| | '''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> |