Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-Texas)

Biography

District: 13th District
Political Highlights: no previous office, ; U.S. House of Representatives, 1995-present
Born: July 15, 1958; Clarendon, Texas
Residence: Clarendon
Religion: Presbyterian
Family: Wife, Sally Thornberry; two children
Education: Texas Tech U., B.A. 1980; U. of Texas, J.D. 1983
Military Service: None
Start of Service: Elected: 1994 (11th term)
Committee Assignments: Armed Services

Election History

Year	Election	Candidate	Votes	%
2014	general	Mac Thornberry (R)	110,842	84.3
		Mike Minter (D)	16,822	12.8
		Emily Pivoda (LIBERT)	2,863	2.2
		Don Cook (GREEN)	924	0.7

2012	general	Mac Thornberry (R)	187,775	91.0
		John Deek (LIBERT)	12,701	6.2
		Keith Houston (GREEN)	5,912	2.9

2010	general	Mac Thornberry (R)	113,201	87.1
		Keith Dyer (I)	11,192	8.6
		John Burwell (LIBERT)	5,650	4.3

2008	general	Mac Thornberry (R)	180,078	77.6
		Roger Waun (D)	51,841	22.4

2006	general	Mac Thornberry (R)	108,107	74.4
		Roger Waun (D)	33,460	23.0
		Jim Thompson (LIBERT)	3,829	2.6

2004	general	Mac Thornberry (R)	189,448	92.3
		M.J. Smith (LIBERT)	15,793	7.7

2002	general	Mac Thornberry (R)	119,401	79.3
		Zane Reese (D)	31,218	20.7

2000	general	Mac Thornberry (R)	117,995	67.6
		Curtis Clinesmith (D)	54,343	31.2
		Brad Clardy (LIBERT)	2,137	1.2

1998	general	Mac Thornberry (R)	81,141	67.9
		Mark Harmon (D)	37,027	31.0
		Georganne Payne (LIBERT)	1,298	1.1

1996	general	Mac Thornberry (R)	116,098	66.9
		Samuel Silverman (D)	56,066	32.3
		Don Harkey (NL)	1,463	0.8

1994	general	Mac Thornberry (R)	79,466	55.4
		Bill Sarpalius (D)	63,923	44.6

Roll Call Vitals

81st

on the House Seniority List

Fellow Texas Rep. Ralph M. Hall (R) is 10th.

3rd

Texas is 3rd on Roll Call's Clout Index, which measures influence in Congress by state.

3,530

Twitter Followers (@MacTXPress)

Rep. Mac Thornberry has no appearances on Sunday talk shows.

Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) has the most appearances so far this year.

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Roll Call and CQ Weekly use ratings assigned by the Rothenberg Political Report, which are defined as follows: SAFE: As of today, the party indicated is all but certain to win the seat. FAVORED: One candidate has a substantial advantage, but an upset is still possible. LEAN: The party indicated has the edge, but the outcome is less certain than for races rated as favored. TILT: The outcome is effectively regarded as a tossup for each of these highly competitive seats, although the party indicated has a slight edge. TOSSUP: Neither party has an edge in these contests.