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{{Short description|American politician and attorney (born 1946)}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
|name          = Lloyd Doggett
|image         = Lloyd Doggett 118h ID.jpeg
|caption       = Official portrait, 2022
|state         = [[Texas]]
|term_start    = January 3, 1995
|term_end      = 
|predecessor   = [[J. J. Pickle]]
|successor     = 
|constituency  = {{ushr|TX|10|C}} (1995–2005)<br>{{ushr|TX|25|C}} (2005–2013)<br>{{ushr|TX|35|C}} (2013–2023)<br>{{ushr|TX|37|C}} (2023–present)
|office1       = Justice of the [[Supreme Court of Texas|Texas Supreme Court]]
|term_start1   = January 1, 1989
|term_end1     = December 31, 1994
|predecessor1  = [[Ted Robertson (justice)|Ted Robertson]]
|successor1    = [[Priscilla Owen]]
|state_senate2 = Texas
|district2     = [[Texas Senate, District 14|14th]]
|term_start2   = August 18, 1973
|term_end2     = January 8, 1985
|predecessor2  = Charles Herring
|successor2    = [[Gonzalo Barrientos]]
|birth_name    = Lloyd Alton Doggett II
|birth_date    = {{birth date and age|1946|10|6}}
|birth_place   = [[Austin, Texas]], U.S.
|death_date    = 
|death_place   = 
|party         = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|spouse        = {{marriage|Libby Belk|1969}}
|children      = 2
|education     = [[University of Texas, Austin]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]], [[Juris Doctor|JD]])
|website       = {{url|doggett.house.gov|House website}}<br>{{url|votedoggett.com|Campaign website}}
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'''Lloyd Alton Doggett II''' (born October 6, 1946) is an American lawyer and politician serving as a [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. representative]] from [[Texas]] since 1995. A member of the [[Democratic Party (United States)|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 of the United States|President]] [[Lyndon B. Johnson]] once represented from 1937 until 1949. He is also the dean of [[United States congressional delegations from Texas|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]] [[2024 United States presidential debates|presidential debate]] to call on [[Joe Biden]] to [[Withdrawal of Joe Biden from the 2024 United States presidential election|drop out of the]] [[2024 United States presidential election|2024 presidential race]].<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Miller |first1=Maya C. |last2=Edmondson |first2=Catie |date=2024-07-02 |title=Lloyd Doggett, a Texas Progressive, Cracks the Democratic Dam for Biden |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/02/us/who-is-lloyd-doggett-biden.html |access-date=2024-07-23 |work=[[The New York Times]] |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> On August 21, 2025, he announced that he would not run for re-election in 2026 if Texas's then-planned [[2025 Texas redistricting|new congressional map]] was in effect for the [[2026 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas|2026 elections]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Birenbaum |first=Gabby |date=August 21, 2025 |title=Doggett won’t seek reelection to Congress if new district is upheld by courts, paving way for Casar |url=https://www.texastribune.org/2025/08/21/lloyd-doggett-congress-retire-redistricting-greg-casar-austin/ |access-date=August 22, 2025 |work=The Texas Tribune}}</ref>

==Early life and education==
Doggett was born in Austin, the son of Alyce Paulin (Freydenfeldt) and Lloyd Alton Doggett. His maternal grandparents were Swedish.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~battle/genealogy/reps/doggett.htm|title=lloyd doggett|website=freepages.rootsweb.com}}</ref> Doggett graduated [[Omicron Delta Kappa]] and received both a [[bachelor's degree]] in business administration and a [[Juris Doctor]] degree from the [[University of Texas at Austin]], where he served as student body president his senior year. While attending the [[University of Texas at Austin]], he also joined [[Lambda Chi Alpha]] fraternity.

==Early career==
Doggett served as a member of the [[Texas Senate]] from 1973 to 1985. He gained attention in 1979 as a member of the "[[Killer Bees (Texas Senate)|Killer Bees]]", a group of 12 Democratic state senators who opposed a plan to move the state's presidential primary to March 11. The intent was to give former [[Texas Governor]] [[John Connally]] a leg up on the 1980 Republican nomination. The Killer Bees wanted a [[closed primary]]. When this proposal was rejected, they walked out of the chamber and left the Senate two members short of a [[quorum]]. The bill was withdrawn five days later.<ref>{{cite news |title=12 Texas State Senators, Claiming Political Victory, Come Out of Hiding |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1979/05/23/archives/12-texas-state-senators-claiming-political-victory-come-out-of.html |access-date=9 November 2021 |work=New York Times |date=23 May 1979}}</ref>

He was the Democratic nominee for the [[1984 United States Senate election in Texas]], losing to the Republican candidate, then-U.S. Representative [[Phil Gramm]], by a wide margin. Doggett authored the bill creating the Texas Commission on Human Rights, as well as a law outlawing [[Teflon-coated bullet|cop killer bullets]] and a [[sunset law]] requiring periodic review of government agencies.

