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| party = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| spouse = {{marriage|Casey Wallach|1995|2012|end=div}}
| partner = [[Rich McCormick]] (2024-present)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Olmsted |first1=Edith |title=Republican Congresswoman Confirms Relationship Amid Affair Rumors |url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/republican-representative-beth-van-duyne-confirms-relationship-with-rich-mccormick-amid-affair-rumors |website=The Daily Beast |date=May 17, 2024 |access-date=17 May 2024}}</ref>
| children = 2
| education = [[Cornell University]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])
| signature = Bethvansignature.png|
| website = {{urlURL|vanduyne.house.gov|House website}}
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'''Elizabeth Ann Van Duyne''' ({{IPAc-en|,|v|ae|n|'|d|aɪ|n}} {{Respell|van|DYNE}}; born November 16, 1970)<ref name="New Member Hill Bio">{{cite web |url=https://thehill.com/new-members-guide-2020/527842-rep-elect-beth-van-duyne-r-texas-24 |title=Rep.-elect Beth Van Duyne (R-Texas-24) |date=November 30, 2020 |access-date=December 1, 2020 |first=Lillian |last=Bautista |work=[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]]}}</ref> is an American politician serving as the [[Member of Congress|U.S. representative]] for [[Texas's 24th congressional district]].<ref>[https://www.cbsnews.com/dfw/news/democrat-candace-valenzuela-concedes-to-beth-van-duyne-in-north-texas-congressional-race/ Democrat Candace Valenzuela Concedes To Beth Van Duyne In North Texas Congressional Race], ''[[KTVT|KTVT-TV CBS Channel 11]]'', CBSDFW.COM, [[Fort Worth, Texas]], November 10, 2020. Retrieved November 10, 2020. "Now that nearly all the votes have been counted and there is no longer a path, we are conceding. I want to congratulate Beth Van Duyne on her victory".</ref> A member of the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]], she was mayor of [[Irving, Texas|Irving]] from 2011 to 2017. She was an official in the [[United States Department of Housing and Urban Development|U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development]] during the [[Presidency of Donald Trump#Administration|Trump administration]].
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Van Duyne became dissatisfied with Herbert Gears, the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] Irving [[city council]]lor representing her,<ref name="SchenectadyGazette07272011"/> over how he handled a [[Zoning in the United States|zoning]] case in her neighborhood.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dallasnews.com/news/irving/2011/06/11/irving-mayor-runoff-battle-part-of-long-war-for-gears-van-duyne|title=Irving mayor runoff battle part of long war for Gears, Van Duyne|first=Brandon|last=Formby|work=Dallas News|date=June 11, 2011|access-date=August 6, 2019}}</ref> She ran against Gears in the 2004 election, and won. Gears was elected mayor in 2005. Van Duyne stepped down from the council in 2010, and successfully ran for mayor against Gears in the 2011 election.<ref name="energy and dedication"/> She defeated Gears in a rematch in 2014.<ref name="third term"/>
 
