Lloyd Doggett

Lloyd Doggett
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Texas
Assumed office
January 3, 1995
Preceded byJ. J. Pickle
Constituency10th district (1995–2005)
25th district (2005–2013)
35th district (2013–2023)
37th district (2023–present)
Justice of the Texas Supreme Court
In office
January 1, 1989 – December 31, 1994
Preceded byTed Robertson
Succeeded byPriscilla Owen
Member of the Texas Senate
from the 14th district
In office
August 18, 1973 – January 8, 1985
Preceded byCharles Herring
Succeeded byGonzalo Barrientos
Personal details
Born
Lloyd Alton Doggett II

(1946-10-06) October 6, 1946 (age 77)
Austin, Texas, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse
Libby Belk
(m. 1969)
Children2
EducationUniversity of Texas at Austin (BA, JD)
WebsiteHouse 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]

  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.

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