Bob is from Dallas and now lives in New Braunfels. He earned bachelor’s degrees in economics and finance from Southern Methodist University. Bob and his wife Julie have 2 adult sons, and he is a member of St. John’s Episcopal Church in New Braunfels.

Bob previously worked as a banker, an oil and gas financial executive, and a nonprofit executive. 

Bob King's campaign for US representative is his first run for public office. 

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Believes in addressing poverty by empowering the private sector and reducing government redistribution. Supports tax credits for safety net contributions to redirect funds towards poverty alleviation.

Wants to replace tax deductions with tax credits for donations to "safety net" charitable organizations.

Believes the current economic situation is "unsustainable" and requires "radical accountability" to preserve currency value, which is essential for protecting "lifetime savings and investments."

Believes the major parties and their allies in big business, big media, and big academia are "bound together to preserve their power at the expense of the people, who are being marginalized economically and politically."

Wants to shift regulatory focus away from small businesses and increase anti-trust enforcement to break up monopolies and discourage anti-competitive practices.

- Wants to replace tax deductions with tax credits for donations to "safety net" charitable organizations.
- Believes the current economic situation is "unsustainable" and requires "radical accountability" to preserve currency value, which is essential for protecting "lifetime savings and investments."
- Believes the major parties and their allies in big business, big media, and big academia are "bound together to preserve their power at the expense of the people, who are being marginalized economically and politically."
- Wants to shift regulatory focus away from small businesses and increase anti-trust enforcement to break up monopolies and discourage anti-competitive practices.

Economy

Believes drug abuse should be addressed as an "educational and health care problem, not a criminal problem."

Believes in balancing the need for law enforcement to stop and detain suspicious persons with due process protections in the Bill of Rights.

Believes in balancing the need for law enforcement to stop and detain suspicious persons with due process protections.

Believes a just society must provide basic social safety nets, including food, housing, medical care, education, and disaster relief.

Opposes incarcerating drug users who do not commit violent crimes.

- Believes drug abuse should be addressed as an "educational and health care problem, not a criminal problem."
- Believes in balancing the need for law enforcement to stop and detain suspicious persons with due process protections.
- Believes a just society must provide basic social safety nets, including food, housing, medical care, education, and disaster relief.
- Opposes incarcerating drug users who do not commit violent crimes.

Public Safety

Wants to establish a constitutional right to privacy that prohibits government involvement in personal matters such as sexual activity, parenting decisions of law-abiding parents, and reproductive choices when a fetus is not viable outside the womb.

Wants to establish a constitutional right to privacy that prohibits government involvement in personal matters such as sexual activity, parenting decisions of law-abiding parents, and reproductive choices.

Believes healthcare costs are so high that "entire generations are finding it impossible to save, and why many have to choose between food and medicines."

Believes in preserving a retirement plan benefit system to prevent its collapse in the coming years and supports creating "ownership" in individually-owned plans.

Wants to transition the Social Security program from a defined benefit system to a defined contribution plan to ensure its long-term sustainability for younger generations.

Believes in reducing the government's role in healthcare by shifting the social safety net from government to private charity.

- Wants to establish a constitutional right to privacy that prohibits government involvement in personal matters such as sexual activity, parenting decisions of law-abiding parents, and reproductive choices.
- Believes healthcare costs are so high that "entire generations are finding it impossible to save, and why many have to choose between food and medicines."
- Wants to transition the Social Security program from a defined benefit system to a defined contribution plan to ensure its long-term sustainability for younger generations.
- Believes in reducing the government's role in healthcare by shifting the social safety net from government to private charity.

Healthcare

Believes universities should use their endowments to backstop student loans.

Believes subsidies for medical and higher education costs are ineffective.

Opposes federal student loan forgiveness.

- Believes universities should use their endowments to backstop student loans.
- Believes subsidies for medical and higher education costs are ineffective.
- Opposes federal student loan forgiveness.

Education

Believes that losing energy independence is a "self-inflicted wound" that fuels unnecessary global conflicts.

Believes Congress should regulate toxic emissions that cross state lines.

- Believes that losing energy independence is a "self-inflicted wound" that fuels unnecessary global conflicts.
- Believes Congress should regulate toxic emissions that cross state lines.

Energy & the Environment

Supports campaign finance reform, including a constitutional amendment that supersedes the Citizens United ruling, believing it is necessary to stop "crony capitalism" but opposes reforms that violate individual free speech rights.

