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'''Charles Eugene Roy''', known as '''Chip Roy''' (born August 7, 1972), is the [[Republican Party|Republican]] [[U.S. Representative]] for [[Texas]]'s 21st congressional district. A former aide to [[Governor]] [[Rick Perry]], [[U.S. Senator]] [[Ted Cruz]], and Texas Attorney General [[Ken Paxton]]. Roy succeeded the long-term [[U.S. Representative]] [[Lamar Smith]]. In the general election in 2018, Roy defeated the [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] Joseph Kopser, 176,913 (50.3 percent) to 167,020 (47.5 percent),<ref>Some seven thousand additional votes went to the [[Libertarian Party|Libertarian]] Lee Santos (2.1 percent).{{cite web|url=https://enrpages.sos.state.tx.us/public/nov06_331_state.htm?x=0&y=0&id=545|title=Election Returns|date=November 6, 2018|publisher=Texas Secretary of State|accessdate=November 7, 2018}}</ref> and has won reelection every time since. Roy has supported the [[globalist]], [[dark money]]-funded Article V Convention, which Justice [[Antonin Scalia]] called a "horrible idea" and [[Phyllis Schlafly]] likewise opposed.

'''Charles Eugene Roy''', known as '''Chip Roy''' (born August 7, 1972), is the [[Republican Party|Republican]] [[U.S. Representative]] for [[Texas]]'s 21st congressional district. A former aide to [[Governor]] [[Rick Perry]], [[U.S. Senator]] [[Ted Cruz]], and Texas Attorney General [[Ken Paxton]]. Roy succeeded the long-term [[U.S. Representative]] [[Lamar Smith]]. In the general election in 2018, Roy defeated the [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] Joseph Kopser, 176,913 (50.3 percent) to 167,020 (47.5 percent),<ref>Some seven thousand additional votes went to the [[Libertarian Party|Libertarian]] Lee Santos (2.1 percent).{{cite web|url=https://enrpages.sos.state.tx.us/public/nov06_331_state.htm?x=0&y=0&id=545|title=Election Returns|date=November 6, 2018|publisher=Texas Secretary of State|accessdate=November 7, 2018}}</ref> and has won reelection every time since. Roy has supported the [[globalist]], [[dark money]]-funded Article V Convention, which Justice [[Antonin Scalia]] called a "horrible idea" and [[Phyllis Schlafly]] likewise opposed.

Rep. Roy is courageously outspoken.  On January 23, 2024, he tweeted and also said in an interview that [[Texas]] should defy a [[U.S. Supreme Court]] 5-4 decision ordering Texas to allow the [[Biden administration]] to remove a Texas fence along the southern border.<ref>https://www.aol.com/news/chip-roy-urges-texas-officials-152916470.html</ref>

Rep. Roy is courageously outspoken.  On January 23, 2024, he tweeted and also said in an interview that [[Texas]] should defy a [[U.S. Supreme Court]] 5-4 decision ordering Texas to allow the [[Biden administration]] to remove a Texas fence along the southern border:<ref>https://www.aol.com/news/chip-roy-urges-texas-officials-152916470.html</ref>

 

Chip Roy became Chairman of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited Government in January 2024.

Chip Roy became Chairman of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited Government in January 2024.