Overview

• The four-term congressman announced his campaign Thursday, emphasizing border security, backing for law enforcement, election oversight, and opposition to what he calls open-border policies and foreign corporate influence.
• Roy joins state Sens. Joan Huffman and Mayes Middleton, as well as former Paxton aide and DOJ official Aaron Reitz, in the Republican primary for the open seat.
• He previously served as Ken Paxton’s top deputy before publicly urging Paxton to resign in 2020 following allegations raised by senior staff.
• Roy’s record includes clashes with President Donald Trump and GOP leaders on spending and the 2020 election certification, dynamics that could shape endorsements and voter attitudes.
• He enters with roughly $2.5 million in his federal campaign account and high name recognition, and recent polling without him showed a wide-open race with most GOP voters undecided.