Chip resides in Hays County with his wife Carrah and their 2 children. He earned a bachelor's degree and a master's degree from the University of Virginia and a law degree from the University of Texas. He is a member of Hyde Park Baptist Church in Austin.

Chip previously worked as first assistant attorney general of Texas, chief of staff to U.S. Senator Ted Cruz, and senior advisor to Texas Governor Rick Perry. He also served as special assistant United States attorney in the Eastern District of Texas and as staff director and senior counsel on the Senate Judiciary Committee for Senator John Cornyn. Additionally, he spent nearly 3 years as an investment banking analyst with NationsBank Capital Markets.

Chip Roy is a US representative for Texas's 21st Congressional District. He was elected in 2018 and is serving his 3rd term. He is the policy chair of the House Freedom Caucus.

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Supports setting spending limits to fiscal year 2022 levels with small annual increases, reinstating work requirements for government programs, canceling student loan forgiveness, and reallocating unspent Covid-19 aid money.

Believes nondefense spending should be cut to increase defense spending, even if it risks losing support from lawmakers in competitive districts.

Supports cutting nondefense spending in order to increase defense spending. 

Supports adding the REINS Act, which would require congressional approval of any federal rule or regulation that the Office of Management and Budget determines to have an economic impact of $100 million or more.

Supports the REINS Act, which would require congressional approval of any federal rule or regulation that the Office of Management and Budget determines to have an economic impact of $100 million or more.

Supports reducing regulations on businesses.

- Supports setting spending limits to fiscal year 2022 levels with small annual increases, reinstating work requirements for government programs, canceling student loan forgiveness, and reallocating unspent Covid-19 aid money.
- Supports cutting nondefense spending in order to increase defense spending. 
- Supports the REINS Act, which would require congressional approval of any federal rule or regulation that the Office of Management and Budget determines to have an economic impact of $100 million or more.
- Supports reducing regulations on businesses.

Economy

Opposes the San Antonio charter change, believing it will increase "chaos and crime" in the city.

Opposed the San Antonio charter change, believing it will increase "chaos and crime" in the city.

Opposes gun control and supports the right to self-defense.

Believes in addressing crime data related to migrant shelters.

Supports transparency on crime data related to migrant shelters.

Believes Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) allows government surveillance of Americans without a warrant.

Opposes Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), arguing that it allows government surveillance of Americans without a warrant.

- Opposed the San Antonio charter change, believing it will increase "chaos and crime" in the city.
- Opposes gun control and supports the right to self-defense.
- Supports transparency on crime data related to migrant shelters.
- Opposes Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), arguing that it allows government surveillance of Americans without a warrant.

Public Safety

Opposes abortion and taxpayer funding for Planned Parenthood.

Opposes government mandates on healthcare decisions, including COVID-19 vaccination.

Believes in "healthcare freedom" by allowing individuals to purchase insurance tailored to their needs without government mandates.

Believes in developing "conservative, free market solutions" to address high costs and reduced access due to "excessive government control" over healthcare.

Supports the development of "conservative, free market solutions" to address high costs and reduced access due to "excessive government control" over healthcare.

- Opposes access to abortion. 
- Opposes government mandates on healthcare decisions, including COVID-19 vaccination.
- Opposes "Obamacare."
- Supports the development of "conservative, free market solutions" to address high costs and reduced access due to "excessive government control" over healthcare.

Healthcare

Opposes federal funding for schools that promote "Critical Race Theory."

- Opposes federal funding for schools that promote "Critical Race Theory."

Education

Opposes current energy policies, believing they harm "American energy" in pursuit of a "cult-like radical 'climate' agenda."

- Opposes current energy policies, believing they harm "American energy" in pursuit of a "cult-like radical 'climate' agenda."

Energy & the Environment

Believes in secure elections and authored legislation to ensure only U.S. citizens can vote in federal elections.

Authored legislation to ensure only U.S. citizens can vote in federal elections.

Believes Congress' role is simply to count votes and opposes objecting to state electors.

Believes Congress' role is simply to count votes after a presidential election.

- Authored legislation to ensure only U.S. citizens can vote in federal elections.
- Believes Congress' role is simply to count votes after a presidential election.

Voting & Elections

Believes cartels have "operational control" of the southern border and their violence affects distant communities.

Said that cartels have "operational control" of the southern border and their violence affects distant communities.

Believes in constructing navigable roads and clearing dense cane along the border to help Border Patrol agents regain "operational control of the border."

Advocates for constructing navigable roads along the border.

Supports a "peace through strength" foreign policy that aims to restore American leadership and support allies, including Israel.

Supports strict immigration policies, including border security and a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants with established businesses or families in the U.S. who comply with the law. Opposes amnesty.

Supports strict immigration policies, including border security and a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants with established businesses or families in the U.S. who comply with the law. 

Supports strong measures against China, including blocking funding to Chinese institutions, preventing Chinese Communist Party members from owning American land, and awarding the Congressional Gold Medal to Dr. Li Wenliang for exposing the COVID pandemic cover-up.

