Mac Thornberry
Mac Thornberry | |
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Official portrait, 2020 | |
| Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee | |
| In office January 3, 2019 – January 3, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Adam Smith |
| Succeeded by | Mike Rogers |
| Chair of the House Armed Services Committee | |
| In office January 3, 2015 – January 3, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Buck McKeon |
| Succeeded by | Adam Smith |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Texas's 13th district | |
| In office January 3, 1995 – January 3, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Bill Sarpalius |
| Succeeded by | Ronny Jackson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | William McClellan Thornberry July 15, 1958 Clarendon, Texas, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Sally Thornberry |
| Education | Texas Tech University (BA) University of Texas at Austin (JD) |
William McClellan "Mac" Thornberry (born July 15, 1958) is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for Texas's 13th congressional district from 1995 to 2021. A member of the Republican Party, Thornberry represented the most Republican district in the United States by partisan voting index. The district covers the Texas Panhandle and stretched between the Oklahoma and New Mexico borders.
In September 2019, Thornberry announced that he would not run for reelection in 2020, and former Physician to the President Ronny Jackson was elected to succeed him.