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'''Charles Eugene Roy''', known as '''Chip Roy''' (born August 7, 1972), is the [[Republican Party|Republican]] nominee for [[Texas]]'s 21st congressional district in the November 6 [[general election]]. He is a former aide to [[Governor]] [[Rick Perry]], [[U.S. Senator]] [[Ted Cruz]], and Texas Attorney General [[Ken Paxton]]. Considered a [[conservative]] firebrand, Roy won his party nomination on May 22, 2018, in a close contest with another conservative once backed by the [[Tea Party]], Matt McCall, who made his third bid for the seat. The post will be vacated in January 2019  by the long-term [[U.S. Representative]] [[Lamar Smith]]. In the general election, Roy will face the [[liberal]] [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] Joseph Kopser.

'''Charles Eugene Roy''', known as '''Chip Roy''' (born August 7, 1972), is the [[Republican Party|Republican]] nominee for [[Texas]]'s 21st congressional district in the November 6 [[general election]]. He is a former aide to [[Governor]] [[Rick Perry]], [[U.S. Senator]] [[Ted Cruz]], and Texas Attorney General [[Ken Paxton]]. Considered a [[conservative]] firebrand, Roy won his party nomination on May 22, 2018, in a close contest with another conservative once backed by the [[Tea Party]], Matthew "Matt" McCall, who made his third bid for the seat. The post will be vacated in January 2019  by the long-term [[U.S. Representative]] [[Lamar Smith]]. In the general election, Roy will face the [[liberal]] [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] Joseph Kopser.

Born in Bethesda, [[Maryland]], to transplanted Texan and [[Baptist]] parents, Roy was reared in northern [[Virginia]] and recalls a boyhood highlighted by visits to [[Washington, D.C.]], and the national monuments and battle sites of the [[American Revolution]] and the  [[American Civil War|Civil War]]. Roy told the ''Austin American-Statesman'' that from early in life, he had  a belief in limited government being good for freedom. I was raised on the idea of rugged individualism He graduated with bachelor's and master's degrees from the [[University of Virginia]] at Charlottesville and received his legal credentials through the [[University of Texas]] Law School.<ref name=bio>{{cite web|url=https://www.mystatesman.com/news/state--regional-govt--politics/chip-roy-conservative-runs-shadow-cruz/mEkZ3XPOPb1baGWkPjeepI/|title=Chip Roy runs for Republican nod for Congress|publisher=''Austin American-Statesman''|date=May 7, 2018|accessdate=May 19, 2018}}</ref>

Born in Bethesda, [[Maryland]], to transplanted Texan and [[Baptist]] parents, Roy was reared in northern [[Virginia]] and recalls a boyhood highlighted by visits to [[Washington, D.C.]], and the national monuments and battle sites of the [[American Revolution]] and the  [[American Civil War|Civil War]]. Roy told the ''Austin American-Statesman'' that from early in life, he had  a belief in limited government being good for freedom. I was raised on the idea of rugged individualism He graduated with bachelor's and master's degrees from the [[University of Virginia]] at Charlottesville and received his legal credentials through the [[University of Texas]] Law School.<ref name=bio>{{cite web|url=https://www.mystatesman.com/news/state--regional-govt--politics/chip-roy-conservative-runs-shadow-cruz/mEkZ3XPOPb1baGWkPjeepI/|title=Chip Roy runs for Republican nod for Congress|publisher=''Austin American-Statesman''|date=May 7, 2018|accessdate=May 19, 2018}}</ref>

In 2011, Governor Perry picked Roy to the state Office of State-Federal Relations. At his confirmation hearing, Roy surprised legislators by indicating that the office should be shut down completely or at least “stand for something.”  Roy said that his interest is "liberty, state sovereignty, and an end to the crippling pile of debt and regulation coming from Washington." The nomination gained state Senate approval, 6-1, with only liberal Senator Kirk Watson of Austin in dissent.<ref name=bio/> Even before the hearing, Roy was the ghost writer of Perry's book, ''Fed Up! Our Fight to Save America from Washington,'' which argues that [[Social Security]] is a [[Ponzi scheme]]. He soon left the State-Federal Relations post after being diagnosed with State 3 [[Hodgkin’s lymphoma]]. Roy said that the [[cancer]] is in remission; he is totally bald from treatments. In November 2011, Roy was named a senior adviser to Perry’s ill-fated first presidential campaign. In 2013, he joined the Cruz staff but left in 2015 to work for Attorney General Paxton. He now heads a [[political action committee]] called "Trusted Leadership", which raised funds for the 2016 Cruz presidential campaign. He heads a [[states rights]] center at the Texas Public Policy Foundation in [[Austin]].<ref name=bio/>