Supports strong measures against China, including blocking funding to Chinese institutions and preventing Chinese Communist Party members from owning American land.

Introduced legislation to eliminate the position of Chief Diversity Officer at the Department of Defense.

- Said that cartels have "operational control" of the southern border and their violence affects distant communities.
- Advocates for constructing navigable roads along the border.
- Supports Israel.
- Supports strict immigration policies, including border security and a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants with established businesses or families in the U.S. who comply with the law. 
- Supports strong measures against China, including blocking funding to Chinese institutions and preventing Chinese Communist Party members from owning American land.
- Introduced legislation to eliminate the position of Chief Diversity Officer at the Department of Defense.

Foreign Policy and Immigration

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Chip resides in Hays County with his wife Carrah and their two children. He earned a bachelor's degree and a master's degree from the University of Virginia and a law degree from the University of Texas. He is a member of Hyde Park Baptist Church in Austin.

Chip is currently serving his third term in the U.S. House of Representatives for Texas's 21st Congressional District. He has previously worked as First Assistant Attorney General of Texas, Chief of Staff to U.S. Senator Ted Cruz, and senior advisor to Texas Governor Rick Perry. He also served as Special Assistant United States Attorney in the Eastern District of Texas and as staff director and senior counsel on the Senate Judiciary Committee for Senator John Cornyn. Additionally, he spent nearly three years as an investment banking analyst with NationsBank Capital Markets.

Chip Roy has served as the U.S. Representative for Texas's 21st Congressional District since 2019. He is a member of the House Judiciary Committee, the House Veterans Affairs Committee, and the House Rules Committee. Roy is also the Policy Chair of the House Freedom Caucus.

Believes cuts to Social Security and Medicare are "off the table."

As a freshman, passed legislation to help small businesses.

Believes Democrats will cause a government shutdown.

Believes the U.S. is facing a "sea of debt and expansive socialist spending" and opposes political expediency, corporate cronyism, and radical leftism.

Believes in reducing regulations to boost the economy.

Has experience as an investment banking analyst with NationsBank Capital Markets.

Believes Congress must retake the House in 2022.

Supports immediate spending cuts and setting appropriations spending levels from two years earlier.

Believes first-year spending cuts are necessary to maintain support for debt ceiling negotiations.

Said, "You're going to lose right-flank support if you don't have upfront, first-year cuts."

Believes the U.S. must reduce spending to address the $26 trillion debt.

Advocates for a reduction in spending to address the $26 trillion debt.

Opposes earmarks and supports passing a balanced budget and reducing the debt ceiling.

- Supports immediate spending cuts.
- Supports setting spending limits to fiscal year 2022 levels with small annual increases, reinstating work requirements for government programs, canceling student loan forgiveness, and reallocating unspent Covid-19 aid money.
- Said, "You're going to lose right-flank support if you don't have upfront, first-year cuts."
- Supports cutting nondefense spending in order to increase defense spending. 
- Supports the REINS Act, which would require congressional approval of any federal rule or regulation that the Office of Management and Budget determines to have an economic impact of $100 million or more.
- Advocates for a reduction in spending to address the $26 trillion debt.
- Supports reducing regulations on businesses.
- Opposes earmarks. 
- Supports balanced budgets.

Believes thousands of pounds of lethal Fentanyl have entered through the southern border and are "killing our kids."

Believes thousands of pounds of fentanyl have entered through the southern border and are "killing our kids."

Wants to investigate incidents occurring near the San Antonio Migrant Resource Center since its opening.

Believes in transparency and accountability, and is demanding local law enforcement reveal crime data from a nearby migrant shelter following a deadly shootout by an undocumented immigrant.

Believes the high number of migrant deaths in Brooks County, Texas, and the resulting damage to ranchers' property and livestock, have created an unsafe environment that necessitates armed self-defense for ranchers' children.

Believes that "any crime committed by an illegal alien is a preventable one," and cites concerns about gangs like the Venezuelan-based Tren de Aragua attacking law enforcement.

Believes in holding the San Antonio Police Department accountable and set a deadline of Aug. 26 for them to answer his questions.

Believes the recent shooting in San Antonio highlights the need to focus on the nearby MRC, which has housed hundreds of thousands of migrants since it began operations.

As a state representative, Roy sent a letter to the San Antonio Police Department requesting detailed information on the number and type of police calls made from the Migrant Resource Center since it opened in July 2022, including how many resulted in police reports, Child Protective Services involvement, and hospitalizations.

Supports the reauthorization of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), believing it is crucial for national security.

Opposes undocumented immigration and believes it impacts public safety.

Opposes "the massive influx of illegal aliens."

- Opposed the San Antonio charter change, believing it will increase "chaos and crime" in the city.
- Opposes gun control and supports the right to self-defense.
- Opposes "the massive influx of illegal aliens."
- Supports transparency on crime data related to migrant shelters.
- Opposes Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), arguing that it allows government surveillance of Americans without a warrant.

Believes Congress should investigate the pandemic to prevent future occurrences.

Opposes government workers encouraging vaccination.

