Chip Roy

Charles (Chip) Roy was born in Bethesda, Montgomery County, Maryland, on August 7, 1972. He earned a B.S. in 1994 and an M.S. in 1995 from the University of Virginia, and received a J.D. from the University of Texas in Austin in 2003. The House historian lists him as a banking executive, a professional advocate and a nonprofit executive.

Roy was on the staff of Senator John Cornyn of Texas from 2002 to 2006, was a special assistant in the office of the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Texas, and worked on the staff of Governor Rick Perry. He directed the Texas office of state-federal relations from 2011 to 2012, was on the staff of Senator Ted Cruz of Texas from 2012 to 2014, and was first assistant attorney general of Texas from 2014 to 2016. He was elected as a Republican to the 116th Congress and to the three succeeding Congresses, and has served in the House since January 3, 2019. His House biography says he is policy chair of the House Freedom Caucus.