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{{Short description|American politician (born 1962)}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name                = Michael McCaul
| image               = Rep. Michael McCaul, official portrait, 118th Congress.jpg
| caption             = Official portrait, 2023
| office              = Chair of the [[United States House Committee on Foreign Affairs|House Foreign Affairs Committee]]
| term_start          = January 3, 2023
| term_end            = January 3, 2025
| predecessor         = [[Gregory Meeks]]
| successor           = [[Brian Mast]]
| office1             = Ranking Member of the [[United States House Committee on Foreign Affairs|House Foreign Affairs Committee]]
| term_start1         = January 3, 2019
| term_end1           = January 3, 2023
| predecessor1        = [[Eliot Engel]]
| successor1          = Gregory Meeks
| office2             = Chair of the [[United States House Committee on Homeland Security|House Homeland Security Committee]]
| term_start2         = January 3, 2013
| term_end2           = January 3, 2019
| predecessor2        = [[Peter T. King|Peter King]]
| successor2          = [[Bennie Thompson]]
| state3              = [[Texas]]
| district3           = {{ushr|TX|10|10th}}
| term_start3         = January 3, 2005
| term_end3           = 
| predecessor3        = [[Lloyd Doggett]]
| successor3          = 
| birth_name          = Michael Thomas McCaul Sr.
| birth_date          = {{birth date and age|1962|1|14}}
| birth_place         = [[Dallas]], [[Texas]], U.S.
| death_date          = 
| death_place         = 
| party               = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| spouse              = Linda Mays
| children            = 5
| relatives           = [[Lowry Mays]] (father-in-law)
| education           = [[Trinity University (Texas)|Trinity University]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])<br>[[St. Mary's University, Texas]] ([[Juris Doctor|JD]])
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'''Michael Thomas McCaul Sr.''' (born January 14, 1962) is an American politician, attorney, and a member of the [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. House of Representatives]] for {{ushr|TX|10}} since 2005. A member of the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]], he chaired the [[United States House Committee on Homeland Security|House Committee on Homeland Security]] during the [[113th United States Congress|113th]], [[114th United States Congress|114th]], and [[115th United States Congress|115th Congresses]]. His district includes both [[Austin, Texas|Austin]] to [[Houston, Texas|Houston]].

McCaul became the chair of the [[United States House Committee on Foreign Affairs|House Foreign Affairs Committee]] in the [[118th United States Congress|118th Congress]] in 2023.

On September 14, 2025, McCaul announced he would not be seeking re-election [[2026 United States House of Representatives elections|in 2026]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Republican Rep. Michael McCaul won't seek re-election in 2026 |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2026-election/republican-rep-michael-mccaul-wont-seek-reelection-midterm-rcna231128 |website=NBC News |date=September 14, 2025 |access-date=September 14, 2025}}</ref>

==Early life, education, and legal career==
Born in [[Dallas]], the son of Frances Jane (Lott) and James Addington McCaul, Jr., McCaul has English, Irish, and German ancestry.<ref>{{cite web |title=michael mccaul |url=http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~battle/genealogy/reps/mccaul.htm |website=RootsWeb.com |publisher=[[Ancestry.com|Ancestry]] |access-date=January 4, 2019 |date=September 22, 2008}}</ref> He graduated from [[Jesuit College Preparatory School of Dallas]] and earned a [[Bachelor of Arts]] in [[history]] from [[San Antonio]]'s [[Trinity University (Texas)|Trinity University]] in 1984 and a [[Juris Doctor]] from [[St. Mary's University, Texas|St. Mary's University]] three years later. McCaul also completed a Senior Executive Fellowship at [[Harvard Kennedy School]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.jesuitdallas.org/news/alumni/u-s-rep-michael-mccaul-80-named-jesuit-dallas-distinguished-alumnus/ |title=U.S. Rep. Michael McCaul '80 Named Jesuit Dallas Distinguished Alumnus |publisher=[[Jesuit College Preparatory School of Dallas|Jesuit Dallas News]] |date=16 October 2014 |access-date=8 September 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170908153851/http://www.jesuitdallas.org/news/alumni/u-s-rep-michael-mccaul-80-named-jesuit-dallas-distinguished-alumnus/ |archive-date=8 September 2017 |url-status=dead  }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=U.S. Rep. Michael McCaul '80 Named Jesuit Dallas Distinguished Alumnus |url=https://www.jesuitdallas.org/about/news/post/~board/press-releases/post/us-rep-michael-mccaul-80-named-jesuit-dallas-distinguished-alumnus |website=jesuitdallas.org |publisher=[[Jesuit College Preparatory School of Dallas]] |access-date=29 December 2018 |date=15 October 2014|df=mdy-all }}</ref>

