Anthony "Tony" Box

Attorney General · Democrat Primary 2026

Democrat

About ✓ Verified

Former FBI agent and Army veteran running on law enforcement experience and office depoliticization, but struggling with low polling and fundraising challenges.

Key Positions ✓ Verified

Restore professionalism and accountability to AG office
Consumer protection and antitrust against big tech
Expand voting access and protect voting rights
Cooperative approach with local district attorneys
Depoliticize the Attorney General office
Hold corporations accountable for exploiting consumers
Focus on day-to-day legal responsibilities over politics
Crack down on price gouging and wage theft
Defend workers and labor protections
Upgrade child support division services
Create Division of Ethics and Integrity
Fight corruption regardless of political party
End political misuse of AG office
Champion early voting and mail voting expansion
Support language assistance and disability access

Strengths Sourced

Diverse law enforcement and military experience
Strong anti-corruption credentials from FBI background
Clear focus on depoliticizing the office
Veteran appeal in competitive general election
Editorial board support from major newspapers

Concerns Sourced

Lowest polling at 10% and trending downward
Severely underfunded with only $28,000 cash on hand
First-time candidate lacking political experience
Limited name recognition statewide
May struggle to reach runoff threshold

Endorsements ✓ Verified

San Antonio Express-News (editorial board)
Austin American-Statesman (editorial board)
Fort Worth Star-Telegram (editorial board)
VoteVets (advocacy group)
State Rep. Gene Wu (elected official)
State Rep. Ann Johnson (elected official)
State Rep. Ron Reynolds (elected official)
U.S. Rep. Julie Johnson (elected official)
U.S. Rep. Marc Veasey (elected official)
Hold the Line PAC (political organization)
Denton County Young Dems (political organization)
With Honor (advocacy group)

Polling ✓ Verified

10% (third place in UT Tyler February 2026 poll, down from 13% in UH/YouGov January 2026 and 3% in Texas Southern University December 2025 poll)

Fundraising ✓ Verified

$28,000 cash on hand, raised $137,000 total (as of January 16, 2026)

Sources (20)

Texas Primaries 2026 | University of Houston (2026-02-24)
Texas Attorney General election, 2026 (March 3 Democratic primary) - Ballotpedia (2026-02-24)
Q&A: 2026 Democratic candidates for Texas attorney general (2026-02-24)
Texas Attorney General election, 2026 - Ballotpedia (2026-02-24)
2026 Texas Attorney General election - Wikipedia (2026-02-24)
Democrats Running for Texas Attorney General Vow to Reform Office Post-Paxton | 2026 | The Texan (2026-02-24)
Who’s leading in Texas’ 2026 election? New poll offers clues | khou.com (2026-02-24)
Texas 2026 election: Your March primary sample ballot | The Texas Tribune (2026-02-24)
Democratic Party primaries in Texas, 2026 - Ballotpedia (2026-02-24)
Texas Trends 2025: Election 2026 (2026-02-24)
Nathan Johnson (Texas) - Ballotpedia (2026-02-24)
Endorsements — Nathan Johnson for Texas Attorney General (2026-02-24)
Nathan Johnson | BallotReady (2026-02-24)
Democratic state Sen. Nathan Johnson announces run for attorney general - The Texas Tribune (2026-02-24)
Nathan Johnson for Texas Attorney General (2026-02-24)
Texas AFL-CIO gives primary race endorsements, declines pick for US Senate | KXAN Austin (2026-02-24)
Nathan Johnson | TTV (2026-02-24)
Nathan M. Johnson - Wikipedia (2026-02-24)
Millions pour into GOP Texas attorney general primary (2026-02-24)
Joe Jaworski - Ballotpedia (2026-02-24)

Data last verified: Mar 3, 2026 · 20 sources cited

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