(CNN) — Republican Rep. Michael McCaul of Texas announced Sunday that he will not seek re-election, bringing an end to his more than 20 years in Congress.

“It’s been an honor to serve for over two decades in the Congress,” McCaul said on ABC “This Week.” “I’m looking now for a new challenge.”

The GOP congressman was first elected to the US House in 2004 and served as a ranking member and then chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee from 2019 to January 2025. He said he will serve the remainder of his term before seeking new opportunities in the national security and foreign policy space.

“I want to continue to serve the people of this country in national security and foreign policy and do what I’ve done the last two decades: make America stronger and the world safer,” McCaul, 63, said.

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