Michael McCaul
| Mike McCaul | |
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| Chair of the House Homeland Security Committee | |
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Assumed office January 3, 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Peter King |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Texas's 10th district |
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Assumed office January 3, 2005 |
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| Preceded by | Lloyd Doggett |
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Michael Thomas McCaul January 14, 1962 Dallas, Texas, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Linda McCaul |
| Children | 5 |
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Trinity University (BA) St. Mary's University, Texas (JD) |
Michael Thomas "Mike" McCaul, Sr. (born January 14, 1962), is the U.S. Representative for Texas's 10th congressional district, serving since 2005. Since the beginning of the 113th Congress, he has been the Chairman of the House Committee on Homeland Security. He is a member of the Republican Party. The district stretches from Austin to Houston. As of 2015[update] he is the second wealthiest member of Congress.
McCaul was born in Dallas, Texas, the son of Frances Jane (Lott) and James Addington McCaul, Jr. He has English, Irish, and German ancestry. He graduated from Jesuit College Preparatory School of Dallas. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in history from San Antonio's Trinity University in 1984 and his Juris Doctor from St. Mary's University in 1987. McCaul also attended Harvard University, taking courses in the Kennedy School of Government.
McCaul worked as an attorney and a federal prosecutor before entering politics. He was the Chief of Counterterrorism and National Security for Texas's branch of the US Attorney's office, and also worked under the Department of Justice's Public Integrity Section. After he left the USDOJ, McCaul took a position as a Deputy Attorney General in 1998 with the Texas Attorney General's Office and served in this capacity until 2002.
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