McCaul worked as an attorney and [[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 [[United States Department of Justice|Department of Justice]]'s [[Public Integrity Section]]. After he left, McCaul took a position as a [[Deputy Attorney General]] in 1999 with the [[Texas Attorney General]]'s Office and served in this capacity until 2002.

==U.S. House of Representatives==

===Elections===
McCaul first ran for the U.S. House of Representatives in 2004 and won a crowded Republican primary in the newly created 10th District. The district, which included part of Austin, the western part of [[Harris County, Texas|Harris County]] and several rural counties in between, was thought to be so heavily Republican that no [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] candidate even filed, effectively handing him the seat.

In 2006 he defeated Democratic nominee Ted Ankrum and former [[Libertarian Party (United States)|Libertarian]] presidential candidate [[Michael Badnarik]] with 55% of the vote. McCaul was reelected again in 2008, against Democratic candidate [[Larry Joe Doherty]] and Libertarian candidate Matt Finkel,<ref name=2008electionresults>{{cite news
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Four years later, he was reelected to a fourth term with 76% of the vote against Ankrum (22%) and Libertarian candidate Jeremiah "JP" Perkins (1%). McCaul won a seventh term in 2016 with 179,221 votes (57.3%) to Democratic nominee Tawana W. Cadien's 120,170 (38.4%). Libertarian Bill Kelsey received 13,209 (4.2%).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist319_state.htm |title=Election Results |date=November 8, 2016 |publisher=Texas Secretary of State |access-date=December 17, 2016}}</ref>

In 2018, McCaul won an eighth term in the House with 157,166 votes (51.1%) to Democratic nominee Mike Siegel's 144,034 (46.8%) and Libertarian Mike Ryan's 6,627 votes (2.5%). It was the closest race of McCaul's career.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/CandidateDetail.html?CandidateID=22617 |title=Our Campaigns - Candidate - Michael McCaul |website=www.ourcampaigns.com}}</ref>

He was elected to a ninth term in 2020, defeating Siegel again.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/11/03/us/elections/results-texas-house-district-10.html|title=Texas Election Results: 10th Congressional District (2020) | date = 2020-11-29 | newspaper = [[The New York Times]] }}</ref>

On 14 September 2025, he announced he would not be seeking reelection.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-09-14 |title=Republican Rep. Michael McCaul won't seek reelection after 11 terms |url=https://uk.news.yahoo.com/republican-rep-michael-mccaul-won-130400827.html |access-date=2025-09-14 |website=Yahoo News |language=en-GB}}</ref>

===Political positions===

====Cybersecurity====
[[File:U.S. Congressman Michael McCaul addressing cybersecurity at Rice University.jpg|thumb|Congressman McCaul addressing [[cybersecurity]] at [[Rice University]]]]
On December 11, 2013, McCaul introduced legislation to require the [[Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security]] (DHS) to conduct [[cybersecurity]] activities on behalf of the federal government and codify DHS's role in preventing and responding to cybersecurity incidents involving the [[information technology]] (IT) systems of federal civilian agencies and critical infrastructure in the U.S.<ref name=cbo3696>{{cite web |title=CBO – H.R. 3696 |url=http://www.cbo.gov/sites/default/files/cbofiles/attachments/hr3696.pdf |publisher=Congressional Budget Office |access-date=July 28, 2014}}</ref><ref name=3696sum>{{cite web |title=H.R. 3696 – Summary |url=https://beta.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/3696 |publisher=United States Congress |access-date=July 28, 2014}}</ref> McCaul said the bill was "an important step toward addressing the cyber threat."<ref name=WaddellThinkAdvisor>{{cite web |last1=Waddell |first1=Melanie |title=House Panel Passes Cybersecurity Bills |url=http://www.thinkadvisor.com/2014/07/29/house-panel-passes-cybersecurity-bills |website=ThinkAdvisor.com |access-date=July 29, 2014 |date=July 29, 2014}}</ref>

