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Funding profile

Chip Roy

Republican · Representative for Texas’s 21st district

Career totals · 5 elections · 20182026

$13 million

raised by Roy’s campaigns, everything from 2018 to 2026 added together.

14%

of it came from organized groups rather than from people giving on their own: at least $1.9 million from PACs, plus donations that organizations collected and directed.

$7.5 million

was spent about Roy by outside groups. These are ads for or against them that their campaign cannot control, and none of it is part of the money above.

Every number on this page comes from Federal Election Commission filings, read on August 24, 2026. An election still under way keeps raising money, so its figure will have grown since. Check Roy on FEC.gov

Where the money came from

Everything Roy’s campaigns have reported raising, split by who gave it.

$13 millionraised
  • Individual donorsMoney given by people, in their own name.81%$10.6 million
  • Political action committeesOrganized groups: company-run committees, unions, trade associations.11%$1.5 million
  • Other sourcesParty transfers, the candidate's own money, loans and smaller categories.8%$1 million
Federal Election Commission filings across 5 elections. Percentages may not total 100 because each is rounded.

Money bundled through organizations

Not every “individual” donation arrives on its own. An organization can collect checks from its members, already earmarked for Roy, and deliver them in a bundle. The law counts that as individual money, but the organization still chose where it went.

$409,000

reached Roy this way, 4% of everything they raised from individuals. Each donation came from a real person. The organization picked who got it.

  • Senate Conservatives FundA PAC founded by former senator Jim DeMint that bundles donations for conservative Senate candidates, often in Republican primaries.$405,000
  • SBA Pro-Life AmericaThe candidate fund of Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America, which backs candidates who oppose abortion.$4,300

We can only count the organizations we have measured, so the real figure could be higher than this, never lower. Bundling is legal and widely used, and appearing here is not evidence of wrongdoing.

Who gave the most

Committee contributions from the 2024 and 2026 election periods, grouped by how the FEC classifies each giver. This covers a slice of the career total, and giving to a campaign is legal and ordinary.

  • Corporation19%$77,000
  • Trade association19%$77,000
  • Membership organization4%$18,000
  • Co-operative1%$2,500
  • Unclassified57%$231,000

Which industries

  • Agriculture & food33% · $19,000
  • Technology & telecoms27% · $16,000
  • Real estate & construction25% · $15,000
  • Other14% · $8,500

The FEC records that a committee is a corporation; it does not record its industry. Those labels are ours, kept in a published list anyone can check. Where we have not labeled a giver we say “Other” rather than guessing.

Largest committee givers

  1. 1Chip Roy Victory FundOther · Unclassified$130,000
  2. 2Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc. Political Action Committee (Abc PAC)Real estate & construction · Trade association$15,000
  3. 3National Beer Wholesalers AssociationAgriculture & food · Trade associationThe trade association for beer distributors. Its PAC is funded by contributions from member companies' employees.$12,000
  4. 4Freedom Caucus FundOther · Unclassified$10,000
  5. 5National Association of RealtorsReal estate & construction · Membership organization$9,000
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  1. 6Buckeye Victory FundOther · Unclassified$9,000
  2. 7The Geo Group, Inc.Other · Corporation$8,500
  3. 8Dell Technologies, Inc. Political Action CommitteeTechnology & telecoms · Corporation$8,500
  4. 9National Association of BroadcastersTechnology & telecoms · Trade association$7,500
  5. 10JpacOther · Unclassified$7,500

“Unclassified” means the FEC records no organization type for that committee, which usually means a leadership PAC. We show it as unclassified rather than guessing which industry it belongs to.

Their money and their votes, side by side

For each industry that gave to Roy: the money, then the bills they voted on in that industry’s area of law. The Library of Congress assigns each bill’s subject, not us, so nothing here is picked to make a point.

This is not evidence that money bought a vote. People often donate to politicians who already agree with them. We show what was given and how Roy voted; the judgment is yours.

Agriculture & food$19,000 given

Roy voted on 8 bills in this area. The 3 most substantive are listed first.

  • H R 2683On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as AmendedThis bill broadens the scope of the U.S. export control system to include remote access of items.No
  • H R 6500On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as AmendedThis bill extends through December 31, 2028, trade preferences that provide duty-free access to the U.S. market for most exports from eligible countries in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA).No
  • H R 6504On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as AmendedThis bill extends through December 31, 2028, the special duty-free rules for various apparel products imported from Haiti, including the duty-free treatment provided for a limited amount (referred to as tariff preference levels) of certain apparel products assembled in and imported from Haiti.No
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  • H R 1326On Motion to Suspend the Rules and PassDOE and USDA Interagency Research Act This bill requires the Department of Energy and Department of Agriculture to carry out cross-cutting and collaborative research and development activities through the establishment of an interagency agreement.No
  • H R 1011On Motion to Suspend the Rules and PassThis bill revises the Emergency Conservation Program (ECP) and the Emergency Forest Restoration Program (EFRP) to expand eligibility for payments to agricultural producers and owners of forest land impacted by natural disasters.No
  • H R 7567On PassageThis bill (commonly known as the farm bill) reauthorizes through FY2031 and modifies Department of Agriculture programs that address commodity support, conservation, trade and international food aid, nutrition assistance, farm credit, rural development, research and extension activities, forestry,…Yes
  • H R 2071On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as AmendedThis bill prohibits federal funds from being made available to international financial institutions (e.g., the International Monetary Fund) for financing activities related to foreign shrimp farms.Yes
  • S 629On Motion to Suspend the Rules and PassThis act revises the Emergency Conservation Program (ECP) and the Emergency Forest Restoration Program (EFRP) to expand eligibility for payments to agricultural producers and owners of forest land impacted by natural disasters.No

Technology & telecoms$16,000 given

Roy voted on 12 bills in this area. The 3 most substantive are listed first.

