Forbes Valuation
We estimate Hoffman is worth $2.7 billion.
Big Number
47%. That’s the share of support each candidate received in a June New York Times/Siena University poll, showing the race is neck-in-neck four months before the primary.
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Key Background
Paxton defeated Cornyn in the May primary runoff by 28 points, angering some Republicans as Cornyn, a four-term incumbent, is widely respected in the Senate. Trump endorsed Paxton after the initial primary, but he was already polling ahead of Cornyn. Both Paxton and Cornyn have controversial records. Talarico has been widely criticized for describing himself in a resurfaced 2021 podcast as a “Christian who hates Christianity,” and saying there are six biological sexes in a 2021 state legislature debate.
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further reading
The Billionaires Backing The Anti-Billionaire Democrat Running For U.S. Senate (Forbes)
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