Republican · Attorney General
Mayes Middleton
Record verified Sept. 24, 2026 · Corrections welcome
Mayes Middleton is the Republican candidate for Attorney General in the November 3, 2026 general election. Middleton's campaign says he would use the attorney general's office to target what it calls Sharia-law enforcement and “extremist influence.”. The office represents the state in court, issues legal opinions, enforces consumer and civil law and collects child support.
Mayes Middleton’s sourced public-service history includes State Representative (HD 23) in Texas House of Representatives from 2019 to 2023; State Senator (SD 11) in Texas Senate from 2023 to the present.
The sourced record below also covers: Middleton's campaign says he would use the attorney general's office to target what it calls Sharia-law enforcement and “extremist influence.”. Each item remains attributed to its original statement, filing, reported account, official action, or court record; allegations are not presented as findings.
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Middleton’s donations shape attorney general runoff
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Republican attorney general candidates debate
Coverage of the Republican debate and the candidates’ stated priorities for the office.
Record sourced · Reviewed September 24, 2026
Record at a glance
Civil liberties
Backed Sharia-law restrictions
Middleton's campaign says he would use the attorney general's office to target what it calls Sharia-law enforcement and “extremist influence.”
Middleton's campaign page says he supported making enforcement of Sharia law a crime, stopping what it calls “Islamic enclaves” and restricting land purchases by CAIR, and that as attorney general he would use the office's tools to enforce those policies. These are the campaign's descriptions, not neutral descriptions of the groups or of any law's legal effect. The guide found no evidence in the cited record that Sharia had displaced Texas law or that a religious tribunal exercised state judicial authority.
Mayes Middleton is fighting to keep Sharia law out of Texas (campaign) · CANDIDATE-STATED / PRIMARY · reviewed September 24, 2026
Campaign-finance audit
Filing review and source trail
Partial review · checked September 24, 2026
The candidate’s available 2025–2026 TEC reports were reviewed through June 30, 2026. No explicitly identified pro-Israel PAC receipt was located; that finding does not establish a corporate-PAC-free campaign.
Source details
- Filing system
- TEC
- Review period
- 20250101 through 20260630
- Filing ID(s)
- 00081727
- Review scope
- Partial: PAC-name screening of the 2025–2026 Texas Ethics Commission reports through June 30, 2026 is done. Review of large individual donors and full PAC and independent-spending tracing is still outstanding.
How we checked
- Matched the candidate's Texas Ethics Commission filer ID and 2025–2026 reports in the September 24, 2026 bulk export.
- Screened contributor names for identified Israel-policy organizations; a plain word search was rejected because it matched donor surnames.
- Outstanding: list every PAC contributor, review individual donors giving $25,000 or more against independent advocacy sources, and trace independent spending.
PAC & IE receipts
Direct AIPAC, other pro-Israel PAC, IE support and IE opposition remain separate.
View receipts →Major donor context
No public info found
Israel-linked financial actions
No public info found
Muslim community engagement
We found no public record of an in-person engagement or organized policy work with a Muslim organization in the sources reviewed through September 24, 2026.
Years in public office: 7 years
State Representative (HD 23) · Texas House of Representatives
2019-01-08 – 2023-01-10 · Member profile for Mayes Middleton (Texas Legislative Reference Library)
State Senator (SD 11) · Texas Senate
2023-01-10 – present · Member profile for Mayes Middleton (Texas Legislative Reference Library)
Completed years of elected or appointed government service as of September 24, 2026, with overlapping terms counted once.
What to know
Certified for the November 3, 2026 ballot as the Republican candidate.
Middleton's campaign says he would use the attorney general's office to target what it calls Sharia-law enforcement and “extremist influence.”
Mayes Middleton is fighting to keep Sharia law out of Texas (campaign)
Evidence
Muslims, Islam & Civil Rights — Documented Record
May 4, 2026 · statement · Campaign statement
Middleton's campaign says he would use the attorney general's office to target what it calls Sharia-law enforcement and “extremist influence.”
Middleton's campaign page says he supported making enforcement of Sharia law a crime, stopping what it calls “Islamic enclaves” and restricting land purchases by CAIR, and that as attorney general he would use the office's tools to enforce those policies. These are the campaign's descriptions, not neutral descriptions of the groups or of any law's legal effect. The guide found no evidence in the cited record that Sharia had displaced Texas law or that a religious tribunal exercised state judicial authority.
Why it matters for this office: The attorney general brings state lawsuits and investigations. The Texas Supreme Court has held that religious arbitration agreements remain subject to ordinary Texas statutory validity and enforceability review.
Receipts · 2
Mayes Middleton is fighting to keep Sharia law out of Texas (campaign) · CANDIDATE-STATED / PRIMARY · Last reviewed September 24, 2026
Also: In re Mariam Ayad, No. 22-0078 (Supreme Court of Texas) · PRIMARY
Democracy & Civil LibertiesOpen
No candidate-specific record was located for this category in the sources reviewed through September 24, 2026.
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Family & Household PolicyOpen
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Office-Specific Record & AuthorityOpen
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Muslim Community EngagementOpen
No candidate-specific record was located for this category in the sources reviewed through September 24, 2026.
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Political Money & Israel-Policy Organizations
No public info found
Palestine, Israel & Foreign PolicyOpen
This issue falls largely outside the authority of this office. We include it only when the candidate has addressed it publicly.
How we checked
Ballot listing: 2026 General Election statewide sample ballot, Texas Secretary of State. Page last reviewed September 24, 2026. Return to the Attorney General race overview. Methods & authorship. Corrections & updates.