Roger Williams

ROGER WILLIAMS, Republican, of Austin, TX; born in Evanston, IL, September 13, 1949; education: B.S., Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, TX, 1972; professional history: professional athlete, Atlanta Braves; professional baseball coach; baseball coach, Texas Christian University, 1974-76; business owner, Roger Williams Car Dealerships; secretary of state, Texas, 2004-07; regional finance chair, Governor Bush, 1994, 1998; North Texas chairman, Bush / Cheney 2000, campaign; North Texas finance chairman / national grassroots fundraising chairman, Bush / Cheney, 2004, Inc.; chairman, Republican National Finance Committee's Eagles Program by President George W. Bush, 2001; state finance chair, John Cornyn for U.S. Senate, Inc., 2002; chief liaison, Texas Border and Mexican Affairs, 2005; chair, Texas Base Realignment and Closure Response Strike Force; election history: elected to the 113th Congress on November 6, 2012; reelected to each succeeding Congress.