In 2015, following an article by [[Breitbart News]] that made a false allegation that a court in the [[Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex]] followed [[shariaSharia]] law, Van Duyne pushed for a vote on a resolution in the Irving City Council that expressed support of a bill in the [[Texas Legislature]] seeking to [[ban on sharia law|ban shariaSharia law]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dallasnews.com/news/irving/2015/07/28/shariah-flap-pushes-irving-mayor-into-national-spotlight |title=Shariah flap pushes Irving mayor into national spotlight &#124; Irving |work=Dallas News |date=2015-07-28 |access-date=2019-08-06}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Izadi |first=Elahe |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/acts-of-faith/wp/2015/09/16/the-history-of-anti-islam-controversy-in-ahmed-mohameds-texas-city/ |title=The history of anti-Islam controversy in Ahmed Mohamed's Texas city |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=2015-09-16 |access-date=2019-08-06}}</ref> Also in 2015, when [[Ahmed Mohamed clock incident|Ahmed Mohamed]], a 14-year-old Muslim boy, was arrested for bringing a homemade clock, which teachers thought was a bomb, to school, Van Duyne defended the school's and the Irving Police Department's actions.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Ferner |first1=Matt |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/irving-mayor-defends-school-and-cops_n_55f9dbc0e4b08820d917310e |title=Irving Mayor Defends School And Cops, Doesn't Apologize For Arrest Of Muslim Teen Over Clock |work=HuffPost |date=September 16, 2015 |access-date=2019-08-06}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Hooks |first=Christopher |url=https://www.texasobserver.org/irving-islamophobia-beth-van-duyne/ |title=Irving, Texas: An Unlikely Home for Islamophobia |website=Texas Observer |date=2016-06-13 |access-date=2019-08-06}}</ref> She was named as a co-defendant in a defamation lawsuit initiated by Mohamed's father.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Jagannathan |first1=Meera |title=Texas mayor and Sharia law crusader Beth Van Duyne starts regional HUD job in Trump administration |url=https://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/polarizing-texas-mayor-starts-regional-hud-job-trump-admin-article-1.3150690 |work=[[New York Daily News]] |date=May 9, 2017|access-date=2019-09-03}}</ref> Van Duyne was dismissed from the suit, based partially on the Texas Citizens Participation Act, a state law that "prohibits the use of lawsuits to intimidate or silence citizens and public officials from exercising their right of free speech."<ref name="DMNFarmer01142017">Farmer, Liz. [https://www.dallasnews.com/news/2017/01/14/irving-mayor-beth-van-duyne-to-be-dismissed-from-crumbling-clock-boy-defamation-suit/ Irving Mayor Beth Van Duyne to be dismissed from crumbling ‘clock boy' defamation suit], ''[[Dallas Morning News]]'', January 14, 2017. Retrieved November 15, 2020. "Van Duyne's dismissal comes after her attorneys alleged that she's immune from the lawsuit as a government official. There was also a motion to dismiss the suit based on the Texas Citizens Participation Act, a state law that 'prohibits the use of lawsuits to intimidate or silence citizens and public officials from exercising their right of free speech,' according to the city of Irving news release."</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Claire|last= Cardona|date=January 31, 2017|url=https://www.dallasnews.com/news/courts/2017/01/31/irving-mayor-dismissed-clock-boy-defamation-suit |title=Irving mayor dismissed from 'clock boy' defamation suit |work=Dallas News|access-date=2019-09-03}}</ref> The entire suit was eventually dismissed by the judge, who ruled the plaintiffs had failed to prove officials discriminated against Mohamed.<ref>{{cite web|last=Becket |first=Stefan |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/clock-boy-ahmed-mohamed-discrimination-lawsuit-dismissed/ |title=Ahmed Mohamed, "Clock Boy," loses federal discrimination lawsuit |website=CBS News |date=2017-05-19 |access-date=2019-09-03}}</ref>
 
In February 2017, Van Duyne announced that she would not seek a third term as mayor.<ref name="third term">{{cite web|url=https://www.dallasnews.com/news/irving/2017/02/16/irving-mayor-beth-van-duyne-will-seek-third-term |title=Irving Mayor Beth Van Duyne will not seek third term &#124; Irving |work=Dallas News |date=February 16, 2017 |access-date=2019-08-06}}</ref> In May 2017, [[President of the United States|President]] [[Donald Trump]] appointed Van Duyne as a regional administrator for the [[United States Department of Housing and Urban Development]] (HUD), overseeing Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Louisiana, and Arkansas.<ref>{{cite web|author=Brandon Formby |url=https://www.texastribune.org/2017/05/08/trump-taps-irving-mayor-beth-van-duyne-regional-hud-administrator/ |title=Trump names Irving Mayor Beth Van Duyne regional HUD administrator |work=The Texas Tribune |date=2017-05-08 |access-date=2019-08-06}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Simek |first=Peter |url=https://www.dmagazine.com/frontburner/2017/08/former-irving-mayor-faces-tough-road-with-houston-catastrophe/ |title=Former Irving Mayor Faces Tough Road Leading HUD Through Houston Catastrophe |work=D Magazine |date=2017-08-29 |access-date=2019-08-06}}</ref>
 
