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The Texas Tribune
The Texas Tribune
National
By Ayden Runnels

John Bash, first candidate to enter Texas attorney general’s race, exits

U.S. Attorney John Bash and the prosecution team leave the courthouse following Carlos Uresti's sentencing, on June 26, 2018.
John Bash, seen in 2018, has worked in the private sector since leaving his role as a federal prosecutor in 2020, including representing Elon Musk in a defamation lawsuit. (Credit: Robin Jerstad for The Texas Tribune)

Former U.S. Attorney John Bash, the first to announce a bid to replace Attorney General Ken Paxton, announced on Wednesday he was withdrawing from the race, citing personal family reasons.

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