Supports breaking up "massive, entrenched and often redundant DC bureaucracies" to improve efficiency.

Promises to support policies that expand personal freedom.

- Supports campaign finance reform, including a constitutional amendment that supersedes the Citizens United ruling, believing it is necessary to stop "crony capitalism" but opposes reforms that violate individual free speech rights.
- Supports breaking up "massive, entrenched and often redundant DC bureaucracies" to improve efficiency.
- Promises to support policies that expand personal freedom.

Voting & Elections

Supports "speaking softly and carrying a big stick" by maintaining strong defense, promoting free trade, and avoiding unnecessary provocation.

Supports the U.S "speaking softly and carrying a big stick" by maintaining strong defense, promoting free trade, and avoiding unnecessary conflict.

Believes in "easier legal immigration" and supports the idea that the US is a "nation of immigrants."

Supports negotiating to expand and simplify legal immigration, contingent upon securing the border and processing the backlog of 2+ million provisional asylum cases.

Believes in ending the provisional asylum program until border enforcement is strengthened, and plans to address the "unaccounted for millions" who have arrived under this program.

Wants to pause the provisional asylum program until border enforcement is improved and wants to address the "unaccounted for millions" who have entered under the program.

Supports changing the mission of forward-deployed US Army units to a defensive one and opposes subsidizing the defense of other nations, instigating regime change wars, and occupying foreign lands.

Supports shifting U.S. Army units stationed abroad to a defensive role and opposes funding other countries' defense, starting regime change wars, and occupying foreign nations.

Believes in providing diplomatic support, selling defensive armaments, sharing military intelligence, and offering air and naval support to allies.

Supports offering foreign allies diplomatic help, defense equipment, intelligence sharing, and military support but believes we should limit the amount of arms given

Believes that cooperation with Mexico to secure their southern border and invest in Central American economies will be more cost-effective than addressing the U.S. border crisis alone.

Believes in collaborating with allies such as Japan, Korea, and Australia to establish a balance of power in the western Pacific, ensuring the free flow of vital goods in Asian shipping lanes.

- Supports the U.S "speaking softly and carrying a big stick" by maintaining strong defense, promoting free trade, and avoiding unnecessary conflict.
- Supports negotiating to expand and simplify legal immigration, contingent upon securing the border and processing the backlog of 2+ million provisional asylum cases.
- Wants to pause the provisional asylum program until border enforcement is improved and wants to address the "unaccounted for millions" who have entered under the program.
- Supports shifting U.S. Army units stationed abroad to a defensive role and opposes funding other countries' defense, starting regime change wars, and occupying foreign nations.
- Supports offering foreign allies diplomatic help, defense equipment, intelligence sharing, and military support but believes we should limit the amount of arms given
- Believes that cooperation with Mexico to secure their southern border and invest in Central American economies will be more cost-effective than addressing the U.S. border crisis alone.
- Believes in collaborating with allies such as Japan, Korea, and Australia to establish a balance of power in the western Pacific, ensuring the free flow of vital goods in Asian shipping lanes.

Foreign Policy and Immigration

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Chip resides in Hays County with his wife Carrah and their 2 children. He earned a bachelor's degree and a master's degree from the University of Virginia and a law degree from the University of Texas. He is a member of Hyde Park Baptist Church in Austin.

Chip previously worked as first assistant attorney general of Texas, chief of staff to U.S. Senator Ted Cruz, and senior advisor to Texas Governor Rick Perry. He also served as special assistant United States attorney in the Eastern District of Texas and as staff director and senior counsel on the Senate Judiciary Committee for Senator John Cornyn. Additionally, he spent nearly 3 years as an investment banking analyst with NationsBank Capital Markets.

Chip Roy is a US representative for Texas's 21st Congressional District. He was elected in 2018 and is serving his 3rd term. He is the policy chair of the House Freedom Caucus.

Supports setting spending limits to fiscal year 2022 levels with small annual increases, reinstating work requirements for government programs, canceling student loan forgiveness, and reallocating unspent Covid-19 aid money.

Believes nondefense spending should be cut to increase defense spending, even if it risks losing support from lawmakers in competitive districts.

Supports cutting nondefense spending in order to increase defense spending. 