In 1989, Doggett became both an [[Associate Justice]] of the [[Texas Supreme Court]] and an [[adjunct professor]] at the [[University of Texas School of Law]].

==U.S. House of Representatives==
[[File:Al Gore, Lloyd Doggett and Nancy Pelosi at Netroots Nation 2008 (2728793940).jpg|thumb|Doggett with [[Nancy Pelosi]] and [[Al Gore]] at Netroots Nation 2008]]
[[File:Lloyd Doggett, Official Portrait, 112th Congress.jpg|thumb|right|Doggett in 2004]]

=== Elections ===
;Before 2012
Doggett was elected to the House of Representatives in [[U.S. House election, 1994|1994]] in what was then the [[Texas's 10th congressional district|10th district]] after 32-year incumbent [[Jake Pickle]] retired. He was one of the few Democrats to win an open seat in that year's massive Republican landslide. Running for reelection in [[U.S. House election, 1996|1996]], Doggett defeated [[United States Republican Party|Republican]] nominee Teresa Doggett, to whom he is no relation. It marked the second election in a row in which he defeated a black female Republican. In the years following his first reelection, Doggett consistently won around 85% of the vote, facing only [[United States Libertarian Party|Libertarian]] opponents. The 10th, which had once been represented by [[Lyndon Johnson]], had long been a liberal Democratic bastion in increasingly Republican Texas.

[[2003 Texas redistricting|Redistricting by the Texas Legislature]] in 2003 split Austin, which had been entirely or almost entirely in the 10th district for more than a century, into three districts. Through Republican [[gerrymandering]], Doggett's home wound up in a new, heavily Republican 10th district stretching from north central Austin to the [[Houston]] suburbs. Most of his former territory wound up on the 25th district, which consisted of a long tendril stretching from Austin to [[McAllen, Texas|McAllen]] on the [[Mexico|Mexican]] border. It was called "the [[fajita]] strip" or "the [[bacon]] strip" because of its shape. Doggett moved to the newly configured 25th and entered the Democratic primary—the real contest in the heavily Democratic, majority-Hispanic district. He won the primary and the general election.{{Citation needed|date=November 2012}}

On June 28, 2006, the [[United States Supreme Court]] ruled that the nearby 23rd district's lines violated the rights of Latino voters. As part of the 2003 redistricting, heavily Democratic and majority-Latino [[Laredo, Texas|Laredo]] had largely been cut out of the 23rd and replaced by several heavily Republican areas near San Antonio. The decision turned on the fact that the 23rd was a protected majority-Latino district—in other words, if the 23rd was ever redrawn to put Latinos in a minority, an acceptable majority-Latino district had to be created in its place. While the new 23rd was 55% Latino, only 46% of its voting population was Latino. The Court therefore found that the 23rd was not an acceptable Latino-majority district. It also found that the 25th was not compact enough to be an acceptable replacement because the two Latino communities in the district were more than 300 miles apart, creating the impression that it had been deliberately drawn to pick up as many Latinos as possible without regard to compactness.<ref name="Decision in LULAC v. Perry">{{cite web|title=Decision in LULAC v. Perry|url=https://www.law.cornell.edu/supct/html/05-204.ZO.html|access-date=March 10, 2010|work=Cornell University Law School}}, which forced the redrawing of the 25th</ref>

Due to the 23rd's size, the ruling forced the redrawing of five districts between [[El Paso]] and San Antonio, including the 25th. For the 2006 election, Doggett regained most of his old base in Austin (though not the area around the [[University of Texas at Austin]], which stayed in the 21st), and also picked up several suburbs southeast of the city. After skating to reelection in 2006 and 2008, he was held to only 52 percent of the vote in 2010—his closest race since 1996.