In 2011, Governor Perry picked Roy to the state Office of State-Federal Relations. At his confirmation hearing, Roy surprised legislators by indicating that the office should be shut down completely or at least “stand for something.”  Roy said that his interest is "liberty, state sovereignty, and an end to the crippling pile of debt and regulation coming from Washington." The nomination gained state Senate approval, 6-1, with only liberal Senator Kirk Watson of Austin in dissent.<ref name=bio/> Even before the hearing, Roy was the ghost writer of Perry's book, ''Fed Up! Our Fight to Save America from Washington,'' which argues that [[Social Security]] is a [[Ponzi scheme]]. He soon left the State-Federal Relations post after being diagnosed with Stage 3 non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Roy said that the [[cancer]] is in remission; he is bald from treatments. In November 2011, Roy was named a senior adviser to Perry’s ill-fated first presidential campaign. In 2013, he joined the Cruz staff but left in 2015 to work for Attorney General Paxton. He now heads a [[political action committee]] called "Trusted Leadership", which raised funds for the 2016 Cruz presidential campaign. He heads a [[states rights]] center at the Texas Public Policy Foundation in [[Austin]].<ref name=bio/>

Bernie McNamee, the Paxton chief of staff, calls Roy "a great strategic thinker, a principled conservative, sets clear goals and has a clear vision of what public policy should be in order to fulfill the vision of the [[United States Constitution|Constitution]] and its framers.<ref name=bio/>

Bernie McNamee, the Paxton chief of staff, calls Roy "a great strategic thinker, a principled conservative, sets clear goals and has a clear vision of what public policy should be in order to fulfill the vision of the [[United States Constitution|Constitution]] and its framers.<ref name=bio/>

He and his wife, Carrah Jo Roy, a fellow attorney, have two children and live in northern Hays County near Austin. The physically large 21st district includes south and central Austin, northern [[San Antonio]], and much of the legendary Texas Hill Country to the west. Roy has pledged if elected to fight any taxpayer funding for the [[abortion]] provider, [[Planned Parenthood]], to reduce federal regulations and spending; to support a border wall with [[Mexico]], and  to transfer [[Medicaid]] oversight to states.<ref name=bio/>

He and his wife, Carrah Jo Roy, a fellow attorney, have two children and live in northern Hays County near Austin. The physically large 21st district includes south and central Austin, northern [[San Antonio]], and a large portion of the legendary Texas Hill Country to the west. Roy has pledged if elected to fight any taxpayer funding for the [[abortion]] provider, [[Planned Parenthood]], to reduce federal regulations and spending; to support a border wall with [[Mexico]], and  to transfer [[Medicaid]] oversight to states.<ref name=bio/>

In addition to carrying the support of Senator Cruz, who cut radio and television spots for Roy, the candidate is endorsed by Perry, incumbent Representative Lamar Smith and U.S. Representative [[Louie Gohmert]] of Tyler, Texas. JoAnn Fleming of "Grassroots America - We The People" PAC is another early Roy supporter, as is the [[Club for Growth]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://chiproy.com/endorsements/|title=Endorsements: Chip Roy for Congress|publisher=Chiproy.com|accessdate=May 22, 2018}}</ref>.  

In addition to carrying the support of Senator Cruz, who cut radio and television spots for Roy, the candidate is endorsed by Perry, incumbent Representative Lamar Smith and U.S. Representative [[Louie Gohmert]] of Tyler, Texas. JoAnn Fleming of "Grassroots America - We The People" PAC is another early Roy supporter, as is the [[Club for Growth]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://chiproy.com/endorsements/|title=Endorsements: Chip Roy for Congress|publisher=Chiproy.com|accessdate=May 22, 2018}}</ref>.  

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