TEXAS, USA — After two decades in Congress, Republican U.S. Rep. Michael McCaul has announced he will not seek reelection. In a statement, McCaul, who represents Texas’ 10th Congressional District, reflected on his tenure and the honor of serving the people of central Texas.
“It has been the honor of a lifetime to represent the people of central Texas and to chair the prestigious Homeland Security and Foreign Affairs Committees,” McCaul said in a news release.
McCaul was first elected to Congress in 2005. He will continue to serve the remainder of his term in the 119th Congress, fulfilling his duties until the next election cycle.
The Impact of New District Maps
McCaul’s decision comes shortly after Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed a new Republican-leaning congressional voting map into law. The map redraws several districts, including McCaul’s. His district will now stretch from Austin to areas north of Houston, a shift that has sparked conversations about the political landscape.
A Career in National Security
Before his time in Congress, McCaul built a notable career in national security. He served as the chief of counterterrorism and national security for the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Western District of Texas.
He also held the role of Texas’ deputy attorney general under now-Sen. John Cornyn and worked as a federal prosecutor in the Department of Justice’s Public Integrity Section in Washington, D.C.
