Beth Van Duyne

Republican Representative of Texas's 24th district

  • Representative

    Texas, district 24

    January 3, 2023 - January 3, 2025

202-225-6605

@RepBethVanDuyne

vanduyne.house.gov

Send PostcardSend Postcard

2

Congresses Served

2

House Terms

November 16, 1970 (54 years old)

Birthday

  • Served as mayor of Irving from 2011 to 2017
  • Held a position in the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development during the Trump administration
  • Born in upstate New York and moved to Irving, Texas, in 1986
  • Graduated magna cum laude from Cornell University with a Bachelor of Arts in city and regional planning, government, and law
  • Became involved in politics due to dissatisfaction with local zoning decisions
  • Successfully ran for Irving city council in 2004 and later became mayor in 2011
  • Gained national attention for pushing a resolution against Sharia law in Irving and defending the arrest of a Muslim student who brought a homemade clock to school
  • Appointed as a regional administrator for HUD by President Trump in 2017
  • Resigned from HUD to run for the U.S. House of Representatives, securing the seat with Trump’s endorsement
  • Opposes the Affordable Care Act and has campaigned on public safety and the economy
  • Voted to overturn the 2020 presidential election results
  • Voted against providing emergency aid to Ukraine in 2022
  • Sponsored legislation to reform the high-skill H-1B visa program and eliminate the Optional Practical Training program
  • Named as part of the 2024 Trump campaign’s Texas leadership team
  • Voted against the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023
  • Serves on the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, the Committee on Small Business, and the Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress
  • Member of the Republican Governance Group
  • Was married to Chris “Casey” Wallach, with whom she has two children, and divorced in 2012
  • Confirmed relationship with Congressman Rich McCormick in 2024
  • Experienced a tragic incident when a former campaign staffer died by suicide outside her home
  • Practices the Episcopalian faith