Texas Attorney General and Republican U.S. Senate candidate Ken Paxton told a gathering of evangelical conservatives over the weekend that he believes God, not his own abilities, is the reason he has overcome years of legal and political challenges.

Speaking Saturday at the Faith & Freedom Coalition’s Road to Majority Conference in Washington, D.C., Paxton reflected on his career and the legal battles that have defined much of his time in office, repeatedly pointing to God’s faithfulness as the source of his endurance.

“There’s a greater power, and I’m not here because of some great thing I did. I’m here because God delivered me,” Paxton told the audience.

Drawing from Scripture, he said God’s work throughout the Bible often centers on imperfect people who place their trust in Him.

“The Bible is full of those stories about all kinds of people, and none of them are particularly perfect — whether you talk about Peter or Paul or David, the story is about what God did, not what they did,” Paxton said. “All they did was trust and believe, and that’s the message: that my life is an example of that.”

Paxton, who has served as Texas attorney general since 2015, recounted his office’s numerous lawsuits against the Obama and Biden administrations, arguing they were necessary to push back against what he described as an overreaching federal executive branch. He noted that Texas sued the Obama administration 27 times in less than two years, winning roughly 80% of those cases, and later filed more than 100 lawsuits challenging policies under President Joe Biden on issues including immigration, elections, environmental regulations, vaccine mandates, and transgender policies.

The attorney general also addressed his 2023 impeachment by the Texas House of Representatives, which stemmed primarily from whistleblower allegations involving his relationship with Austin real estate developer Nate Paul. The Texas Senate later acquitted him on 16 articles of impeachment, a process Paxton has consistently characterized as politically motivated.

Reflecting on that season, Paxton said his faith gave him confidence regardless of the outcome.

“I told my lawyers before my trial, ‘If God wants me here, no one can stop me. If God doesn’t want me here, no one can help me,'” he recalled.

Paxton also turned his attention to the upcoming U.S. Senate race, criticizing Democratic opponent James Talarico by reading a series of past statements on issues including gender, race, abortion, climate change, and theology. Among the comments Paxton highlighted were Talarico’s previous remarks that God is non-binary and that Jesus was a “radical feminist.” Talarico has since said his comments about God’s nature were intended to be provocative while maintaining that God cannot be confined to human categories.

The Senate race remains highly competitive. A recent poll cited by Paxton’s campaign showed him holding a narrow 43% to 42% lead over Talarico.

Paxton concluded his remarks by asking supporters to continue praying for his campaign and to provide financial support as the race intensifies. His comments come as he continues to face scrutiny from some conservatives and Christian leaders over his personal life following his wife’s divorce filing last year, which cited “biblical grounds.”

Throughout his speech, however, Paxton returned to a single theme: that God’s grace is often displayed through flawed people who trust Him. By pointing to biblical figures such as Peter, Paul, and David, he encouraged listeners to see their own lives through the same lens—not as stories of personal achievement, but as testimonies to God’s faithfulness in every season.