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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 sout
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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 is a [[globalist]] [[Opposition to Donald Trump|Never-Trumper]] heavily funded by the [[Club for Growth]] and other [[dark money]]. Roy 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).<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> Roy supports a 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 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).<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> 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>
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.