Michael McCaul

Michael McCaul
Chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee
Assumed office
January 3, 2023
Preceded byGregory Meeks
Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee
In office
January 3, 2019 – January 3, 2023
Preceded byEliot Engel
Succeeded byGregory Meeks
Chair of the House Homeland Security Committee
In office
January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2019
Preceded byPeter King
Succeeded byBennie Thompson
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Texas's 10th district
Assumed office
January 3, 2005
Preceded byLloyd Doggett
Personal details
Born
Michael Thomas McCaul

(1962-01-14) January 14, 1962 (age 62)
Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseLinda Mays
Children5
EducationTrinity University (BA)
St. Mary's University, Texas (JD)
Websitemccaul.house.gov

Michael Thomas McCaul Sr. (born January 14, 1962) is an American attorney, politician and a member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Texas's 10th congressional district. A member of the Republican Party, he chaired the House Committee on Homeland Security during the 113th, 114th, and 115th Congresses. His district stretches from Austin to Houston.

McCaul became the chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee in the 118th Congress in 2023.