====Donald Trump====
On December 18, 2019, McCaul voted against [[First impeachment of Donald Trump|both articles of impeachment]] against President [[Donald Trump]]. Of the 195 Republicans who voted, all voted against both impeachment articles. He also voted against creating an independent [[January 6 commission|commission]] to investigate the [[January 6 United States Capitol attack|January 6 attack]] encouraged by Trump's false claims of electoral fraud. However, unlike Trump and most Republican legislators, McCaul did not sign the ''[[Texas v. Pennsylvania]]'' amicus brief to file a motion in support of the case.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rep. Michael McCaul |url=https://accountability.gop/profile/rep-michael-mccaul/ |access-date=2024-06-22 |website=Republican Accountability |language=en-US}}</ref> [[File:U.S. Congressman Michael McCaul led House of Representatives Committee on Homeland Security to visit ISAF Headquarters.jpg|thumb|Congressman McCaul led [[United States House Committee on Homeland Security|House of Representatives Committee on Homeland Security]] to visit [[ISAF]] Headquarters]]

====Foreign affairs====
[[File:United States Congressional Delegation visit to Israel on November 12, 2023 - 5.jpg|thumb|McCaul with Israeli prime minister [[Benjamin Netanyahu]] in Israel, November 12, 2023]]In April 2019, McCaul spoke out against a resolution that would end U.S. involvement in the [[Yemeni Civil War (2015–present)|Yemeni Civil War]], saying it would "disrupt US security cooperation agreements with more than 100 countries."<ref>{{cite news |last=George |first=Susannah |date=April 4, 2019 |title=House votes to end support for Yemen war; Trump expected to veto |agency=[[Associated Press]] |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/house-votes-to-end-support-for-yemen-war-trump-expected-to-veto/ |newspaper=[[The Times of Israel]] |access-date=April 5, 2019}}</ref>

In 2021, McCaul strongly supported President [[Joe Biden]]'s airstrikes on Iranian targets in [[Syria]].<ref>{{Cite web|first=Houston|last=Keene|url=https://www.foxnews.com/politics/biden-syria-strike-iran-republicans-praise|title=Biden's Syria airstrike earns applause from prominent Republicans|website=[[Fox News]]|date=February 26, 2021}}</ref>

McCaul said he supports heavily arming Ukraine with the weapons they need to win the [[Russo-Ukrainian War]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/incoming-house-foreign-affairs-chairman-michael-mccaul-favors-heavily-arming-ukraine/ |title=Incoming House Foreign Affairs chairman favors heavily arming Ukraine '100%' |last1=Herridge |first1=Catherine |last2=Kazarian  |first2=Grace  |date=December 9, 2022 |website= |publisher=CBS News |access-date=December 10, 2022 |quote="I think going with the amount of investment we've had is very small relative to destroying the Russian military," he told CBS News in an interview Friday. "And that's what we've done without one American soldier being attacked, killed or in country. To me, that's a pretty good investment." Asked if he would favor more heavily arming the Ukrainians to bring the war to a faster conclusion, McCaul responded, "100% because the longer you drag this out, the more bloodshed.""}}</ref> He believes the United States should send fighter jets and more missiles to Ukraine.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://thehill.com/homenews/sunday-talk-shows/3865284-top-gop-lawmaker-urges-us-to-send-fighter-jets-missiles-to-ukraine/ |title=Top GOP lawmaker urges US to send fighter jets, missiles to Ukraine |last=Mueller |first=Julia |date=February 19, 2023 |work=The Hill |access-date=February 21, 2023 |quote=House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-Texas) on Sunday said he’s hopeful the U.S. will send more missiles and move to supply fighter jets to Kyiv as Russia’s war with Ukraine approaches its one-year mark.}}</ref> In February 2023, McCaul met the [[Volodymyr Zelenskyy|President of Ukraine]] in [[Kyiv]] and advocated for the United States to send more military aid to Ukraine, especially [[MGM-140 ATACMS|ATACMS]].<ref name="kyiv">{{cite web |last=Laco |first=Kelly |date=February 21, 2023 |title=House Foreign Affairs Chair McCaul leads GOP delegation to Kyiv |url=https://www.foxnews.com/politics/house-foreign-affairs-chair-mccaul-leads-gop-delegation-kyiv |access-date=February 21, 2023 |website=[[Fox News]] |quote=Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee Michael McCaul traveled to Kyiv Tuesday with a congressional delegation to see 'first-hand' what is happening on the ground in Ukraine and conduct oversight to gain better insight on the Russia-Ukraine war. 'It’s good President Biden visited Ukraine, but a photo op isn't enough,' said McCaul. 'He needs to get Ukraine the weapons they need to win now, especially ATACMS ([[Army Tactical Missile System]]), instead of slow-rolling them.'}}</ref>

