Roger Williams

Republican Representative of Texas's 25th district

  • Representative

    Texas, district 25

    January 3, 2023 - January 3, 2025

202-225-9896

@RepRWilliams

williams.house.gov

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6

Congresses Served

6

House Terms

September 13, 1949 (75 years old)

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  • Has been serving as the U.S. representative for Texas’s 25th congressional district since 2013
  • Served as Secretary of State of Texas from 2004 to 2007 under Governor Rick Perry
  • Born and raised in Fort Worth, Texas, and played college baseball for Texas Christian University (TCU) Horned Frogs
  • Was selected in the 25th round of the 1971 MLB Draft by the Atlanta Braves and played in their farm system
  • Inherited his family’s automobile dealership, which was founded in 1939
  • Began his political career as a fundraiser for Governor George W. Bush’s campaigns in 1994 and 1998, and held significant roles in Bush/Cheney campaigns in 2000 and 2004
  • Announced resignation as Secretary of State in 2007 and later explored a run for the U.S. Senate before deciding to run for the House of Representatives
  • Has been reelected multiple times to the House, with his district being cited as one of Texas’s most gerrymandered
  • Condemned the Supreme Court’s decision in Obergefell v. Hodges and supported Trump’s 2017 executive order imposing a ban on entry to the U.S. for citizens of seven Muslim-majority countries
  • Involved in a 2016 House ethics review for inserting a provision into a bill that exempted some car dealerships from a proposal to prevent rental car companies from renting out vehicles subject to safety recalls
  • His automobile dealership received a loan of between $1 million and $2 million during the COVID-19 pandemic as part of the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), which was later forgiven
  • Was one of 126 Republican members of the House of Representatives to sign an amicus brief in support of Texas v. Pennsylvania, contesting the results of the 2020 presidential election
  • Currently serves as the Chairman of the House Small Business Committee
  • Lives in Weatherford, Texas, with his wife Patty and has two daughters
  • Listed as the 22nd wealthiest member of Congress in 2018 with a net worth of $27.7 million
  • Is a trustee of TCU and the George Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M University
  • Coaches the Republican team for the Congressional Baseball Game and was present during the 2017 shooting attack at a practice for the game