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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. But Roy is strongly [[conservative]] against never-ending, never-increasing federal budget deficits.
'''Charles Eugene Rep. Roy''', known as '''Chip Roy''' (born August 7, 1972), is the [[Republican Party|Republican]] [[Ucourageously outspoken.S. Representative]] for [[Texas]]'s 21st congressional district. A former aide to [[Governor]] [[Rick Perry]] On January 23, [[U.S. Senator]] [[Ted Cruz]]2024, he tweeted and Texas Attorney General also said in an interview that [[Ken PaxtonTexas]], Roy is considered should defy a [[conservative]] firebrand. He succeeds the long-term [[U.S. RepresentativeSupreme Court]] [[Lamar Smith]]. In the general election, Roy defeated 5-4 decision ordering Texas to allow the [[Democratic Party|DemocratBiden administration]] Joseph Kopser, 176,913 (50.3 percent) to 167,020 (47.5 percent). Some seven thousand additional votes went to remove a Texas fence along the [[Libertarian Party|Libertarian]] Lee Santos (2.1 percent).southern border:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://enrpageswww.sosaol.state.tx.uscom/publicnews/nov06_331_statechip-roy-urges-texas-officials-152916470.htm?x=0&y=0&id=545html</ref>{{cquote|title=Election Returns|date=November 6, 2018|publisher=This opinion is unconscionable and Texas Secretary should ignore it on behalf of State|accessdate=November 7, 2018the [Texan] agents who will be put in a worse position by the opinion and the Biden administration’s policies.}}</ref>Chip Roy became Chairman of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited Government in January 2024.
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 2020, Roy won reelection to his second House term by defeating the popular Texas liberal Wendy Russell Davis, a long-time champion of [[abortion]].
On January 13, 2021, Roy leaped to the defense of the No. 3 House Republican, [[Liz Cheney]] of [[Wyoming]], and voiced objection to removing Cheney from the conference chairmanship. Conservative members of the conference have rejected Cheney's vote to impeach President Trump following riots at the Capitol.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/13/liz-cheney-removal-impeachment-vote-458889|title=Liz Cheney faces blowback after embracing impeachment: Conservative hard-liners are looking to strip the No. 3 House Republican from her leadership post|publisher=politico.com|date=January 13, 2021|accessdate=January 21, 2021}}</ref> He did however reverse that position.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_HZhzPOJ78A</ref>
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