Michael T. McCaul
RepublicanU.S. Representative, TX-10| Age | 64 (b. 1962-01-14) |
| Gender | Male |
| In office since | 2005-01-04 (~21 yrs) |
| Race / ethnicity | White (English, Irish, and German ancestry) |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Education | B.A. in History, Trinity University (1984); J.D., St. Mary's University School of Law (1987); graduate of the Senior Executive Fellows Program, Harvard Kennedy School of Government |
| Prior occupation | Attorney and federal prosecutor; served in the U.S. Department of Justice Public Integrity Section, as Chief of Counterterrorism and National Security in the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of Texas, and as Deputy Attorney General in the Texas Attorney General's Office under John Cornyn (1999-2002) |
| Military service | No |
| Birthplace | Dallas, Texas |
| Marital status | Married — Linda Mays McCaul |
| Children | 5 |
| Residence | Austin (West Lake Hills), Texas |
| Notable relatives | Father-in-law Lowry Mays, founder of Clear Channel Communications (now iHeartMedia); brother-in-law Mark Mays, former Clear Channel CEO. Wife Linda Mays McCaul is daughter of Lowry Mays. |
Pending research: languages · openly lgbtq.
Career & politics
| First elected | 2004 |
| Previous offices | Deputy Attorney General, Texas Attorney General's Office (1999-2002) · Chief of Counterterrorism and National Security, U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of Texas · Federal prosecutor, U.S. Department of Justice Public Integrity Section |
| Committees | Committee on Foreign Affairs (Chairman Emeritus; member, Subcommittee on East Asia and the Pacific) · Committee on Homeland Security (Chairman Emeritus; Vice Chair, 119th Congress) |
| Caucuses | Congressional High Tech Caucus (co-founder/co-chair) · Childhood Cancer Caucus (co-founder/co-chair) · Congressional Semiconductor Caucus (co-chair) · Congressional Internet Caucus (co-chair) · Congressional Cybersecurity Caucus · Congressional Artificial Intelligence Caucus · Republican Study Committee |
| Leadership | Chairman, House Committee on Homeland Security (2013-2019) · Ranking Member, House Committee on Foreign Affairs (2019-2023) · Chairman, House Committee on Foreign Affairs (2023-2025) · Vice Chair, House Committee on Homeland Security (119th Congress) |
| Ideology | Foreign-policy hawk and internationalist within the GOP; long described as a mainstream/establishment conservative Republican |
| Signature legislation | Childhood Cancer STAR Act (signed into law 2018; reauthorized) · Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2009 · REPO for Ukrainians Act (Rebuilding Economic Prosperity and Opportunity for Ukrainians Act) |
Financial
Net worth: disclosed $157,830,685–$223,151,052 (2023) · estimate
| TransCanada Corporation stock (reported family holding 2010, $115,000-$300,000) | stock · $115,000–$300,000 · 2010 |
| Meta Platforms (Facebook) stock (purchased April 2024 by third-party manager of wife's assets, reported ~$350,000) | stock · –$350,000 · 2024 |
Scandals & crimes ledger
dismissed — Public intoxication charge at Dulles Airport (2024)
On November 4, 2024, Rep. McCaul was briefly detained by Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority police at Washington Dulles International Airport after appearing intoxicated; he missed his flight and was released to a family member. On November 21, 2024, a misdemeanor charge of public intoxication (being drunk in public) was filed against him in Loudoun County General District Court. McCaul stated he had mixed the sleep medication Ambien with alcohol due to flight anxiety and took full responsibility for the mistake. The prosecutor determined to dismiss the matter, and the charge was voluntarily dismissed on December 13, 2024.
closed-no-action — House Ethics Committee review of 2024 public intoxication charge (no action)
Following the November 2024 public intoxication charge filed in Loudoun County, the House Committee on Ethics convened on December 10, 2024 to consider the matter. After the underlying charge was voluntarily dismissed on December 13, 2024, the Committee voted against impaneling an investigative subcommittee, determined that review was not required, took no further action, and considered the matter closed upon publication of Report 118-942 on December 24, 2024. No misconduct finding, censure, or reprimand was issued.