==U.S. House of Representatives ==
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After [[Kenny Marchant]] announced in August 2019 that he would not seek reelection to the [[United States House of Representatives]], Van Duyne resigned from HUD so that she could run to succeed Marchant in representing {{ushr|TX|24}}, a suburban stretch between Dallas and Fort Worth, including parts of [[Denton County, Texas|Denton]], [[Dallas County, Texas|Dallas]], and [[Tarrant County, Texas|Tarrant]] counties.<ref>{{cite web|last=Heinz |first=Frank |url=https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/politics/Beth-Van-Duyne-Leaving-HUD-Running-for-Kenny-Marchants-District-24-Seat-521555481.html |title=Beth Van Duyne Leaving HUD, Running for Kenny Marchant's District 24 Seat |website=[[NBCDFW]] |date=2019-08-05 |access-date=2019-08-06}}</ref><ref name="BI08282020">Panetta, Grace. [https://www.businessinsider.com/texas-house-24th-district-election-beth-van-duyne-candace-valenzuela-2020 Everything you need to know about Texas' 24th Congressional District House race between Beth Van Duyne and Candace Valenzuela], ''Business Insider'', August 28, 2020. Retrieved September 16, 2020.</ref> She received Trump's endorsement in early 2020<ref>Bowman, Bridget. [https://www.rollcall.com/2020/02/26/where-do-democrats-want-to-expand-their-house-majority-look-no-further-than-texas-24th-district/ Where do Democrats want to expand their House majority? Look no further than Texas’ 24th District], ''[[Roll Call]]'', February 26, 2020. Retrieved September 15, 2020.</ref> and won the Republican primary on March 3, defeating four rivals with about 65% of the vote.<ref>Zeeble, Bill & Syeda Hasan. [https://www.keranews.org/politics/2020-03-04/in-texas-24th-house-district-van-duyne-wins-gop-race-runoff-for-democrats In Texas 24th House District, Van Duyne Wins GOP Race, Runoff For Democrats], ''[[KERA-TV]], North Texas Public Broadcasting, Inc.'', [[Dallas, Texas]], March 4, 2020. Retrieved September 15, 2020.</ref>
 
In the general election, Van Duyne faced the Democratic nominee, [[Candace Valenzuela]], a former [[Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District|Carrollton-Farmers Branch]] school board member.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/candace-valenzuela-wins-texas-runoff-stands-be-first-afro-latina-n1233829 |title=Candace Valenzuela wins Texas runoff, stands to be first Afro-Latina in Congress |date=July 15, 2020 |publisher=Nbcnews.com |access-date=July 15, 2020}}</ref> Van Duyne opposed the [[Affordable Care Act]], saying it "has done profound damage to the healthcare of Americans."<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|date=2020-10-20|title=Beth Van Duyne, Candace Valenzuela Battle For North Texas' Open 24th Congressional Seat Considered Toss-Up|website=[[CBS News]] |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/dfw/news/beth-van-duyne-candace-valenzuela-24th-congressional-seat-texas-toss-up/|access-date=2020-10-30|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Voter guide: Questionnaire for Beth Van Duyne, candidate for United States Representative|url=https://voterguide.dallasnews.com/2020-primary/candidates/1143/|access-date=2020-10-30|website=voterguide.dallasnews.com|language=en}}</ref> During the campaign, she ran advertisements in which she said she would protect laws that require [[pre-existing condition|preexisting condition]]s to be covered by insurance.<ref>Zanona, Melanie. [https://www.politico.com/newsletters/huddle/2020/08/25/coronavirus-poses-new-threat-to-endangered-texas-republicans-490179 Coronavirus poses new threat to endangered Texas Republicans], ''[[Politico]]'', August 25, 2020. Retrieved September 16, 2020.</ref> During the campaign, Valenzuela criticized Van Duyne for holding events where she did not wearwearing a face mask andor didsocially notdistancing sociallyat distancecampaign events, in contradiction to public health guidance at the time.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|date=2020-10-23|title=Mask wearing has been politicized, and now is a defining issue in a hot North Texas congressional race|url=https://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/2020/10/23/mask-wearing-has-been-politicized-and-now-is-a-defining-issue-in-a-hot-north-texas-congressional-race/|access-date=2020-10-30|website=Dallas News|language=en}}</ref> Van Duyne called Valenzuela a "coward" for not campaigning in person amidduring the pandemic.,<ref name=":1" /> Van Duyneand praised the Trump administration's handling of the pandemicpublic health crisis.<ref name=":0" /> On criminal justice reform, Van Duyne stated her opposition to ending [[bail in the United States|cash bail]].<ref name=":0" /> ''[[The Atlantic]]'' has described Van Duyne as "the new face of [[Trumpism]] in Texas."<ref>{{Cite web|last=Khazan|first=Olga|date=2021-04-17|title=The New Face of Trumpism in Texas|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2021/04/beth-van-duyne-texas-congress-trump/618558/|access-date=2021-10-15|website=The Atlantic|language=en}}</ref>
 
