reelection campaign.
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