Michael T. McCaul
Republican · TX-10 · U.S. House
Bio
Michael Thomas McCaul Sr. is an American politician, attorney, and a member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Texas's 10th congressional district since 2005. A member of the Republican Party, he chaired the House Committee on Homeland Security during the 113th, 114th, and 115th Congresses. His district includes both Austin to Houston.
Full bio on Wikipedia →Record of service
- In office
- 21.6 years
- First took office
- 2005 (11 terms)
- Seniority
- 50 of 437 by time served
- Age
- 64
- College Station, TX · 979-431-6480
- Austin, TX · 512-770-8929
Service history, offices and identifiers from unitedstates/congress-legislators (public domain). Years served sum each term rather than subtracting the first start date, so a break in service is not counted as time in office.
Overall lean (DW-NOMINATE)
Issue profile
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Caucuses & committees
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Caucuses
- Republican Study Committeestrongly right · 139 members
Committees
- House Committee on Foreign Affairscenter · 50 members
Most and least aligned members
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Recent notable votes
Latest news
Congress Targets Putin’s Oil Lifeline With Tough New SanctionsThe US House of Representatives moved to advance a sweeping Russia and Iran sanctions package on August 10, just days after the Senate approved it by an overwhelming 86-11 vote, opening the next phase of a congressional push to squeeze Moscow’s war economy an…
OilPrice.com · August 11, 2026
US House Launches Push For Sweeping Russia, Iran Sanctions Bill After Senate LandslideThe US House of Representatives moved to advance a sweeping Russia and Iran sanctions package on August 10, just days after the Senate approved it by an overwhelming 86-11 vote, opening the next phase of a congressional push to squeeze Moscow’s war economy an…
Radio Free Europe/ Radio Liberty · August 10, 2026- U.S. congressman upbeat about Taiwan-U.S. drone partnership
U.S. Representative Michael McCaul said Thursday he was "very optimistic" about Taiwan and the United States jointly producing drones, citing growing demand for systems made without Chinese components and the ability of Taiwanese manufacturers to meet U.S. se…
Globalsecurity.org · August 7, 2026 - Trump to send US$14 billion Taiwan arms package to Congress: McCaul
U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to submit a US$14 billion arms package for Taiwan to Congress soon, senior Republican lawmaker Michael McCaul said Tuesday, stressing that U.S. arms sales to Taiwan would not be affected by Washington's ties with Beijin…
Globalsecurity.org · August 4, 2026
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