In April 2023, during a meeting with Taiwanese officials, McCaul compared [[General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party]] [[Xi Jinping]] to [[Adolf Hitler]].<ref>[https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-04-06/us-lawmaker-compares-xi-to-hitler-in-meeting-with-taiwan-s-vp#xj4y7vzkg "US Lawmaker Compares Xi to Hitler in Meeting With Taiwan’s VP"] Bloomberg News. April 6, 2023. Accessed 15 April 2023.</ref>

On April 23, 2023, the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced sanctions over McCaul, alleging his frequent interference in China's "internal affairs."<ref>[https://www.reuters.com/world/china-sanctions-senior-us-lawmaker-visiting-taiwan-2023-04-13/ China sanctions senior US lawmaker for visiting Taiwan]</ref> In the [[2024 United States House of Representatives elections]], McCaul was targeted by the [[Government of China|Chinese government]]'s [[Spamouflage]] influence operation.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Myers |first=Steven Lee |date=October 23, 2024 |title=Bots Linked to China Target Republican House and Senate Candidates, Microsoft Says |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/23/us/politics/x-bots-china-republicans.html |access-date=October 23, 2024 |work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref><ref name=":6">{{Cite news |last= |date=2024-10-24 |title=China-linked bots targeting Republicans including Marco Rubio in run-up to election, Microsoft says |url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/oct/24/taizi-flood-china-social-media-bots-marco-rubio-targeting-republicans |access-date=2024-10-25 |work=[[The Guardian]] |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077 |agency=[[Reuters]]}}</ref>

In November 2024, McCaul announced he was stepping down as chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee.<ref>{{cite news | last=Brufke | first=Juliegrace | title=Scoop: McCaul's exit from Foreign Affairs leadership sets up succession race | date=November 15, 2024 | url=https://www.axios.com/2024/11/15/mccaul-foreign-affairs-leadership-as-succession-race | work=axios.com }}</ref>

====Immigration====

McCaul supported President [[Donald Trump]]'s proposals to build [[Mexico–United States border wall|a wall]] along the [[Mexico–United States border]].<ref>{{cite web | last1=McCaul | first1=Michael | title=Rep. McCaul: Yes, We Will Build a Wall, Put Mexico on a "Payment Plan" and Enforce the Law |url=https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/rep-mccaul-yes-we-will-build-a-wall-put-mexico-on-a-payment-plan-and-enforce-the-law/ | date=December 2, 2016 | website=[[Fox News]] | access-date=December 3, 2016}}</ref> He supports the [[Remain in Mexico]] policy.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/27/politics/alejandro-mayorkas-hearing-congress/index.html  |title=Republican lawmakers slam Homeland Security secretary over the border |last1=Fox |first1=Lauren |last2=Alvarez  | first2=Priscilla  |date=April 27, 2022 |website=[[CNN]] |access-date=December 10, 2022 |quote=McCaul cited the "remain in Mexico" policy, a program launched under the Trump administration that required non-Mexican migrants to stay in Mexico until their US immigration court date. "Don’t rescind what was working," he said.}}</ref>