;2012
{{See also|2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas#District 35}}
[[File:Lloyd Doggett 113th Congress.jpg|thumb|right|Doggett in 2013]]
It was reported that the new Congressional maps in Texas turned Doggett's district from a strongly Democratic district into a strongly Republican one.<ref>{{cite news|author=Aaron Blake|date=June 2, 2011|title=The GOP's big Texas gerrymander|newspaper=The Washington Post|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/post/the-gops-strong-texas-gerrymander/2011/06/02/AGP56VHH_blog.html|access-date=June 2, 2011}}</ref> The new map split Doggett's old territory among five districts. His home was placed in a new, heavily Republican 25th district stretching from east Austin all the way to the fringes of Fort Worth. Much of his old base was placed in the newly created 35th district, a majority-Hispanic district stretching from San Antonio to eastern Austin.<ref>[ftp://ftpgis1.tlc.state.tx.us/PlanC235/Maps/Individual%20Districts/map_C235_25-36.pdf Map of Texas Congressional districts 25-36]{{dead link|date=May 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> Doggett's home was approximately five blocks east of the 35th. It appeared that the Republican-controlled state legislature had [[gerrymandering|gerrymandered]] the district by packing as many Democrats in the San Antonio-Austin corridor into it as possible.<ref name="AC">{{cite news|author=Michael King|title=CD 35: Doggett, Romo, Alvarado|newspaper=Austin Chronicle|url=http://www.austinchronicle.com/news/2012-05-11/cd-35-doggett-romo-alvarado}}</ref>

Doggett accused the Republicans of wanting to make it difficult, if not impossible, for an Anglo Democrat to be elected to Congress from Texas, saying, "The Republican Party is determined to make the Democratic Party a party of minorities—that is what this is about, as well." He added that the Republicans were deliberately trying to reduce Austin's clout in Congress by "deny[ing] the capital city an opportunity to have a district that reflects the capital city." He was faced with the choice between running in the reconfigured 25th or moving, joking that he would live in a Winnebago to be able to run in the newly created 35th.<ref>{{cite news|author=Sean Miller|title=Doggett: Texas GOP's redistricting plan aims to eliminate white Dems|newspaper=The Hill|url=https://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/redistricting/93658-doggett-texas-gops-redistricting-plan-aims-to-eliminate-white-dems/}}</ref>

Doggett was set to face State Representative [[Joaquin Castro]] in the 35th district primary election. The race was described as the biggest threat to Doggett's survival yet, with Castro seen as a "rising star" in the Democratic party. Doggett accused Castro of working alongside Republicans throughout the redistricting process. The Republican House Redistricting Committee later said that any discussions with Castro took place after the area for the district was decided.<ref>{{cite news|author=Cindy Casares|title=Doggett vs. Castro: Getting Ugly Already|newspaper=Texas Observer|url=http://www.texasobserver.org/big-beat/doggett-vs-castro-getting-ugly-already}}</ref> Castro opted to run in the neighboring 20th district after its incumbent, [[Charlie Gonzalez]], announced his retirement.

Doggett eventually decided to run in the 35th district, facing [[Bexar County]] assessor [[Sylvia Romo]]. Before the primary, he said that he would move into the district if he won. Political commentators suggested that Romo had the district numbers in her favor, but was attempting the difficult leap from local office to Congress, while Doggett had a huge amount of funding. Doggett stressed his long tenure as a progressive Democrat, saying he wanted to "stoutly defend Social Security, Medicare, and national health care", and also touted his strong support for higher education programs and public education. By contrast, Romo's campaign stressed her tax knowledge and CPA license, focusing on her potential to help with Congressional tax reform and economic growth.<ref name="AC" />

Doggett won the primary with 73.2% of the vote.<ref>{{cite news|author=Brad Rollins|title=Election 2012: The Morning After cheat sheet|newspaper=San Marcos Mercury|url=http://smmercury.com/2012/05/30/election-2012-the-morning-after-cheat-sheet|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130208184757/http://smmercury.com/2012/05/30/election-2012-the-morning-after-cheat-sheet|url-status=usurped|archive-date=February 8, 2013}}</ref> He performed strongly in San Antonio, an area he had never before represented. The district is so heavily Democratic that he was heavily favored to win the general election in November.<ref name="Doggett beats rivals favored to win in November">{{cite news|last=Martin|first=Gary|title=Doggett beats rivals favored to win in November|newspaper=[[Houston Chronicle]]|url=http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/Doggett-beats-rivals-favored-to-win-in-November-3594032.php|access-date=May 30, 2012}}</ref> He easily defeated Republican nominee, former [[San Marcos, Texas|San Marcos]] Mayor [[Susan Narvaiz]], in the general election to become the first Anglo Democrat to represent a significant portion of San Antonio since [[Chick Kazen]] left office in 1985.

