Chip Roy
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Texas's 21st district |
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Assumed office January 3, 2019 |
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Preceded by | Lamar Smith |
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Born | Charles Eugene Roy August 7, 1972 Bethesda, Maryland, U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse(s) | Carrah Roy |
Children | 2 |
Education | University of Virginia (BS, MS) University of Texas at Austin (JD) |
Website | House website |
Charles Eugene "Chip" Roy (born August 7, 1972)[1] is an American attorney and politician serving as the U.S. Representative for Texas's 21st congressional district. He is a Republican.
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Early life and career
Roy was born in Bethesda, Maryland,[2] and raised in Lovettsville, Virginia. He earned bachelor's and master's degrees from the University of Virginia and spent three years as an investment banking analyst. He earned his Juris Doctor at the University of Texas School of Law, and worked for then-Texas attorney general John Cornyn. Roy also worked on Cornyn's 2002 campaign for the United States Senate. When Cornyn was elected, Roy joined his staff on the United States Senate Judiciary Committee. He returned to Texas as a prosecutor in the office of the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Texas.[3]
Roy joined the administration of Texas governor Rick Perry as director of the Office of State-Federal Relations.[2][3] Roy was the ghostwriter of Perry's 2010 book Fed Up! and worked for Perry's 2012 presidential campaign.[2] After his election to the Senate in 2012, Ted Cruz chose Roy as his chief of staff.[4][5] After Ken Paxton was elected Attorney General of Texas in 2014, Roy became first assistant attorney general.[3] In 2016 Roy left the office of the attorney general to head the Trusted Leadership PAC, which was supporting Cruz's presidential campaign.[3][6]
U.S. House of Representatives
Elections
2018 general election
In the 2018 elections Roy ran for the United States House of Representatives in Texas's 21st congressional district to succeed Lamar Smith, who did not run for reelection. Roy defeated Matt McCall in the Republican Party primary election, and faced Joseph Kopser in the general election.[7] Roy defeated Kopser 50%–48% in a closer-than-expected victory.[8]
Tenure
In May 2019, Roy was the only member of the U.S. House to raise procedural objections delaying passage of a request for unanimous consent for a $19.1 billion disaster aid package. The bill was stalled for 11 days before ultimately passing in June 2019 by a margin of 354-58, with Roy voting against it.[9] Roy received bipartisan criticism for his objection to the bill. He said he voted against it because it added to the national debt and did not include additional spending for federal operations along the U.S.-Mexico border.[10][11]
On June 28, 2019, in response to the humanitarian crisis involving migrant children at the southern border, Roy proposed legislation to amend the Antideficiency Act (ADA) to allow the United States Border Patrol to accept donations from people who want to help migrant children directly. The bill was filed after people attempting to donate supplies such as diapers, toys, and hygiene items were turned away by Border Patrol officials who said they were not accepting donations due to the ADA, which prevents the government from accepting "any donations other than what Congress has allocated to it."[12][12][Notes 1][13][14]
He is a member of the Freedom Caucus, consisting of conservative and libertarian Republican members of the House of Representatives.[citation needed]
On December 18, 2019, Roy voted against both articles of impeachment against Trump. Of the 195 Republicans who voted, all voted against both impeachment articles.[citation needed]
In March 2020, Roy was one of 40 representatives to vote against a coronavirus relief bill.[15]
Committee assignments
Electoral history
Republican primary results[16] | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Republican | Chip Roy | 19,319 | 27.1 | |
Republican | Matt McCall | 12,088 | 16.9 | |
Republican | William Negley | 11,088 | 15.5 | |
Republican | Jason Isaac | 7,165 | 10.0 | |
Republican | Jenifer Sarver | 4,001 | 5.6 | |
Republican | Robert Stovall | 3,396 | 4.7 | |
Republican | Susan Narvaiz | 2,710 | 3.8 | |
Republican | Francisco "Quico" Canseco | 2,484 | 3.5 | |
Republican | Ryan Krause | 2,289 | 3.2 | |
Republican | Al M. Poteet | 1,292 | 1.8 | |
Republican | Peggy Wardlaw | 1,281 | 1.8 | |
Republican | Samuel Temple | 1,017 | 1.4 | |
Republican | Anthony J. White | 949 | 1.3 | |
Republican | Eric Burkhart | 719 | 1.0 | |
Republican | Mauro Garza | 657 | 0.9 | |
Republican | Autry J. Pruitt | 454 | 0.6 | |
Republican | Foster Hagen | 392 | 0.5 | |
Republican | Ivan A. Andarza | 95 | 0.1 | |
Total votes | 71,396 | 100.0 |
Republican primary runoff results | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Republican | Chip Roy | 17,856 | 52.6 | |
Republican | Matt McCall | 16,081 | 47.4 | |
Total votes | 33,937 | 100.0 |
Texas's 21st congressional district, 2018[17] | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Republican | Chip Roy | 177,654 | 50.3 | |
Democratic | Joseph Kopser | 168,421 | 47.6 | |
Libertarian | Lee Santos | 7,542 | 2.1 | |
Total votes | 353,617 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
Personal life
Roy met his wife, Carrah, at the University of Texas. They have two children. Roy was diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma in 2011.[3]
Notes
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External links
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- Congressman Chip Roy official U.S. House website
- Chip Roy for Congress
- Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- Profile at Project Vote Smart
- Financial information (federal office) at the Federal Election Commission
- Legislation sponsored at The Library of Congress
- Appearances on C-SPAN
United States House of Representatives | ||
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Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Texas's 21st congressional district 2019–present |
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United States order of precedence (ceremonial) | ||
Preceded by | United States Representatives by seniority 403rd |
Succeeded by Kim Schrier |
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