==== TikTok ====
Around the time of the introduction of [[Restrictions on TikTok in the United States#Biden administration (2021–2025)|Protecting Americans' Sensitive Data from Foreign Adversaries]], the act including the TikTok ban, McCaul received attention for purchasing [[stock]] in [[Meta Platforms|Meta]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Michael McCaul bought Meta Platforms Inc (META:US) on 2024-03-01 |url=https://www.capitoltrades.com/trades/20003772518 |access-date=2025-01-19 |website=www.capitoltrades.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Threads |url=https://www.threads.net/@nbcnews/post/C6hUrXALxWc?hl=en |access-date=2025-01-19 |website=www.threads.net}}</ref>

=== Committee assignments ===
* [[United States House Committee on Foreign Affairs|Committee on Foreign Affairs]] <ref name=":0">{{Cite web|date=2012-12-13|title=Committees and Caucuses|url=https://mccaul.house.gov/about/committees-and-caucuses|access-date=2021-03-01|website=Congressman Michael McCaul|language=en}}</ref>
* [[United States House Committee on Homeland Security|Committee on Homeland Security]]

=== Caucus memberships ===
* Founder and co-chair of the Congressional High Tech Caucus 
* Co-founder and co-chair of the Childhood Cancer Caucus
* Co-chair of the Congressional Cyber Security Caucus
* Co-chair of the Congressional Caucus on Sudan and South Sudan
* Co-founder of the Congressional Argentina Caucus
* [[Rare Disease Caucus]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Rare Disease Congressional Caucus|author=|url=https://everylifefoundation.org/rare-advocates/rarecaucus/rarecaucus-members/|format=|publisher=Every Life Foundation for Rare Diseases|date=|accessdate=18 March 2025}}</ref>
* Tuberculosis Elimination Caucus
* [[United States Congressional International Conservation Caucus]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Our Members|url=https://royce.house.gov/internationalconservation/members.html|publisher=U.S. House of Representatives International Conservation Caucus|access-date=4 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180801155201/https://royce.house.gov/internationalconservation/members.html|archive-date=August 1, 2018|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref>
*[[Republican Governance Group]]<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-02-03|title=Kinzinger, Republican Governance Group Members Call on President Biden to Reject Partisan Efforts and Advance Bipartisan COVID Relief|url=https://kinzinger.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=402595|access-date=2021-03-01|website=Congressman Adam Kinzinger|language=en}}</ref>
*[[Republican Study Committee]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Member List|url=https://rsc-walker.house.gov/|access-date=21 December 2017|publisher=Republican Study Committee}}</ref>
* [[Congressional Caucus on Turkey and Turkish Americans]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Members of the Caucus on U.S. - Türkiye Relations & Turkish Americans|author=|url=https://www.tc-america.org/in-congress/caucus.htm|publisher=Turkish Coalition of America|date=|accessdate=27 March 2025}}</ref>
* [[Congressional Taiwan Caucus]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Congressional Taiwan Caucus|date=August 16, 2022 |url=https://sherman.house.gov/taiwancaucus| publisher=Congressman Brad Sherman|access-date=18 August 2025}}</ref>

==Personal life==
McCaul is married to Linda Mays McCaul, the daughter of [[Clear Channel Communications]] founder and former chairman [[Lowry Mays]] and sister of its former CEO [[Mark Mays]]. In 2011, ''[[Roll Call]]'' named McCaul as one of the wealthiest members of the [[United States Congress]], surpassing then [[U.S. senator]] [[John Kerry]]. His [[net worth]] was estimated at $294 million, up from $74 million the previous year.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.rollcall.com/50richest/the-50-richest-members-of-congress-112th.html |title=The 50 Richest Members of Congress (2011) | date = 2011 | newspaper = [[Roll Call]] | archive-date = September 17, 2011 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110917043347/https://www.rollcall.com/50richest/the-50-richest-members-of-congress-112th.html}}</ref> In 2004, the same publication estimated his net worth at $12 million. His wealth increase was due to large monetary transfers from his wife's family.<ref name=wife>{{cite news | last1 = Yachnin | first1 = Jennifer |url=http://www.rollcall.com/news/mccaul_leaps_top_50_richest_members_congress-208231-1.html | title = McCaul Leaps to Top of 50 Richest Members of Congress : Roll Call News | newspaper = [[Roll Call]] | date = August 18, 2011}}</ref>