Believes that 71,000 of the 107,000 Americans that died from opioid overdoses last year were due to Fentanyl poisonings.

Believes America can’t move on from the "mass government response to the COVID-19 pandemic."

Believes elected officials of both parties have engaged in an "unprecedented curtailment of liberty in America."

Believes the official reaction to the pandemic caused "trillions of dollars spent, lost jobs and businesses, lost confidence in public health officials, and general damage to society."

Believes in addressing the constitutional implications of COVID-19 policies on public health and individual freedoms.

Supports addressing the constitutional implications of COVID-19 policies on public health and individual freedoms.

Opposes government intervention in healthcare, believing it leads to "usurpations of freedom."

- Opposes reproductive rights. 
- Opposes government mandates on healthcare decisions, including COVID-19 vaccination.
- Opposes Obamacare. 
- Supports the development of "conservative, free market solutions" to address high costs and reduced access due to "excessive government control" over healthcare.
- Supports addressing the constitutional implications of COVID-19 policies on public health and individual freedoms.
- Opposes government intervention in healthcare, believing it leads to "usurpations of freedom."

Believes school lockdowns harmed student education.

Believes public schools are failing to adequately prepare students, saying "functionally illiterate and innumerate young people" are entering the workforce and higher education unprepared.

Believes K-12 students suffered learning loss and social issues due to extended school lockdowns.

Believes families, not the government, should choose the best learning environment for their children.

Believes in providing parents alternative education options instead of rewarding institutions that have failed students.

Supports increasing oil and gas production.

Believes in exercising personal judgment and conscience as an elected official, even if it goes against the preferences of some constituents.

Believes in protecting voting rights and ensuring fair elections.

Believes in ending "back-room deals" to ensure "all voices can be heard" in the legislative process.

As a U.S. Representative, voted to certify President Biden’s election victory.

Voted to certify President Biden’s election victory.

Believes in negotiating concessions to secure leadership positions, as demonstrated by opposing Kevin McCarthy’s speakership bid and extracting concessions to allow his victory.

Opposed Kevin McCarthy’s speakership bid in order to extract concessions.

Believes in making it easier for rank-and-file members to hold a new speaker vote.

Supports making it easier for rank-and-file members to hold a new speaker vote.

- Authored legislation to ensure only U.S. citizens can vote in federal elections.
- Believes Congress' role is simply to count votes after a presidential election.
- Voted to certify President Biden’s election victory.
- Opposed Kevin McCarthy’s speakership bid in order to extract concessions.
- Supports making it easier for rank-and-file members to hold a new speaker vote.

Believes the Biden administration's border policies have led to a "devastating border crisis."

Believes there is an "invasion" organized by cartels trafficking humans and narcotics, terrorizing Texans, Americans, and migrants.

Believes the Chinese Communist Party is the "biggest threat" and urges immediate action to address this.

As a lead Republican cosponsor of the Forgotten Vietnam Veterans Act, which ensures all Vietnam veterans have access to benefits, and as a member of the Veterans Affairs Committee, supports veteran care and benefits.

Supports strengthening the military and providing adequate tools and rules of engagement for success.

Supports designing an immigration system based on "American values" and prioritizing border security, including a wall and greater interior enforcement.

Supports prioritizing border security, including a wall and greater interior enforcement.

Believes "swamp politics" have hindered border wall completion and proposed an amendment to use funds from "corrupt earmarks" for its construction.

Believes there is an "invasion" at the U.S. border and supports officially declaring it as such.

Supports an official declaration that there is "an invasion at our border." 

- Said that cartels have "operational control" of the southern border and their violence affects distant communities.
- Supports prioritizing border security, including a wall and greater interior enforcement.
- Advocates for constructing navigable roads along the border.
- Believes "swamp politics" have hindered border wall completion and proposed an amendment to use funds from "corrupt earmarks" for its construction.
- Supports Israel.
- Supports strict immigration policies, including border security and a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants with established businesses or families in the U.S. who comply with the law. 
- Supports strong measures against China, including blocking funding to Chinese institutions and preventing Chinese Communist Party members from owning American land.
- Supports an official declaration that there is "an invasion at our border." 
- Introduced legislation to eliminate the position of Chief Diversity Officer at the Department of Defense.
- Opposes amnesty.

Chip Roy resides in Hays County, Texas, with his wife Carrah and their two children, Charlie and Virginia. He holds a B.S. and M.A. from the University of Virginia and a J.D. from the University of Texas. He is a member of Hyde Park Baptist Church in Austin, Texas.

Chip Roy is currently serving his third term in the U.S. House of Representatives for Texas's 21st Congressional District. He has previously worked as First Assistant Attorney General of Texas, Chief of Staff to U.S. Senator Ted Cruz, and senior advisor to Texas Governor Rick Perry. He also served as Special Assistant United States Attorney in the Eastern District of Texas and as staff director and senior counsel on the Senate Judiciary Committee for Senator John Cornyn. Additionally, he spent nearly three years as an investment banking analyst with NationsBank Capital Markets.

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