Beth Van Duyne (Republican Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing Texas' 24th Congressional District. She assumed office on January 3, 2021. Her current term ends on January 3, 2025.
Van Duyne (Republican Party) is running for re-election to the U.S. House to represent Texas' 24th Congressional District. She declared candidacy for the Republican primary scheduled on March 5, 2024.
Van Duyne was the mayor of Irving, Texas, from 2011 to 2017 and a member of the Irving City Council from 2004 to 2010. Although municipal elections in Irving are officially nonpartisan, The Texas Tribune identified Van Duyne as a member of the Republican Party.
Van Duyne announced on February 16, 2017, that she would not run for re-election to a third term as mayor. On March 30, 2017, she announced that she would be joining the Trump administration. She was officially named a regional administrator for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development on May 8, 2017.
Beth Van Duyne lives in Irving, Texas. Van Duyne earned a B.A. in city/regional planning and government and law from Cornell University. Her career experience includes working as a consultant and as the regional administrator of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Southwest Region.
