Roger Williams
RepublicanU.S. Representative, TX-25| Age | 76 (b. 1949-09-13) |
| Gender | Male |
| In office since | 2013-01-03 (~13 yrs) |
| Race / ethnicity | White |
| Religion | Christian (University Christian Church) |
| Education | Graduated Arlington Heights High School, Fort Worth, TX (1967); B.S. from Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, TX (1972) |
| Prior occupation | Professional baseball player (Atlanta Braves farm system, 1971-1973); baseball coach at TCU (1974-1976); automobile dealership owner/operator (Roger Williams Car Dealerships, Weatherford, TX, inherited family business founded 1939) |
| Military service | No |
| Birthplace | Evanston, Illinois |
| Marital status | Widowed (wife Patty died January 2025) — Patty Jung Williams (deceased January 2025) |
| Children | 2 |
| Residence | Weatherford, Texas |
Pending research: languages · notable relatives · openly lgbtq.
Career & politics
| First elected | 2012 |
| Previous offices | Secretary of State of Texas, 2005-2007 (appointed by Governor Rick Perry) · Chief Liaison for Texas Border and Mexican Affairs, 2005-2007 |
| Committees | Committee on Small Business (Chair) · Committee on Financial Services |
| Caucuses | Republican Study Committee · Congressional Baseball Caucus (Chair) · College Football Caucus (Chair) |
| Leadership | Chair, House Committee on Small Business (118th and 119th Congresses, 2023-present) · NRCC Chairman of National Finance Committee (announced 2013) · Coach/Manager, Republican Congressional Baseball Team |
| Ideology | 91% lifetime ACU conservative rating; received ACU Award for Conservative Excellence (100% rating in 2014); signed Texas v. Pennsylvania amicus brief; voted against certifying 2020 election results for Arizona and Pennsylvania |
| Signature legislation | Jumpstart America tax reform framework (series of bills introduced each Congress; influenced Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 but not enacted as standalone legislation) · Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (cosponsored/supported) |
Financial
Net worth: disclosed + (2018) · estimate
| JRW Corporation (automobile dealership holding company) | business_owned · $50,000,001 · 2018 |
| Real Estate holdings | real_estate · $18,000,000–$18,000,000 · 2018 |
| Personal Residence | real_estate · $15,000,000–$15,000,000 · 2018 |
| Securities & Investments | fund · $750,000–$750,000 · 2018 |
Top donors: National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) PAC ($70,000 (career through 2023)) · JPMorgan Chase PAC ($4,000 (2024 cycle)) · Goldman Sachs PAC ($1,000 (2024 cycle))
Top industries: Finance, Insurance & Real Estate · Automotive dealers · Oil & Gas · Small business/retail
Scandals & crimes ledger
No recorded incidents. Under the adjudicated-only methodology, an entry appears only when a court or official body has formally acted and the record is cited.