Lloyd Doggett
Lloyd Doggett | |
|---|---|
| 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 Texas Supreme Court | |
| 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. |
| Party | Democratic |
| Spouse |
Libby Belk (m. 1969) |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | University of Texas, Austin (BA, JD) |
| Website | House website Campaign website |
Lloyd Alton Doggett II (born October 6, 1946) is an American lawyer and politician serving in the United States House of Representatives from Texas since 1995. A member of the Democratic Party, Doggett was a member of the Texas Senate from 1973 to 1985 and a justice of the Texas Supreme Court from 1989 to 1994. Doggett represents the same district President Lyndon B. Johnson once represented from 1937 until 1949.
He is the dean of Texas's congressional delegation; he previously shared the deanship with Sheila Jackson Lee until her death in 2024. Doggett was the first sitting Democratic congressperson after the CNN presidential debate to call on Joe Biden to drop out of the 2024 presidential race. On August 21, 2025, he announced that he would not run for re-election in 2026 if Texas's then-planned new congressional map was in effect for the 2026 elections.