Ted Poe

Ted Poe
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Texas's 2nd district
In office
January 3, 2005 – January 3, 2019
Preceded byNick Lampson (Redistricting)
Succeeded byDan Crenshaw
Personal details
Born
Lloyd Theodore Poe

(1948-09-10) September 10, 1948 (age 76)
Temple, Texas, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseCarol Poe
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/service United States Air Force
Years of service1970–1976
RankSergeant
UnitAir Force Reserve Command emblem Reserve

Lloyd Theodore Poe (born September 10, 1948) is an American politician who represented Texas's 2nd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 2005 to 2019. Poe was the first Republican to represent the 2nd district.

In November 2017, Poe announced that he would retire from Congress, and not seek re-election in 2018.[1][2]

  1. ^ Poe, Ted [@JudgeTedPoe] (November 7, 2017). "Dear Neighbors" (Tweet). Retrieved November 7, 2017 – via Twitter.
  2. ^ Marcos, Christina (November 7, 2017). "Texas GOP lawmaker won't seek reelection". The Hill. Washington, D.C. Retrieved November 7, 2017.