  • H R 901On Motion to Suspend the Rules and PassResearch Security and Accountability in DHS Act This bill requires the Science and Technology Directorate in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to develop a department-wide policy for safeguarding research and development from unauthorized access or disclosures of sensitive information in related acquisitions.Yes
  • H R 1534On Motion to Suspend the Rules and PassInnovative Mitigation Partnerships for Asphalt and Concrete Technologies Act or the IMPACT Act This bill requires the Department of Energy (DOE) to establish a temporary program that supports advanced production of low-emissions cement, concrete, and asphalt.No
  • S 146On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Passor the TAKE IT DOWN Act This act generally prohibits the nonconsensual online publication of intimate visual depictions of individuals, both authentic and computer-generated, and requires certain online platforms (e.g., social media platforms) to promptly remove such depictions upon receiving notice of their existence.Yes
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  • H R 1681On Motion to Suspend the Rules and PassThis bill establishes an interagency strike force to support federal land management agencies' review of requests for communications use authorizations. (A communications use authorization is required to modify or locate communications facilities on public lands.) The strike force must (1) conduct periodic calls with strike force members to ensure that each agency prioritizes the review of requests for communications use authorizations, (2) establish goals for the review of the requests, and (3) monitor and facilitate agency accountability for meeting the established goals.No
  • H R 5200On Motion to Suspend the Rules and PassThis bill requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to investigate and report on emergency communications outages (e.g., 9-1-1 outages).No
  • H R 5201On Motion to Suspend the Rules and PassThis bill requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to publish a report on the enforcement of Kari’s Law, which requires multiline telephone systems to be preconfigured to allow users to dial 9-1-1 directly from any phone without dialing any additional code or prefix.No
  • H R 1223On Motion to Suspend the Rules and PassAccelerating Networking, Cyberinfrastructure, and Hardware for Oceanic Research Act or the ANCHOR Act This bill requires the National Science Foundation (NSF) to develop a plan to improve the cybersecurity and telecommunications capabilities of the U.S. Academic Research Fleet (ARF). ARF is comprised of U.S.-flagged vessels that provide at-sea laboratories where oceanographic scientists, educators, and students research and learn about marine science.No
  • S 1003On Motion to Suspend the Rules and PassThis act requires the Federal Communications Commission to issue an order explicitly permitting the transmission of wireless emergency alerts to mobile phones in the event of a shark attack. (Under current regulations, authorized government authorities are permitted to send wireless emergency…No vote

We do not score these or say which way a vote favored an industry, because that would be our opinion dressed up as a finding. Each bill links to the chamber’s own roll-call record. Industries where fewer than three bills came to a vote are left out, because a handful of votes cannot show a pattern.

Money spent about this member

Outside groups, usually super PACs, may spend without limit on ads for or against a candidate, as long as they do not coordinate with the campaign. Roy has no legal control over any of it.

This is not a donation. Nobody gave this money to Roy. It was spent on advertising about Roy, and money spent against a candidate is plainly not funding them. So it never gets added to the figures above.

$7.5 million

has been spent for or against Roy by outside groups. $2.7 million supported Roy; $4.9 million opposed Roy.

Largest outside spenders

Summed across 5 elections, using the Commission's aggregated totals so amended filings and 24-hour notices are not double-counted.

Spent supporting

$2.1 million

Ads urging people to vote for this member. Still not their money, and they cannot direct how it is spent.

  • CLUB FOR GROWTH ACTIONA conservative group focused on lower taxes and smaller government. It is known for backing primary challengers against Republicans it considers insufficiently conservative.$1 million
  • HOUSE FREEDOM FUND$559,000
  • AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY ACTION, INC.(AFP ACTION)The political network founded by the Koch family, which backs candidates favoring lower taxes and less regulation.$341,000
  • PROTECT FREEDOM POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$179,000

Spent opposing

$4.6 million

Ads urging people to vote against this member. This money was spent to defeat them.

  • HOUSE MAJORITY PACA super PAC aligned with House Democratic leadership, spending to win or hold Democratic House seats.$2.6 million
  • DCCCThe Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, the House Democrats' official campaign organization.$1.4 million
  • WOMEN VOTE!EMILY's List's super PAC, spending independently to support Democratic women who back abortion rights.$436,000
  • VOTEVETSA progressive group that recruits and funds military veterans running as Democrats.$188,000

Election by election

The career figures above are the sum of these elections. Each row links to the Commission’s page for that election, where the numbers match line for line.

ElectionRaisedFrom PACsOutside spending
2026in progress$783,000$61,000 8%$6,854
2024$2.9 million$179,000 6%$16,000
2022$2.3 million$302,000 13%$88,000
2020$5.1 million$608,000 12%$5.9 million
2018$1.9 million$307,000 16%$1.6 million

Raised is everything the campaign took in for that election. From PACs is the slice of it given by political action committees. Outside spending is what other groups spent on ads about the race, for and against—it is not part of “Raised”. An election marked in progress is still raising money, so its figures are not final.

We never publish the names of individual donors, and anything we cannot source stays off the page. The methodology explains every such choice.