Incumbent
CWS Research
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18%
Texas Republican Attorney General nominee?
$295.5K
MAY 27, 2026Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Overview
Current roleU.S. Representative
PartyRepublican
Political ideologyConservative Republican
Age53 years old (Aug 7, 1972)
GenderMale
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LocationTexas
BackgroundAttorney
EducationUniversity of Virginia (B.S.)
Notable personal detailsCharles Eugene “Chip” Roy is an American attorney and Republican politician who has represented Texas’s 21st Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives since January 3, 2019. Before Congress, he served in roles including chief of staff to U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz and first assistant attorney general of Texas, and he worked as an assistant U.S. attorney in the Eastern District of Texas. He earned B.S. and M.S. degrees from the University of Virginia and a J.D. from the University of Texas School of Law.
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Positions
LiberalConservative
Economy & Taxes
Chip Roy advocates for significant tax cuts, favors making the 2017 tax cuts permanent or pursuing large tax reductions, and prioritizes deep spending cuts and fiscal restraint to avoid raising deficits. He has pushed for tying tax cuts to one-for-one spending reductions and criticized proposals that would extend tax cuts without guaranteed offsets, while supporting reforms that simplify the tax code.
Healthcare
Supports market-based reforms that expand Health Savings Accounts, direct-pay/direct primary care, and patient choice while reducing the federal role in healthcare; has sponsored legislation to expand HSAs and enable direct medical care spending and opposed expanded federal subsidies and broad government-run approaches. Emphasizes lowering costs through consumer-directed care rather than large-scale public coverage expansions.
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Immigration & Border
The candidate advocates enforcement-first border policies focused on detaining, turning away, and returning migrants, strengthening federal and state authority to secure the southern border, and cracking down on sanctuary jurisdictions. He has sponsored and reintroduced legislation to expand border enforcement and to empower authorities to deny entry or detain migrants rather than release them. He supports expanding deportation and stricter asylum/entry controls as primary responses to the border situation.
Abortion & Reproductive Rights
Opposes abortion and supports policies restricting or defunding abortion providers; describes life as beginning at conception and celebrates the Dobbs decision overturning Roe v. Wade. Advocates blocking public funding to organizations and international programs associated with abortion.
Climate & Energy
Opposes aggressive federal climate regulation and large clean-energy subsidies while emphasizing energy independence and support for traditional energy sources. Has criticized the Inflation Reduction Act’s clean-energy subsidies and urged state and federal actions to protect fossil-fuel and grid interests. Comments express skepticism about strong regulatory approaches to greenhouse gases and prioritize affordable, abundant energy.
Public Safety & Guns
Opposes major federal gun regulations such as expanded universal background checks and red-flag laws, and advocates protecting and expanding Second Amendment rights for law-abiding citizens (including legislation to prevent veterans from losing gun rights for seeking mental-health care). Has supported deregulation efforts related to federal firearm controls.
News
AINews Summary
Last updatedMar 14, 2026
Chip Roy is in a Republican primary runoff for Texas attorney general against state Sen. Mayes Middleton after neither won a majority in the initial vote. The contest follows Ken Paxton stepping down to run for U.S. Senate, and Roy has been a leading contender in polling and GOP debates. He also picked up a high-profile endorsement from U.S. Rep. Jodey Arrington as the race heads toward the May runoff.
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Articles
CNCBS News3 months ago
Texas attorney general Republican primary heads to runoff between Chip Roy, Mayes Middleton
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F4FOX 4 News3 months ago
LIVE: Texas attorney general 2026 primary results
Neutral
NNewsmax3 months ago
Rep. Chip Roy to Newsmax: Stop the Islamist Influx
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LALubbock Avalanche-Journal3 months ago
U.S. Rep. Jodey Arrington endorses Chip Roy for Texas Attorney General
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Polls
Aggregation source: FiftyPlusOne
Fundraising
Latest report: Cycle 2026Total raisedCash on hand
$2.9M
$2.2M
$1.4M
$724.9K
$0
2022
2024
2026
LatestYear
Total raised
Cash on hand
Total spent
Burn rate
Cycle 2022
$2.3M
$1.2M
$1.6M
$65.0K
Cycle 2024
$2.9M
$2.3M
$1.9M
$78.0K
Cycle 2026
$782.6K
$233.0K
$2.8M
$188.5K
Source: FEC
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We're monitoring and will update when new data impacts the race.
- Endorsements