On November 3, Van Duyne defeated Valenzuela, 48.8% to 47.5%, even as Democratic presidential nominee [[Joe Biden]] carried the district by 5 points.<ref name="TXSecSt11092020"/> According to the ''[[Dallas Morning News]]'', Van Duyne focused on public safety and the economy during the campaign.<ref name="DMN11102020">Garcia, Nic. [https://www.dallasnews.com/news/elections/2020/11/10/candace-valenzuela-concedes-to-beth-van-duyne-in-heated-north-texas-congressional-race/ Candace Valenzuela concedes to Beth Van Duyne in heated North Texas congressional race], ''[[Dallas Morning News]]'', November 10, 2020.</ref> During the campaign, approximately $7.6 million was spent on advertisements against Van Duyne and $7.9 million on advertisements against Valenzuela.<ref name="DMN11102020"/>
 
==== 2022 ====
On November 8, Van Duyne defeated Democrat [[Jan McDowell]], 59.75% to 40.25%.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-11-08 |title=Texas 24th Congressional District Election Results |url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2022/11/08/us/elections/results-texas-us-house-district-24.html |access-date=2024-01-08 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> McDowell was previously the Democratic nominee for Texas's 24th congressional district in [[2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas|2016]] and [[2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas|2018]], losing both times to Kenny Marchant.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jan McDowell |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Jan_McDowell |access-date=2024-01-08 |website=Ballotpedia |language=en}}</ref>
 
Van Duyne's district was competitive in the 2020 elections, but redistricting maps released by Republicans in 2021 shift the lean of her district to the right by nearly 20 points, making it non-competitive. The proposed maps would draw her 2020 challenger's home out of the district.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Berman |first=Ari |title=Texas Republicans are pulling out all the stops to dilute the voting power of people of color |url=https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2021/10/texas-republicans-are-pulling-out-all-the-stops-to-dilute-the-voting-power-of-people-of-color/ |access-date=2021-10-15 |website=Mother Jones |language=en-US}}</ref> The proposed maps would draw her 2020 challenger's home out of the district.<ref name=":2" />▼
 
=== Tenure ===
Van Duyne is one of 147 Republican lawmakers who [[Attempts to overturn the 2020 United States presidential election#January 6 joint session|voted to overturn results]] in the [[2020 United States presidential election|2020 presidential election]]<ref>{{Cite news|last1=Yourish|first1=Karen|last2=Buchanan|first2=Larry|last3=Lu|first3=Denise|date=2021-01-07|title=The 147 Republicans Who Voted to Overturn Election Results|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/01/07/us/elections/electoral-college-biden-objectors.html|access-date=2021-07-01|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> by objecting to Pennsylvania's electors on January 7, 2021.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Thompson |first1=Elizabeth |title=Irving Rep. Beth Van Duyne was sole Texas representative to split vote on Electoral College count |url=https://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/2021/01/07/irving-rep-beth-van-duyne-was-sole-texas-representative-to-split-vote-on-electoral-college-count/ |access-date=13 September 2021 |work=Dallas News |date=7 January 2021 |language=en}}</ref>
 
▲Van Duyne's district was competitive in the 2020 elections, but redistricting maps released by Republicans in 2021 shift the lean of her district to the right by nearly 20 points, making it non-competitive.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|last=Berman|first=Ari|title=Texas Republicans are pulling out all the stops to dilute the voting power of people of color|url=https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2021/10/texas-republicans-are-pulling-out-all-the-stops-to-dilute-the-voting-power-of-people-of-color/|access-date=2021-10-15|website=Mother Jones|language=en-US}}</ref> The proposed maps would draw her 2020 challenger's home out of the district.<ref name=":2" />
 