McCaul and his family live in [[West Lake Hills, Texas]], a wealthy suburb of [[Austin, Texas]].<ref>{{cite news |first=Rich|last=Oppel|url=https://www.texasmonthly.com/politics/michael-mccaul-texas-republican-going-after-the-house-foreign-affairs-committee-chairmanship/ |title=Meet the Texas Republican Going After the House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairmanship (2018)| date = September 26, 2018 | newspaper = [[Texas Monthly]] }}</ref>

McCaul is a [[Catholic Church in the United States|devout Catholic]] and is a noted critic of [[President of Nicaragua|Nicaraguan President]] [[Daniel Ortega]] due to Ortega's stance against the [[Catholic Church in Nicaragua]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/biography/49210/michael-mccaul|title=Michael McCaul's Biography|website=Vote Smart|access-date=2024-05-26}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://foreignaffairs.house.gov/press-release/mccaul-green-sires-condemn-imprisonment-of-religious-leaders-by-nicaraguas-ortega/|title=McCaul, Green, Sires Condemn Imprisonment of Religious Leaders by Nicaragua's Ortega|website=House Foreign Affairs Committee|date=2022-08-24|access-date=2024-05-26}}</ref>

On November 4, 2024, McCaul was charged with being drunk in public by [[Metropolitan Washington Airport Authority]] police.<ref>{{cite news | last1=Nobles | first1=Ryan | last2=Allen | first2=Jonathan | last3=Marquez | first3=Alexandra | title=House Foreign Affairs Chair McCaul 'briefly detained' by police after appearing drunk at airport | date=November 13, 2024 | url=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/republican-rep-michael-mccaul-detained-police-alcohol-airport-rcna180028 | work=nbcnews.com }}</ref> McCaul was briefly detained at Dulles International Airport, explaining to police he had drunk alcohol after taking [[Ambien]]. A family member arrived to drive him to his destination, and McCaul expressed gratitude for law enforcement, while emphasizing his commitment to learn from the mistake.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Timotija |first=Filip |date=2024-11-13 |title=McCaul detained at Dulles, acknowledges mistake in mixing alcohol, Ambien |url=https://thehill.com/homenews/house/4989540-mccaul-detained-dulles-airport/ |access-date=2024-11-14 |website=The Hill |language=en-US}}</ref>

