The U.S. lawmaker, who was first elected in 2018, has had a fiscally conservative record in Congress, often proving to be a thorn in the side of GOP leadership
Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) announced on Aug. 21 that he is running to become Texas attorney general.
If he wins, he would succeed Ken Paxton, who is running for the U.S. Senate.
In a video released on X, Roy warned of Texas values coming under assault, alleging Democrats have played a role in helping “criminals” win in court, “putting Texans in danger.”
Texas has a long and proud tradition of rising to defend our homes, our freedom, and our communities.
— Chip Roy (@chiproytx) August 21, 2025
I’m running for Attorney General to carry on that legacy… unafraid to fight, unafraid to win, and unafraid to defend Texas at every turn. #LiveFree pic.twitter.com/eqQNwx0XHm
“Open border politicians have flooded our streets, hospitals, jails, and schools with illegal immigrants and dangerous fentanyl, empowering cartels while endangering Texans and the immigrants they use as political pawns. … Faceless corporations and the Chinese Communist Party have gobbled up more and more Texas land, while their allies and media and academia poison our culture with woke anti-American propaganda. No more,” he said.
Roy touted his record as a lawmaker in introducing legislation to secure the border, prevent China from taking U.S. farmland, and secure elections. He also mentioned his past as a federal prosecutor.
Roy, who was first elected in 2018, has had a fiscally conservative record in Congress, often proving to be a thorn in the side of GOP leadership. He wanted deeper spending cuts in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which he eventually voted for despite not getting those deeper cuts.
“Today, after a long day-and-night working hard to secure key wins from the administration to end the damaging Green New Scam subsidies, lock in substantial additional reductions in spending, and further assurances on how Medicaid will go to vulnerable Americans and not illegal aliens—I voted to support the ‘One Big Beautiful Bill,’” he said in a July 3 statement.
“For the last six months, we worked to guide the reconciliation process in the House to multiple wins in close coordination with President Trump’s team. At each step in the process—passing the budget resolution twice, passing the reconciliation package twice, and working in the Rules and Budget committees—the House Freedom Caucus worked with the President to force Congress to deliver substantial victories.”
Roy has a record of criticizing his own party.
“You know, we have had a tumultuous year of sorts, but in the eyes of the American people, they’ve been watching from afar wondering when this body, the people’s House, will stand up in defense of the people who send us here,” he said in a speech on the House floor in November 2023.
“When are we going to do what we said we would do?”
