Chip Roy and the 2026 Texas Attorney General race

Charles Eugene “Chip” Roy (Republican) is a member of the United States House of Representatives from Texas’s 21st Congressional District. He assumed that office on January 3, 2019; his House term currently ends January 3, 2027. In 2026 he is a candidate for Attorney General of Texas. He advanced from the March 3 Republican primary and faces Mayes Middleton in the Republican primary runoff on May 26, 2026. The general election is November 3, 2026. The November ballot will list each party’s nominee after the runoffs. This page is informational only and does not endorse any candidate.

Background and education

According to Ballotpedia, Roy was born in Bethesda, Maryland, in 1972. He earned a bachelor’s degree in commerce and an M.S. in management information systems from the University of Virginia (1994 and 1995) and a J.D. from the University of Texas School of Law (2003).

Career before Congress

Ballotpedia summarizes Roy’s prior experience as including federal prosecution; service as a special assistant United States attorney in the Eastern District of Texas; federal banking analysis; First Assistant Attorney General of Texas under then–Attorney General Ken Paxton; chief of staff to U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas); senior advisor to Texas Governor Rick Perry; staff director for Senator John Cornyn’s leadership office; senior counsel on the Senate Judiciary Committee; and vice president of strategy at the Texas Public Policy Foundation. Voters evaluating his campaign may also review his official House biography and legislative record.

U.S. House

Roy sits in the U.S. House as a Republican from Central Texas. His committee assignments, votes, and sponsored legislation are documented on Congress.gov. For the 2026 election cycle, Ballotpedia reports he did not file to run for re-election to the House in the March 2026 Republican primary while running for attorney general.

2026 campaign for Attorney General

Roy is one of two Republicans in the May 26, 2026 runoff for attorney general, alongside Mayes Middleton, after both advanced from the March 3, 2026 primary.Ballotpedia Stated campaign themes and positions are published on his campaign website and in Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey responses, where available.

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Sources & Verification

Verified: 2026-03-28