Former NASA astronaut Terry Virts is running for one of Texas' United States Senate seats, he announced today (June 23).
Virts, a retired U.S. Air Force colonel, F-16 pilot and two-time crew member of the International Space Station (ISS), announced his candidacy Monday in a video posted to social media. "Trump's chaos must be stopped. The corruption is overwhelming. Our Constitution is under attack," Virts says in the 2-minute clip. His run aims to challenge the Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's bid, who's polling higher than John Cornyn, the Republican Senator currently holding the seat and is up for reelection in 2026.
