Mac Thornberry

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Mac Thornberry
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 (1958-07-15) July 15, 1958 (age 66) Clarendon, Texas, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Sally Thornberry
Education	Texas Tech University (BA) University of Texas at Austin (JD)
Mac Thornberry's voice Mac Thornberry explains his opposition to a proposed Yemen war powers resolution Recorded February 13, 2019

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.^[1][2] 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.^[3][4]