Elizabeth Ann Van Duyne (/ˌvænˈdaɪn/ van-DYNE; born November 16, 1970)[3] is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for Texas's 24th congressional district.

She also graduated from Cornell University, magna cum laude, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts in city and regional planning, government, and law.

[6][7] Van Duyne became dissatisfied with Herbert Gears, the Democratic Irving city councillor representing her,[5] over how he handled a zoning case in her neighborhood.

[9] In May 2017, 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.

[18][19] 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 Texas's 24th congressional district, a suburban stretch between Dallas and Fort Worth, including parts of Denton, Dallas, and Tarrant counties.

[23] In the general election, Van Duyne faced the Democratic nominee, Candace Valenzuela, a former Carrollton-Farmers Branch school board member.

[27] Valenzuela criticized Van Duyne for not wearing a face mask or socially distancing at campaign events, in contradiction to public health guidance at the time.

[28] Van Duyne called Valenzuela a "coward" for not campaigning in person during the pandemic,[28] and praised the Trump administration's handling of the public health crisis.

"[29] 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.

[34] Van Duyne is one of 147 Republican lawmakers who voted to overturn results in the 2020 presidential election[35] by objecting to Pennsylvania's electors on January 7, 2021.