Mac Thornberry
U.S. Congressperson
1958 –
Who is Mac Thornberry?
William McClellan Thornberry, known as Mac Thornberry, is the U.S. Representative from the Texas Panhandle. He has served since 1995, when the House seated its first Republican majority in forty years.
The Republican Thornberry represents Texas's 13th congressional district, a GOP stronghold which stretches between the Oklahoma and New Mexico borders. It winds across the Panhandle into the South Plains, then runs east across the Red River Valley. Covering over 40,000 square miles, it is the second-largest district geographically in Texas and one of the largest in the country. It is even larger in area than thirteen states. The principal cities in the district are Amarillo and Wichita Falls.
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- Born
- Jul 15, 1958
Clarendon - Also known as
- William McClellan Thornberry
- Spouses
- Sally Thornberry
(1986 - )
- Sally Thornberry
- Children
- Religion
- Presbyterianism
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Texas Tech University
- University of Texas at Austin
- University of Texas School of Law
- Lived in
- Clarendon
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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