== Electoral history ==
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
 | party      = Republican Party (US)
 | candidate  = Michael McCaul
 | votes      = 182,113
 | percentage = 78.6
 | change     = +78.6
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 | party      = Libertarian Party (US)
 | candidate  = [[Robert Fritsche]]
 | votes      = 35,569
 | percentage = 15.4
 | change     = -0.3
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{{Election box candidate
 | party      = Write-In
 | candidate  = [[Lorenzo Sadun]]
 | votes      = 13,961
 | percentage = 6.0
 | change     = +6.0
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 | votes      = 146,544
 | percentage = 63.3
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 | votes      = 231,643
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 | winner     = Republican Party (US)
 | loser      = Democratic Party (US)
 | swing      = +81.5
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
 | party      = Republican Party (US)
 | candidate  = Michael McCaul (Incumbent)
 | votes      = 97,618
 | percentage = 55.32
 | change     = -23.29
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{{Election box candidate with party link
 | party      = Democratic Party (US)
 | candidate  = [[Ted Ankrum]]
 | votes      = 71,232
 | percentage = 40.37
 | change     = +40.37
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{{Election box candidate with party link
 | party      = Libertarian Party (US)
 | candidate  = [[Michael Badnarik]]
 | votes      = 7,603
 | percentage = 4.31
 | change     = -11.04
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 | votes      = 26,686
 | percentage = 14.95
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 | winner     = Republican Party (US)
 | swing      = -48.31
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
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 | candidate  = Michael McCaul (Incumbent)
 | votes      = 179,493
 | percentage = 53.9
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
 | party      = Democratic Party (US)
 | candidate  = [[Larry Joe Doherty]]
 | votes      = 143,719
 | percentage = 43.1
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
 | party      = Libertarian Party (US)
 | candidate  = Matt Finkel
 | votes      = 9,871
 | percentage = 2.96
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{{Election box hold with party link no change
 | winner     = Republican Party (US)
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
 | party      = Republican Party (US)
 | candidate  = Michael McCaul (Incumbent)
 | votes      = 144,980
 | percentage = 64.67
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
 | party      = Democratic Party (US)
 | candidate  = Ted Ankrum
 | votes      = 74,086
 | percentage = 33.05
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
 | party      = Libertarian Party (US)
 | candidate  = Jeremiah "JP" Perkins
 | votes      = 5,105
 | percentage = 2.28
}}
{{Election box total no change
 | votes      = 224,171
 | percentage = 100.00
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change
 | winner     = Republican Party (US)
}}
{{End}}
{{Election box begin no change
 | title      = [[2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas]]: Texas District 10<ref>{{cite web|title= 2012 State-wide Election Results|url=http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist164_state.htm|website= Secretary of State, State of Texas|access-date= April 21, 2017}}</ref>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
 | party      = Republican Party (US)
 | candidate  = Michael McCaul (Incumbent)
 | votes      = 159,783
 | percentage = 60.52
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
 | party      = Democratic Party (US)
 | candidate  = Tawana Walter-Cadien
 | votes      = 95,710
 | percentage = 36.25
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
 | party      = Libertarian Party (US)
 | candidate  = Richard Priest
 | votes      = 8,526
 | percentage = 3.23
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change
 | winner     = Republican Party (US)
}}
{{End}}
{{Election box begin no change|title= [[2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas]]: Texas's 10th district<ref name= Generalelection/>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
 | party      = Republican Party (US)
 | candidate  = Michael McCaul (Incumbent)
 | votes      = 109,726
 | percentage = 62.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
 | party      = Democratic Party (US)
 | candidate  = Tawana Walter-Cadien
 | votes      = 60,243
 | percentage = 34.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
 | party      = Libertarian Party (US)
 | candidate  = Bill Kelsey
 | votes      = 6,491
 | percentage = 3.7
}}
{{Election box total no change
 | votes      = 176,460
 | percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change
 | winner     = Republican Party (US)
}}
{{End}}

{{Election box begin no change|title= [[2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas]]: Texas's 10th district<ref name= Generalelection/>
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
 | candidate  = Michael McCaul (Incumbent)
 | party      = Republican Party (US)
 | votes      = 179,221
 | percentage = 57.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
 | candidate  = Tawana W. Cadien
 | party      = Democratic Party (US)
 | votes      = 120,170
 | percentage = 38.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
 | candidate  = Bill Kelsey
 | party      = Libertarian Party (US)
 | votes      = 13,209
 | percentage = 4.2
}}
{{Election box total no change
 | votes      = 312,600
 | percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change
 | winner     = Republican Party (US)
}}
{{End}}
{{See also|2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas#District_10|label 1=2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas}}

Incumbent Michael McCaul faced Assistant Attorney of Austin Mike Siegel in the 2018 general election, winning by 4.3 percent of the vote. This is the closest contest McCaul has faced.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Downey|first=Renzo|date=January 21, 2019|title=Mike Siegel running again in North Austin congressional district|url=https://www.statesman.com/news/20190121/mike-siegel-running-again-in-north-austin-congressional-district|access-date=August 23, 2020|website=Austin American Statesman}}</ref> The outcome was notable in a district that political experts rated as "Heavily Republican."<ref>{{Cite web|title=Texas' 10th Congressional District election, 2020|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Texas%27_10th_Congressional_District_election,_2020#Race_ratings|access-date=August 23, 2020|website=Ballotpedia}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Adams-Heard|first=Rachel|date=August 13, 2020|title=A Bernie Democrat Will Again Try to Flip Texas' 10th District|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-08-13/bernie-sanders-backed-democrat-mike-siegel-wants-to-win-texas-10th-district|access-date=August 24, 2020|newspaper=Bloomberg.com}}</ref>

