The “someone like” crowd always pick someone is just like the rest.
Someone like . . . means someone you have never heard of. THAT is the correct someone.
If you have heard of them, they are Swamp.
I will give you this. The GOPe did go after Paxton. So he may be more acceptable for that, but . . . no, we have heard of him. That means he has a history in politics.
That is disqualifying. There are a zillion lawyers in the US. Most we have never heard of. The one you want is the one who doesn’t want a job in government. Persuade him or her.