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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/>

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/>