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|name=Charles Eugene "Chip" Roy<br>

|name=Charles Eugene "Chip" Roy<br>

(Attorney, political activist, and the 2018 Republican nominee for Texas' 21st district congressional seat)

|office=[[U.S. Representative]] for Texas' 21st congressional district (Hill Country)

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|image=Chip Roy TX.jpg  

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|residence=Hays County, [[Texas]]

|residence=Hays County, [[Texas]]

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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]], 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.

'''Charles Eugene Roy''', known as '''Chip Roy''' (born August 7, 1972), is the [[Republican Party|Republican]] [[U.S. Representative]]-elect 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 is considered a [[conservative]] firebrand. He succeeds the long-term [[U.S. Representative]] [[Lamar Smith]]. In the general election, Roy defeated the [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] Joseph Kopser, 176,913 (50.3 percent) to 167,020 (47.5 percent). Some seven thousand additional votes went to the [[Libertarian Party|Libertarian]] Lee Santos (2.1 percent).<ref>{{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>

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 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>.  

Roy won the Republican runoff contest with exactly 18,000 votes (52.7 percent) to McCall's 16,181 (47.3 percent). McCall led in five smaller counties, but Roy took majorities in populous Bexar and Travis counties.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://enrpages.sos.state.tx.us/public/may22_326_race3.htm|title=Republican Primary Runoff Election Returns for Congressional District 21|publisher=Texas Secretary of State|date=May 22, 2018|accessdate=May 23, 2018}}</ref> Joseph Kopser, meanwhile, defeated fellow Democrat Mary Street Wilson, 14,706 (58 percent) to 10,667 (42 percent) to contest Roy in the November general election.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://enrpages.sos.state.tx.us/public/may22_327_state.htm?x=0&y=886&id=284|title=Democratic Primary Runoff returns|publisher=Texas Secretary of State|date=May 22, 2018|accessdate=May 23, 2018}}</ref>

Roy won the Republican runoff contest with exactly 18,000 votes (52.7 percent) Matt McCall's 16,181 (47.3 percent). McCall led in five smaller counties, but Roy took majorities in populous Bexar and Travis counties.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://enrpages.sos.state.tx.us/public/may22_326_race3.htm|title=Republican Primary Runoff Election Returns for Congressional District 21|publisher=Texas Secretary of State|date=May 22, 2018|accessdate=May 23, 2018}}</ref> Joseph Kopser, meanwhile, defeated fellow Democrat Mary Street Wilson, 14,706 (58 percent) to 10,667 (42 percent) to contest Roy in the general election.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://enrpages.sos.state.tx.us/public/may22_327_state.htm?x=0&y=886&id=284|title=Democratic Primary Runoff returns|publisher=Texas Secretary of State|date=May 22, 2018|accessdate=May 23, 2018}}</ref>

Outgoing Representative Lamar Smith said that he believes his successor will be "a credible conservative. ... I just don't think the district is going to elect a liberal Democrat."<ref>Jasper Scherer, "Congressman Smith campaigns for Roy", ''The San Antonio Express-News'', May 4, 2018, p. A5.</ref>

Outgoing Representative Lamar Smith said that he believes his successor will be "a credible conservative. ... I just don't think the district is going to elect a liberal Democrat."<ref>Jasper Scherer, "Congressman Smith campaigns for Roy", ''The San Antonio Express-News'', May 4, 2018, p. A5.</ref>

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