Supports adding the REINS Act, which would require congressional approval of any federal rule or regulation that the Office of Management and Budget determines to have an economic impact of $100 million or more.

Supports the REINS Act, which would require congressional approval of any federal rule or regulation that the Office of Management and Budget determines to have an economic impact of $100 million or more.

Supports reducing regulations on businesses.

- Supports setting spending limits to fiscal year 2022 levels with small annual increases, reinstating work requirements for government programs, canceling student loan forgiveness, and reallocating unspent Covid-19 aid money.
- Supports cutting nondefense spending in order to increase defense spending. 
- Supports the REINS Act, which would require congressional approval of any federal rule or regulation that the Office of Management and Budget determines to have an economic impact of $100 million or more.
- Supports reducing regulations on businesses.

Opposes the San Antonio charter change, believing it will increase "chaos and crime" in the city.

Opposed the San Antonio charter change, believing it will increase "chaos and crime" in the city.

Opposes gun control and supports the right to self-defense.

Believes in addressing crime data related to migrant shelters.

Supports transparency on crime data related to migrant shelters.

Believes Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) allows government surveillance of Americans without a warrant.

Opposes Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), arguing that it allows government surveillance of Americans without a warrant.

- Opposed the San Antonio charter change, believing it will increase "chaos and crime" in the city.
- Opposes gun control and supports the right to self-defense.
- Supports transparency on crime data related to migrant shelters.
- Opposes Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), arguing that it allows government surveillance of Americans without a warrant.

Opposes abortion and taxpayer funding for Planned Parenthood.

Opposes government mandates on healthcare decisions, including COVID-19 vaccination.

Believes in "healthcare freedom" by allowing individuals to purchase insurance tailored to their needs without government mandates.

Believes in developing "conservative, free market solutions" to address high costs and reduced access due to "excessive government control" over healthcare.

Supports the development of "conservative, free market solutions" to address high costs and reduced access due to "excessive government control" over healthcare.

- Opposes access to abortion. 
- Opposes government mandates on healthcare decisions, including COVID-19 vaccination.
- Opposes "Obamacare."
- Supports the development of "conservative, free market solutions" to address high costs and reduced access due to "excessive government control" over healthcare.

Opposes federal funding for schools that promote "Critical Race Theory."

- Opposes federal funding for schools that promote "Critical Race Theory."

Opposes current energy policies, believing they harm "American energy" in pursuit of a "cult-like radical 'climate' agenda."

- Opposes current energy policies, believing they harm "American energy" in pursuit of a "cult-like radical 'climate' agenda."

Believes in secure elections and authored legislation to ensure only U.S. citizens can vote in federal elections.

Authored legislation to ensure only U.S. citizens can vote in federal elections.

Believes Congress' role is simply to count votes and opposes objecting to state electors.

Believes Congress' role is simply to count votes after a presidential election.

- Authored legislation to ensure only U.S. citizens can vote in federal elections.
- Believes Congress' role is simply to count votes after a presidential election.

Believes cartels have "operational control" of the southern border and their violence affects distant communities.

Said that cartels have "operational control" of the southern border and their violence affects distant communities.

Believes in constructing navigable roads and clearing dense cane along the border to help Border Patrol agents regain "operational control of the border."

Advocates for constructing navigable roads along the border.

Supports a "peace through strength" foreign policy that aims to restore American leadership and support allies, including Israel.

Supports strict immigration policies, including border security and a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants with established businesses or families in the U.S. who comply with the law. Opposes amnesty.

Supports strict immigration policies, including border security and a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants with established businesses or families in the U.S. who comply with the law. 

Supports strong measures against China, including blocking funding to Chinese institutions, preventing Chinese Communist Party members from owning American land, and awarding the Congressional Gold Medal to Dr. Li Wenliang for exposing the COVID pandemic cover-up.

Supports strong measures against China, including blocking funding to Chinese institutions and preventing Chinese Communist Party members from owning American land.

Introduced legislation to eliminate the position of Chief Diversity Officer at the Department of Defense.

- Said that cartels have "operational control" of the southern border and their violence affects distant communities.
- Advocates for constructing navigable roads along the border.
- Supports Israel.
- Supports strict immigration policies, including border security and a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants with established businesses or families in the U.S. who comply with the law. 
- Supports strong measures against China, including blocking funding to Chinese institutions and preventing Chinese Communist Party members from owning American land.
- Introduced legislation to eliminate the position of Chief Diversity Officer at the Department of Defense.

