Charles Roy

Republican Representative of Texas's 21st district

  • Representative

    Texas, district 21

    January 3, 2023 - January 3, 2025

202-225-4236

@RepChipRoy

roy.house.gov

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Congresses Served

3

House Terms

August 7, 1972 (52 years old)

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  • Served as U.S. Representative for Texas’s 21st congressional district since January 3, 2019
  • Previously worked as chief of staff to Senator Ted Cruz and first assistant attorney general of Texas
  • Policy chair of the House Freedom Caucus, considered a member of the far-right faction of the House Republican Conference
  • Born in Bethesda, Maryland, and raised in Lovettsville, Virginia
  • Attended the University of Virginia, earning a Bachelor of Science in commerce and a Master of Science in information systems
  • Graduated from the University of Texas School of Law with a Juris Doctor
  • Worked on John Cornyn’s 2002 campaign for the United States Senate and served as his staff director and senior counsel
  • Resigned from a position as a special assistant U.S. attorney to be a ghostwriter for Rick Perry’s book “Fed Up!” and work on Perry’s 2012 presidential campaign
  • Diagnosed with Stage 3 Hodgkin lymphoma in August 2011
  • Served as the executive director of the Trusted Leadership PAC supporting Ted Cruz’s presidential campaign
  • Employed as the Director of the Center for Tenth Amendment Action at the Texas Public Policy Foundation
  • Ran for the U.S. House of Representatives in 2018 to succeed Lamar Smith, winning the election
  • Re-elected in 2020 and 2022, with his 2022 Republican primary race being a case study in surviving politically after angering Donald Trump
  • Known for casting himself as a conservative version of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and for his opposition to a House disaster relief funding bill
  • Opposed the bipartisan ALLIES Act and expressed a desire for “18 more months of chaos and the inability to get stuff done” during a Democratic-controlled Congress and presidency
  • Criticized for his opposition to various bills and actions, including his stance on COVID-19 pandemic measures and foreign relations
  • Married to Carrah, with whom he has two children, and his battle with cancer influenced his views on healthcare freedom