{{Election box begin no change|title= [[2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas]]: Texas's 10th district<ref name=txsos331>{{cite web|url=https://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist331_state.htm|title=Texas Election Results|work=Texas Secretary of State|access-date=December 5, 2018}}</ref>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
 | candidate  = Michael McCaul (Incumbent)
 | party      = Republican Party (US)
 | votes      = 157,166
 | percentage = 51.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
 | candidate  = Mike Siegel
 | party      = Democratic Party (US)
 | votes      = 144,034
 | percentage = 46.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
 | candidate  = Mike Ryan
 | party      = Libertarian Party (US)
 | votes      = 6,627
 | percentage = 2.1
}}
{{Election box total no change
 | votes      = 307,827
 | percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change
 | winner     = Republican Party (US)
}}
{{End}}
{{See also|2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas#District_10|label 1=2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas}}
In the November 3, 2020 general election, incumbent Michael McCaul again defeated Austin Assistant Attorney Mike Siegel.{{Election box begin no change|title=Texas's 10th congressional district, 2020
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
 | candidate  = Michael McCaul (Incumbent)
 | party      = Republican Party (US)
 | votes      = 217,216
 | percentage = 52.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
 | candidate  = Mike Siegel
 | party      = Democratic Party (US)
 | votes      = 187,686
 | percentage = 45.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
 | candidate  = Roy Eriksen
 | party      = Libertarian Party (US)
 | votes      = 8992
 | percentage = 2.2
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{{Election box total no change
 | votes      = 413,894
 | percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change
 | winner     = Republican Party (US)
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{{End}}
{{See also|2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas#District_10|label 1=2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas}}{{Election box begin no change|title=Texas's 10th congressional district, 2022}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|candidate=Michael McCaul (incumbent)|party=Republican Party (United States)|votes=159,469|percentage=63.30}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|candidate=Linda Nuno|party=Democratic Party (United States)|votes=86,404|percentage=34.30}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|candidate=Bill Kelsey|party=Libertarian Party (United States)|votes=6,064|percentage=2.41}}
{{Election box total no change|votes=251,937|percentage=100.0}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change
 | winner     = Republican Party (US)
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{See also|2024 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas#District_10|label 1=2024 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas}}{{Election box begin no change
| title = Texas's 10th congressional district, 2024<ref>{{cite web |title=Official Canvass Report 2024 NOVEMBER 5TH GENERAL ELECTION November 05, 2024 |url=https://results.texas-election.com/static/data/Reports/49664/OfficialCanvassReport.pdf?v=1738929456565 |publisher=[[Texas Secretary of State]] |access-date=February 7, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250207120710/https://results.texas-election.com/static/data/Reports/49664/OfficialCanvassReport.pdf?v=1738929456565 |archive-date=February 7, 2025 |page=2 |date=January 7, 2025 |url-status=live}}</ref>
}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Michael McCaul (incumbent)
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 221,229
| percentage = 63.60
}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Theresa Boisseau
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes = 118,280
| percentage = 34.01
}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change | candidate= Jeff Miller | party=Libertarian Party (United States) | votes= 8,309 | percentage=2.39}}{{Election box total no change
| votes = 347,818
| percentage = 100.0
}}{{Election box hold with party link no change
|winner = Republican Party (United States)
}}
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==See also==
* [[List of richest American politicians]]
* ''[[Final Report of the Task Force on Combating Terrorist and Foreign Fighter Travel]]''

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://mccaul.house.gov/ Congressman Michael McCaul] official U.S. House website
* [http://www.michaelmccaul.com/ Michael McCaul for Congress]
* {{C-SPAN|1013056}}
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