===Political positions===
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** [[United States House Transportation Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management|Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management]]
* [[House Small Business Committee|Committee on Small Business]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Van Duyne Selected to Serve on House Small Business Committee {{!}} Representative Beth Van Duyne|url=https://vanduyne.house.gov/media/press-releases/van-duyne-selected-serve-house-small-business-committee|access-date=2021-02-02|website=vanduyne.house.gov|date=January 29, 2021 }}</ref>
** [[United States House Small Business Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations and Regulations|Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations and Regulations]] (Ranking MemberChair)
** [[United States House Small Business Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Tax and Capital Access|Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Tax and Capital Access]]
* [[United States House Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress|Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress]]
 
===Caucus memberships===
* [[Republican Governance Group]] <ref>{{cite web |url=https://republicangovernance.com/|work=Republican Governance Group|title=Homepage of Republican Governance Group|date=December 14, 2019}}</ref>
 
== Personal life ==
Van Duyne met her former husband, Chris "Casey" Wallach, while they were attending [[Cornell University]].<ref name="energy and dedication" /> They have two children,<ref name="dispute">{{cite web|url=https://www.dallasnews.com/news/news/2015/03/24/dispute-over-islam-lands-irving-mayor-beth-van-duyne-on-national-stage|title=Dispute over Islam lands Irving Mayor Beth Van Duyne on national stage &#124; News|date=2015-03-24|work=The Dallas Morning News|access-date=2019-08-06}}</ref> and divorced in 2012 after being married for 17 years.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dallasnews.com/news/2012/09/28/in-bid-for-privacy-irving-mayor-files-for-divorce-using-her-initials/|title=In bid for privacy, Irving mayor files for divorce using her initials|first=Brandon|last=Formby|work=The Dallas Morning News|date=September 28, 2012|access-date=September 14, 2020}}</ref> Van Duyne confirmed she was in a relationship with [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]] congressman [[Rich McCormick]] in 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Olmsted |first=Edith |date=2024-05-17 |title=Republican Congresswoman Confirms Relationship Amid Affair Rumors |url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/republican-representative-beth-van-duyne-confirms-relationship-with-rich-mccormick-amid-affair-rumors |access-date=2024-05-17 |website=The Daily Beast |language=en}}</ref>
 
In February 2021, a man committeddied by [[suicide]] byusing a firearm outside of Van Duyne's home in Irving.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Thompson |first1=Elizabeth |title=Man who killed himself outside of Rep. Van Duyne's Irving house was a former staffer |url=https://www.dallasnews.com/2021/02/11/us-rep-van-duyne-shocked-after-man-killed-himself-outside-of-her-irving-house/ |access-date=14 February 2021 |work=Dallas News |date=11 February 2021 |language=en}}</ref> The man was identified as Richard Christian Dillard, a former communications staffer for Van Duyne's 2020 House campaign.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Man dies by suicide outside U.S. representative's Texas home|url=https://news.yahoo.com/man-dies-suicide-outside-u-145856928.html|access-date=2021-02-24|website=news.yahoo.com|date=February 11, 2021 |language=en-US}}</ref>
 
Van Duyne is an [[AnglicanismEpiscopal Church (United States)|Episcopalian]].<ref name=pewforum>{{cite web|url=https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2022/12/PF_2023.01.03_congress_LIST.pdf|title=Religious affiliation of members of 118th Congress|publisher=Pew Research Center|date=January 3, 2023}}</ref>
 
==Electoral history==
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==References==
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# {{reflist}}46. 2023 [https://myntxjob.com/2023-north-texas-job-fair-hosted-by-congresswoman-van-duyne/ North Texas Job Fair] — Hosted by Congresswoman Van Duyne, July 04, 2003.▼
 
==External links==
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* [https://vanduyne.house.gov Representative Beth Van Duyne] official U.S. House website
* [https://www.bethfortexas.com/ Campaign website]
▲# {{reflist}}46. *2023 [https://myntxjob.com/2023-north-texas-job-fair-hosted-by-congresswoman-van-duyne/ North Texas Job Fair] — Hosted by Congresswoman Van Duyne, July 044, 2003.
*{{CongLinks|votesmart=79150|fec=H0TX24209|congbio=V000134|congress=beth-van-duyne/V000134}}
* {{Ballotpedia|Beth_Van_Duyne}}
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