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Lloyd Doggett | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Texas | |
| Assumed office January 3, 1995 | |
| Preceded by | J. J. Pickle |
| Constituency | 10th district (1995–2005) 25th district (2005–2013) 35th district (2013–2023) 37th district (2023–present) |
| Justice of the Supreme Court of Texas | |
| In office January 1, 1989 – December 31, 1994 | |
| Preceded by | Ted Robertson |
| Succeeded by | Priscilla Owen |
| Member of the Texas Senate from the 14th district | |
| In office August 18, 1973 – January 8, 1985 | |
| Preceded by | Charles Herring |
| Succeeded by | Gonzalo Barrientos |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Lloyd Alton Doggett II October 6, 1946 Austin, Texas, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse |
Libby Belk (m. 1969) |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | University of Texas at Austin (BA, JD) |
| Website | House website |
Lloyd Alton Doggett II (born October 6, 1946) is an American lawyer and politician who is a U.S. representative from Texas. A member of the Democratic Party, he has represented a district based in Austin since 1995, currently numbered as Texas's 37th congressional district.
Doggett was previously a member of the Texas Senate and a justice of the Texas Supreme Court.
Doggett is the dean of Texas's congressional delegation; he previously shared the deanship with Sheila Jackson Lee until her death.
Doggett was the first sitting Democratic congressperson to call on Joe Biden to drop out of the 2024 presidential race.[1]
- ^ Miller, Maya C.; Edmondson, Catie (July 2, 2024). "Lloyd Doggett, a Texas Progressive, Cracks the Democratic Dam for Biden". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved July 23, 2024.