Rep. Chip Roy headed to runoff in Texas AG race
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Rep. Chip Roy will advance to a runoff in the race to replace Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton.
He will face state Sen. Mayes Middleton in late May.
The competitive primary turned into a fealty test to President Donald Trump. Former DOJ attorney Aaron Reitz and Middleton slammed Roy for breaking with Trump in the past and calling for Attorney General Ken Paxton to resign after he faced charges of bribery and abuse, while brandishing their own MAGA bona fides.
Trump made no endorsement in the race.
Roy — the House Freedom Caucus policy chair who has represented Texas’ 21st congressional district since 2019 — earned a reputation in Congress as a true conservative ideologue. He has led in polling and fundraising, and has been endorsed by well-known conservatives like Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and fellow Freedom Caucus representatives.
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Rep. Chip Roy headed to runoff in Texas AG race Trump withheld an endorsement in the race to replace Ken Paxton. Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) looks on during a House Rules Committee meeting at the U.S. Capitol, on Jan. 21, 2026. | Francis Chung/POLITICO By Samuel Benson 03/03/2026 10:40 PM EST Rep. Chip Roy will advance to a runoff in the race to replace Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. He will face state Sen. Mayes Middleton in late May. The competitive primary turned into a fealty test to President Donald Trump. Former DOJ attorney Aaron Reitz and Middleton slammed Roy for breaking with Trump in the past and calling for Attorney General Ken Paxton to resign after he faced charges of bribery and abuse, while brandishing their own MAGA bona fides. Trump made no endorsement in the race. Roy — the House Freedom Caucus policy chair who has represented Texas’ 21st congressional district since 2019 — earned a reputation in Congress as a true conservative ideologue. He has led in polling and fundraising, and has been endorsed by well-known conservatives like Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and fellow Freedom Caucus representatives. Watch: The Conversation Senator Slotkin on why Dems need their own 'Project 2029' | The Conversation Most Read Tillis threatens to hijack Senate business amid frustrations with Noem ‘Pretty Bad for Vance’: The VP’s Silence on Iran Peeves Allies Supreme Court sides with parents in lawsuit over California’s ban on ‘forced outing’ of students This House Democrat may lose her primary over past support for Israel Trump to POLITICO: Iran is ’running out of launchers’
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