IRVING (WBAP/KLIF News) — Former Irving Mayor Beth Van Duyne is running for U.S Congress.
She made the announcement shortly after tweeting that she is no longer with the U.S Department of Housing and Urban Development. Van Duyne was appointed regional director for the Fort Worth office by President Trump in 2017.
“What started out as an effort to get a park built for our kids back in 2001, led me to run for City Council, then Mayor of Irving and incredibly, serving in President Trump’s administration,” Van Duyne said in a Facebook post. “Y’all have supported and prayed for me through it all and now more than ever I’m going to need each and every one of you.”
Van Duyne is running for Texas District 24, which will be vacated by longtime Republican Representative Kenny Marchant, who announced Monday he’s not planning to run for a ninth term.
