Chip Roy weighs bid for Texas attorney general
rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) is reportedly considering a run for Texas attorney general in the 2026 elections. Currently serving in the House sence 2019, Roy is known as a fiscal hawk and a vocal member of the Freedom Caucus. The position is open as incumbent Attorney General Ken Paxton is challenging Senator John Cornyn in the Republican primary.Roy has a strong conservative background, having previously worked as chief of staff to Senator Ted Cruz, staff director for the Senate Judiciary Committee under Cornyn, and assistant attorney general under Paxton. if Roy runs, he would face other candidates including state Senators Mayes Middleton and Joan Huffman, as well as aaron Reitz. Roy stated he is always considering ways to best serve Texas while promoting a free,secure,and prosperous state. His House seat is expected to remain in Republican hands if he vacates it.
Chip Roy eyes Texas attorney general run as Paxton challenges Cornyn
Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) is reportedly eyeing a campaign for Texas attorney general, the latest Lone Star State leader to consider a career change ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.
Sources told the Hill that Roy, a vocal member of the Freedom Caucus and staunch fiscal hawk, has discussed possibly running for the position. The current attorney general, Republican Ken Paxton, is challenging incumbent Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) in the primary.
“I’m always considering where I can best serve the people I represent to ensure we preserve and protect a free, secure, and prosperous Texas for generations to come,” Roy, who’s served in the House since 2019, said in a statement to the Washington Examiner.
Roy has been instrumental in pushing a conservative agenda in the House over the last year. He has fought many battles with House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) as he navigates a razor-thin majority and balances demands from his right and centrist flanks on contentious legislation.
Before representing Texas’s 21st Congressional District, Roy was chief of staff to Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) and staff director for the Senate Judiciary Committee under Cornyn. In 2014, he served as the assistant attorney general under Paxton.
If he jumps into the attorney general race, Roy would face state Sens. Mayes Middleton and Joan Huffman. Also in the race is Aaron Reitz, who formerly served as the assistant attorney general for the Justice Department.
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Paxton has held the position since 2014, making 2026 the first cycle in over 10 years in which the attorney general post will be up for grabs.
If Roy departs the House, his seat will likely remain in Republican hands, as a Democrat has not occupied it since the 1970s.
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