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Republican Rep. Michael McCaul won’t seek reelection after 11 terms
ABC News ^ | 9/14/25 | Nicholas Kerr

Posted on 09/14/2025 10:26:58 AM PDT by DallasBiff

Texas Republican Congressman Michael McCaul announced Sunday that he will not seek re-election in 2026.

McCaul, a former chairman of the Homeland Security and Foreign Affairs committees, joins two other House Republicans who announced their retirement from public office this year: McCaul's fellow Texan Rep. Morgan Luttrell and Rep. Don Bacon of Nebraska.

McCaul, who was first elected to Congress in 2004 and is serving his 11th term, told “This Week” co-anchor Martha Raddatz that he was “looking for a new challenge.”

(Excerpt) Read more at abcnews.go.com ...


TOPICS: Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: mcaul; rino; texas
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He(McCaul) looks like a greasy rino.

Why make his announcement to Martha Radditz on ABC, rather than to his constituents?

Texas redistricting?

Flame away and discuss.

1 posted on 09/14/2025 10:26:58 AM PDT by DallasBiff
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To: DallasBiff

“””Why make his announcement to Martha Radditz on ABC, rather than to his constituents? “””””

To show who he really represents.


2 posted on 09/14/2025 10:32:28 AM PDT by shelterguy
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To: DallasBiff

“looking for a new challenge.”

On Easy street?. $


3 posted on 09/14/2025 10:32:29 AM PDT by Vaduz
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To: DallasBiff

Thank god! A Ukraine loving corruptocrat.... total globalist grifter.


4 posted on 09/14/2025 10:40:00 AM PDT by DesertRhino (When men on the chessboard, get up and tell you where to go…)
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To: DallasBiff

Good! He’s a full blown RINO. He needs to go.


5 posted on 09/14/2025 10:46:14 AM PDT by Howie66 (America First!!)
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To: DallasBiff

>> Texas redistricting?

Rinish McCaul is (or was) our critter.

We have been gerrymandered into Michael Cloud’s district.

OH HAPPY DAY!!! 🥳👏👍🏻😃

So long McCaul. Have a nice life.


6 posted on 09/14/2025 10:48:02 AM PDT by Nervous Tick (Hope, as a righteous product of properly aligned Faith, IS in fact a strategy.)
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To: DallasBiff

Good riddance.
He lost relevance years ago.


7 posted on 09/14/2025 10:49:05 AM PDT by Mariner (War Criminal #18)
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To: shelterguy

🤣👍🏻


8 posted on 09/14/2025 10:49:08 AM PDT by Nervous Tick (Hope, as a righteous product of properly aligned Faith, IS in fact a strategy.)
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To: DallasBiff
Great news!

One fewer neocon, war pig and RINO left within the GOP.

9 posted on 09/14/2025 10:53:49 AM PDT by Kazan
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To: DallasBiff

Seeyalaterbye, Noneck.


10 posted on 09/14/2025 11:02:42 AM PDT by sevlex
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To: DallasBiff

This is good news. McCaul is a sack of Rino crap in dire need of WWIII.


11 posted on 09/14/2025 11:25:19 AM PDT by ohioman
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To: DallasBiff

Best news I’ve heard in a long time.....his district better get going and put a better choice in his place.....


12 posted on 09/14/2025 11:27:22 AM PDT by Dawgreg
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To: DallasBiff

the Paul Ryan playbook force tons of retirements through any means possible. They want their puppets in the seats.


13 posted on 09/14/2025 12:06:40 PM PDT by cnsmom
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To: DallasBiff

Good. Not a good Representative.


14 posted on 09/14/2025 12:11:24 PM PDT by MeneMeneTekelUpharsin (Freedom is the freedom to discipline yourself so others don't have to do it for you.)
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To: Vaduz

Without USAID and Nancy Pelosi it isn’t as easy to scam a fortune so why risk it.


15 posted on 09/14/2025 12:11:33 PM PDT by cnsmom
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To: Howie66

Pronto.


16 posted on 09/14/2025 12:44:33 PM PDT by No name given ( Anonymous is who you’ll know me as )
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To: DallasBiff

He probably gets nervous every time the My Little Pony Squawd, Crockette, looks at him crosseyed.


17 posted on 09/14/2025 1:16:58 PM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (Tranny "Furries" with sniper rifles. What has this country come to?)
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To: DallasBiff

22 years is a good run, I guess...


18 posted on 09/14/2025 1:37:10 PM PDT by Republican Wildcat
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To: DallasBiff

The Greasy RINO will become a lobbyist.


19 posted on 09/14/2025 1:47:21 PM PDT by tennmountainman ( (“Less propaganda would be appreciated.” JimRobr 12-2-2023 DITTO)
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To: DallasBiff
No big loss. A middle of the road 57%er.

Full record here:

https://thenewamerican.com/freedom-index/legislator/m001157/

20 posted on 09/14/2025 3:27:27 PM PDT by Dick Bachert
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