Paul McHale

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Paul McHale
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense
In office February 7, 2003 – January 20, 2009
President	George W. Bush
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Paul N. Stockton
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 15th district
In office January 3, 1993 – January 3, 1999
Preceded by	Donald L. Ritter
Succeeded by	Pat Toomey
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from the 133rd district
In office January 1983 – February 25, 1991[1]
Preceded by	George Kanuck
Succeeded by	Katherine McHale
Personal details
Born	Paul Francis McHale Jr. (1950-07-26) July 26, 1950 (age 74) Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Katherine Pecka (Divorced) Martha Rainville
Education	Lehigh University (BA) Georgetown University (JD)
Awards	Bronze Star Legion of Merit Meritorious Service Medal Navy Commendation Medal (2) DOD Distinguished Public Service Medal
Military service
Branch/service	United States Marine Corps United States Marine Corps Reserve
Years of service	1972-1974 (active) 1974-2007 (reserve)
Rank	Colonel
Battles/wars	Gulf War War in Afghanistan

Paul Francis McHale Jr. (born July 26, 1950) is a retired American lawyer and politician as well as a United States Marine. From 2003 to 2009, he served as the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense. From 1993 to 1999, he represented Pennsylvania's 15th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives.

McHale was the founder and former president of Civil Support International LLC (2010-2020), a consulting firm that advised private contractors, academic institutions and government agencies in matters related to disaster preparedness, crisis response, homeland defense and homeland security. He retired from law and business in 2020 in order to pursue a master’s degree in Military History and Strategic Studies at the National University of Ireland Maynooth.