About
United States Representative Ed Royce is leading the fight for limited government, less spending, economic opportunity and job growth. Royce strongly opposed, and voted against, the failed stimulus spending schemes and bailouts that used tax dollars to prop up Wall Street, foreign banks and international corporations.
In August of 2011, the Heritage Foundation honored Ed Royce based on their Action Scorecard of votes on mostly fiscal issues, including government spending, taxes, regulations and energy independence.
Ed Royce’s interest in public policy began when he was a student at California State University, Fullerton. Inspired by his passion for limited government and individual freedom, Ed became a leader in California Youth for Reagan in 1976. After a career in the private sector as a corporate tax manager for a Los Angeles company, Royce, seeing the damage high taxes and intrusive regulations were doing to small businesses and the economy, successfully ran for the State Senate.
In the State Senate, Royce quickly became a leading advocate for fiscal restraint, less spending and lower taxes. He also adopted a new cause – that of crime victim’s rights. He wrote and successfully enacted groundbreaking laws protecting crime victims – both through the legislative process and as the author of a statewide initiative – the Crime Victims Speedy Trial Act – which was overwhelmingly approved by voters. He also authored the nation’s first anti-stalking law – a measure credited with protecting women that was copied in all 50 states.
Soon after his election to Congress in 1992, Ed became an outspoken opponent of government waste and over-spending – a cause he continues to fight for today. He co-chaired the Congressional Porkbusters Coalition, which exposed wasteful spending by members of both parties. Royce has consistently earned honors and awards for his work on behalf of taxpayers from groups including the National Taxpayers Union, Citizens Against Government Waste, National Federation of Independent Businesses, Watchdogs of the Treasury, Americans for Tax Reform, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, United Seniors Association, 60 Plus, American Share Holders Association, Citizens for a Sound Economy and the Small Business Survival Committee.
Ed also wrote and passed the Interstate Stalking Punishment and Prevention Act in 1996. This law makes it a federal crime to pursue a victim across state lines and enables law enforcement to intervene before violence occurs. Royce was active in passing AMBER Alert legislation in 2003, and legislation in 2004 to enhance rights for victims of crime.
As Chairman of the Subcommittee on International Terrorism and Nonproliferation, Royce is the leading expert in Congress on issues including the threat posed by Islamist terrorism, especially the al-Qaeda network; terrorist financing; terrorist sanctuaries and failed states.
Ed is married to Marie Royce, a successful businesswoman and former teacher at Cal Poly University, Pomona. Ed and Marie are longtime residents of Fullerton in the 39th district.
