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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 in [[Austin]].<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 in [[Austin]].<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 manage 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 the only dissenter being the liberal Senator Kirk Watson of Austin, who lost the attorney general's race in 2002 to now Governor [[Greg Abbott]].

In 2011, Governor Perry picked Roy to manage 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 the only dissenter being the liberal Senator Kirk Watson of Austin, who lost the attorney general's race in 2002 to now Governor [[Greg Abbott]].

<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/>

<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/>