Summary
Current:US Representative of TX District 25 since 2013
Affiliation: Republican
Leadership: Chairman of the House Small Business Committee
District: stretches from Arlington and Fort Worth to some of its outer southwestern suburbs, as well as rural counties east of Abilene.
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History: Williams began his political career as a fundraiser for Governor George W. Bush in his 1994 and 1998 elections. Roger Williams served under Governor Rick Perry as Secretary of State of Texas from 2004 to 2007.
Williams played college baseball for the Texas Christian University Horned Frogs from 1968 to 1971 and was selected in the 25th round of the 1971 MLB Draft by the Atlanta Braves, playing in the farm system and reaching the Class A Western Carolinas League. He coached TCU’s baseball team. Williams inherited the family’s automobile dealership from his father, who founded the business in 1939.
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About
Roger Williams represents the 25th congressional district of Texas which stretches from Tarrant County in the north to Hays County in the south and includes much of the Texas Hill Country and Austin.
Roger attended Texas Christian University where he was an All-Southwest Conference baseball player and named to TCU’s All-Decade Team for the 1960s.
Upon graduating, Roger was drafted by the Atlanta Braves and played in their farm system for many years before deciding to begin a new career as a small business owner and the head baseball coach at TCU.
Roger was appointed by Governor Rick Perry to serve as Texas Secretary of State where he helped usher in unprecedented economic growth to the state. He also served as the state’s Chief Liaison for the Texas Border and Mexican Affairs.
In 2012, Roger was elected to Congress. Honored to represent Fort Hood, he was appointed to the National Defense Authorization Conference Committee for Fiscal Year 2018, which ultimately led to the largest pay raise for our troops in eight years. It also paved the way for increased funding for improvements to critical infrastructure at Fort Hood.
In Congress, Roger has been the voice of small business owners across America, and his real world business experience has made him an effective leader and legislator. Last Congress, he authored a tax reform package called Jumpstart America, which served as a framework for the historic Tax Reform package that modernized America’s outdated tax code from a true business perspective.
In the 117th Congress, Roger serves on both the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Financial Institutions and the Subcommittee on National Security, International Development and Monetary Policy within the Financial Services Committee, and brings his extensive knowledge of Main Street America to the Small Business Committee.
His love of sports has followed Congressman Williams to the Capitol where he is the chair of the bipartisan Congressional Baseball Caucus and the College Football Caucus. He is also the coach and manager of the Republican Congressional Baseball Team.
Personal
Full Name: John Roger Williams
Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Patty; 2 Children: JJ, Sabrina
Birth Date: 09/13/1949
Birth Place: Evanston, IL
Home City: Fort Worth, TX
Religion: Christian
Source: Vote Smart
Education
BA, Education, Texas Christian University, 1972
Political Experience
Representative, United States House of Representatives, Texas, District 25, 2013-present
Candidate, United States House of Representatives, Texas, District 25, 2024
Secretary of State, State of Texas, 2005-2007
Political Experience
Owner, Roger Williams Chrysler Dodge Jeep RAM SRT, present
Former Professional Baseball Player, Atlanta Braves
Owner, Roger Williams Ranches
Former Chief Liaison for Texas Border and Mexican Affairs, State of Texas
Former Baseball Coach, Texas Christian University
National Grassroots Fundraising Chair, Bush-Cheney Campaign, 2004
State Finance Chair, John Cornyn for United States Senate, Incorporated, 2002
North Texas Chair, Bush-Cheney Campaign, 2000
Regional Finance Chair, Office of Governor Bush, 1994, 1998
Offices
Washington, DC
1708 Longworth HOB
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: (202) 225-9896
Fax: (202) 225-9692
Austin District
5806 Mesa Drive,
Suite 390
Austin, TX 78731
Phone: (512) 473-8910
Fax: (202) 225-9692
Cleburne District
115 South Main Street, Suite 206
Cleburne, TX 76033
Phone: (817) 774-2575
Fax: (202) 225-9692dc
Contact
Email: Government
Web Links
Politics
Source: none
Finances
Source: Open Secrets
Committees
Chairman of the House Small Business Committee
The Committee on Financial Services
- Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Monetary Policy
- Subcommittee on National Security, Illicit Finance, and International Financial Institutions
New Legislation
Learn more about legislation sponsored and co-sponsored by Congressman Williams.
Issues
Source: Government page
More Information
Services
Source: Government page
District
Source: Wikipedia
Texas’s 25th congressional district of the United States House of Representatives stretches from Arlington and Fort Worth to some of its outer southwestern suburbs, as well as rural counties east of Abilene. The district’s current Representative is Roger Williams.
Wikipedia
Roger Williams (1603–1683) was an English theologian, author, and the founder of Rhode Island.
Roger Williams may also refer to:
Arts and entertainment
- Roger Williams (actor) (1898–1964), American film actor
- Roger Williams (pianist) (1924–2011), American pianist
- Roger Williams (organist) (born 1943), British (Welsh) organist and musicologist
- Roger Ross Williams (born 1962), American television director, producer and writer
- Roger Williams (playwright) (born 1974), Welsh playwright and screenwriter
- Roger Williams (Christian musician) (born 1979), American musician with Roger Williams and the All Mixed-Up Quartet
- Roger Williams (author), American science fiction author
Law and politics
- Roger Williams (Wisconsin politician) (1836–1916), American politician, member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
- Roger Williams (Georgia politician) (1933–2019), American politician, member of the Georgia House of Representatives
- Roger Williams (British politician) (born 1948), British politician
- Roger Williams (Texas politician) (born 1949), American politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Texas
Military
- Roger Williams (soldier) (1539/40–1595), Welsh soldier of fortune and military theorist
- Roger D. Williams (1856–1925), American army officer
- Roger Q. Williams (1894–1976), American army air force pilot and aviation pioneer
- Roger Garnons Williams (1891–1961), Welsh cricketer and British Army officer
Science and medicine
- Roger Williams (chemist) (1890–1978), American chemist at Du Pont; Perkin Medal recipient
- Roger J. Williams (1893–1988), American biochemist
- Roger Williams (hepatologist) (1931–2020), British liver specialist
- Roger L. Williams, American structural biologist
- W. Roger Williams (1854–1948), English pathologist, surgeon, cancer researcher and medical writer
Others
- Roger Lawrence Williams (1923–2017), American historian
- Roger Williams (professor), Welsh educationalist
Other uses
- Roger Williams Park, Rhode Island, United States
- Roger Williams University, Rhode Island, United States
- Roger Williams (train), an innovative DMU train introduced by the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad in the United States in the 1960s
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