Federal Representation

Michael T. McCaul, Republican Party

Washington: 202-225-2401

Austin: 512-473-2357

• Currently serving 10th term; fourth generation Texan; B.A in Business and History (Trinity University), Juris Doctorate from St. Mary’s University School of Law; honored with St. Mary’s Distinguished Graduate award; graduated Senior Executive Fellows Program of the School of Government, Harvard University; served as Chief of Counter Terrorism and National Security in the U.S. Attorney’s office; led the Joint Terrorism Task Force; served as Texas Deputy Attorney General; served as a federal prosecutor in the DOJ’s Public Integrity Section; founder of the Congressional Childhood Cancer Caucus; co-founder and co-chair of the Cybersecurity Caucus; chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee; chairman of the House Committee on Homeland Security. married ; five children

John Cornyn, Republican

Washington: 202-224-2934

Houston: 713-570-3337

Harlingen: 956-423-0162

Lubbock: 806-472-7533

San Antonio: 210-224-7485

Austin: 512-469-6034

Tyler: 903-593-0902

Dallas: 972-239-1310

• First elected to the Senate in 2002; held the seat since then;  born in Houston; graduated from Trinity University; graduated from St. Mary’s University School of Law; graduated from the University of Virginia School of Law; Texas 37th District Judge between 1985 and 1991; associate justice of the Texas Supreme Court between 1991 and 1997; elected Attorney General of Texas in 1998; awarded the RAINN Crime Fighter Award and Children At Risk Founders Award in 2012; awarded Small Business Advocate of the Year award by the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce in 2013; elected as the Majority Whip in 2014; named Mr. South Texas in 2015 for his role in growth of South Texas region in 2015; sits on Committee on Finance; sits on Committee on the Judiciary; sits on Select Committee on Intelligence; part of the 22 senators who signed a letter to President Trump to withdraw from the Paris Agreement; does not believe climate change to be man made; opposed the Green New Deal; voted against including oil and gas smokestacks in mercury regulations; voted against factoring global warming into federal project planning; voted against banning drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge; two children

Ted Cruz, Republican

Washington: 202-224-5922

Austin: 512-916-5834

Dallas: 214-599-8749

Houston: 713-718-3057

San Antonio: 210-340-2885

Tyler: 903-593-5130

McAllen: 956-686-7339

• Born in Calgary, Alberta; attended Awty International School, Houston; Faith West Academy; Second Baptist High School; Graduated from Princeton; obtained Law degree from Harvard Law School; part of George W. Bush’s campaign as a domestic policy advisor; worked at the Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission during the Bush administration; remained Solicitor General of Texas; supporter of 2nd amendment; elected to Senate in 2013; voted to repeal Obamacare’s individual mandate; voted to increase coal and petrol exports; voted to expand drilling for coal and gas into Indian reservations and and the National Petroleum Reserve, Alaska; sits on Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation; sits on Committee on Foreign Relations; sits on Committee on Rules and Administration; Committee on the Judiciary; Joint Economic Committee; criticized by political allies and rivals to leave Texas during the February 2021 storm Uri; Son of Cuban immigrant; Two daughters