Michael McCaul | |
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Chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee | |
Assumed office January 3, 2023 | |
Preceded by | Gregory Meeks |
Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee | |
In office January 3, 2019 – January 3, 2023 | |
Preceded by | Eliot Engel |
Succeeded by | Gregory Meeks |
Chair of the House Homeland Security Committee | |
In office January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2019 | |
Preceded by | Peter King |
Succeeded by | Bennie Thompson |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Texas's 10th district | |
Assumed office January 3, 2005 | |
Preceded by | Lloyd Doggett |
Personal details | |
Born | Michael Thomas McCaul January 14, 1962 Dallas, Texas, U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Linda Mays |
Children | 5 |
Education | Trinity University (BA) St. Mary's University, Texas (JD) |
Website | mccaul |
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.