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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.”

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TOPICS: Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: mcaul; rino; texas
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To: DallasBiff

I think that is 20 republicans retiring to 9 democrats. Let’s just hope we can fill those 20 seats with republicans. The last thing we need is a democrat house.


21 posted on 09/14/2025 4:51:44 PM PDT by napscoordinator (DeSantis is a beast! Florida is the freest state in the country! )
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To: DallasBiff
“looking for a new challenge.”

"Looking for a new way to stab Trump in the back” by giving up an incumbent's US House seat.

22 posted on 09/14/2025 8:45:38 PM PDT by kiryandil (No one in AZ that voted for Trump voted for Gallego )
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To: cnsmom

Pelosi doesn’t take risks she has many fronts to cover her a**


23 posted on 09/15/2025 7:20:03 AM PDT by Vaduz
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