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Ballotpedia, Kristin Hook

Kristin grew up in South Texas. She earned two bachelor's degrees in biology from the University of Texas at Austin and a Ph.D. in animal behavior from Cornell University.

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Kristin has worked as a senior advisor to Planned Parenthood Texas Votes and worked in the U.S. Senate, National Institutes of Health, and Government Accountability Office as a science and tech expert. She also has experience as a middle school science teacher through Teach For America and as a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Maryland.

Kristin Hook's campaign for US representative is her first run for public office.

Wants to improve the economy to benefit "the majority of Texans, including those within our rural communities."

Prioritizes protecting Social Security and Medicare

Supports raising the federal minimum wage and addressing income inequality.

Supports "access to affordable childcare and paid family and sick leave."

Wants to cap housing rent increases to enhance affordability.

Prioritizes empowering small business owners and entrepreneurs.

- Wants to improve the economy to benefit "the majority of Texans, including those within our rural communities."
- Prioritizes protecting Social Security and Medicare
- Supports raising the federal minimum wage and addressing income inequality.
- Supports "access to affordable childcare and paid family and sick leave."
- Wants to cap housing rent increases to enhance affordability.
- Believes in labor unions.
- Prioritizes empowering small business owners and entrepreneurs.

As of June 10, 2025, Kristin Hook’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Prioritizes enhancing family planning services.

Wants to establish the right to contraception and expand access to contraceptive services.

Plans to enhance access to in-vitro fertilization (IVF) and mailing of reproductive medicine.

Prioritizes "Improving access to high-quality healthcare for every Texan, especially for low-income, rural, and veteran communities."

Supports protecting Medicare, the Children's Health Insurance Program, and the Affordable Care Act.

Plans to hold "powerful insurance companies, big pharma, and hospital networks accountable."

Supports expanding access to evidence-based drug treatment programs and mental health and tele-health services.

- Supports access to abortion.
- Prioritizes enhancing family planning services.
- Wants to establish the right to contraception and expand access to contraceptive services.
- Plans to enhance access to in-vitro fertilization (IVF) and mailing of reproductive medicine.
- Prioritizes "Improving access to high-quality healthcare for every Texan, especially for low-income, rural, and veteran communities."
- Supports protecting Medicare, the Children's Health Insurance Program, and the Affordable Care Act.
- Plans to hold "powerful insurance companies, big pharma, and hospital networks accountable."
- Supports expanding access to evidence-based drug treatment programs and mental health and tele-health services.

Supports evidence-based sex education in public schools.

Prioritizes increasing teachers salaries and public education funding.

Wants to increase federal student aid for "first generation college students and students from rural and under-served communities."

Plans to enhance federal support for community colleges and workforce training programs.

- Supports evidence-based sex education in public schools.
- Prioritizes increasing teachers salaries and public education funding.
- Supports universal pre-K.
- Wants to increase federal student aid for "first generation college students and students from rural and under-served communities."
- Plans to enhance federal support for community colleges and workforce training programs.

Plans to address "our water shortage crisis here in Central Texas."

Supports accountability for polluting companies.

Prioritizes protecting public and wild lands.

Wants to support federal agencies that address climate change and conservation efforts.

- Plans to address "our water shortage crisis here in Central Texas."
- Supports accountability for polluting companies.
- Prioritizes protecting public and wild lands.
- Wants to support federal agencies that address climate change and conservation efforts.

Believes "dark money and corporate interests overshadow the voices of voters."

Supports improving access to voting through measure likes "protecting early voting periods, voting by mail, and expanded locations and hours."

Opposes "purges of legitimate voters from the rolls."

Said, "Restore the protections in the Voting Rights Act."

Opposes gerrymandering and supports independent redistricting commissions.

- Believes "dark money and corporate interests overshadow the voices of voters."
- Supports improving access to voting through measure likes "protecting early voting periods, voting by mail, and expanded locations and hours."
- Opposes "purges of legitimate voters from the rolls."
- Said, "Restore the protections in the Voting Rights Act."
- Opposes gerrymandering and supports independent redistricting commissions.

Prioritizes enhancing border security and enforcement and case processing efficiency.

- Advocates legal pathways to citizenship.
- Prioritizes enhancing border security and enforcement and case processing efficiency.

Kristin Hook

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