;2016
Doggett won his 12th House term in 2016. With 124,612 votes (63.1%), he again defeated Narvaiz, who polled 62,384 (31.6%). Two other contenders held the remaining 5.4% of the vote.<ref>{{cite web|date=November 8, 2016|title=Election Results|url=http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist319_state.htm|access-date=December 17, 2016|publisher=Texas Secretary of State}}</ref>

'''2022'''

Texas's population growth resulted in its gaining two congressional seats after the 2020 census. In October 2021, Doggett announced he would run for reelection in the state's new 37th district rather than the 35th.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Livingston|first=Patrick Svitek and Abby|date=2021-10-18|title=Longtime U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett will run in the Austin area's new congressional district|url=https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/17/lloyd-doggett-austin-congress-2022/|access-date=2021-10-19|website=The Texas Tribune|language=en}}</ref> Austin had been split between five districts on the previous congressional map, and Republican members of Congress who represented the area began facing closer reelection margins later in the decade due to the city's continued population growth and overwhelmingly Democratic voting patterns. Republican state legislators drew one of the new districts, the 37th, almost entirely within Travis County. They hoped to bolster Republican margins in surrounding districts by packing as many of Austin's Democrats into the 35th and 37th districts as possible. It closely resembles the area Doggett represented for his first five terms. Doggett's decision to run in the 37th district created a vacancy in the 35th, which runs along [[Interstate 35]] from Austin to San Antonio. Both seats are overwhelmingly Democratic, and the [[2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas#District 35|winner of the Democratic primary]] in the 35th district, [[Greg Casar]], was easily elected in the general election. Doggett won the 37th.

=== Tenure ===
Described as an "endangered species", Doggett was one of only three white male Democratic House members from Texas in the 113th Congress (the others being [[Gene Green]] and [[Beto O'Rourke]]) in a state with mostly Republicans and minority members of the Democratic Party.<ref name="Politico Doggett">{{cite news|title=Is Lloyd Doggett Texas toast?|author= Alex Isenstadt|url=https://www.politico.com/story/2011/07/is-lloyd-doggett-texas-toast-059034|newspaper= Politico}}</ref> Since Green's and O'Rourke's retirements after the [[2018 United States House of Representatives elections|2018 election]], Doggett is the only white male Democrat representing Texas in Congress. He is one of the most liberal white Democrats from a Southern district, and one of the most liberal people ever to represent Texas in Congress. David Hawkings of ''[[Roll Call]]'' described his tax and environmental policies as "muscular progressivism".<ref>{{cite news|title=Sober Look at the Depth Chart Intensifies for House Democrats|url=http://blogs.rollcall.com/hawkings/sober-look-at-the-depth-chart-intensifies-for-house-democrats/|newspaper= Roll Call |date=February 2, 2014}}</ref>

Doggett was a frequent critic of former Speaker [[Newt Gingrich]] while allying with [[David Bonior]], the Democratic whip, when Bonior was leading{{according to whom|date=March 2018}} "an effort to diminish Gingrich's power by raising continual questions about his ethics."<ref name="National Journal">{{cite web|url=http://www.nationaljournal.com/almanac/2010/person/lloyd-doggett-tx/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120111104841/http://www.nationaljournal.com/almanac/2010/person/lloyd-doggett-tx/|url-status=dead|archive-date=2012-01-11|title= Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D)|work=National Journal}}</ref> He has been a close ally of [[Nancy Pelosi]]. In 2002, he supported her successful bid for Democratic leader over fellow Texan [[Martin Frost]], a more moderate candidate.<ref name="Washington Post">{{cite news|title=Lloyd Doggett (D-Tex.)|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/lloyd-doggett-d-tex/gIQA0jEdKP_topic.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150610205510/http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/lloyd-doggett-d-tex/gIQA0jEdKP_topic.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 10, 2015|newspaper=The Washington Post | date=July 17, 2012}}</ref>

On the local level, Doggett helped ensure the development of the Austin Outpatient Clinic, which opened in 2011 as the largest veterans' clinic of its kind in the country.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.centraltexas.va.gov/pressreleases/AustinOPC_Groundbreaking.asp|title=Groundbreaking set for Friday, June 17, 2011 for new VA Outpatient Clinic in Austin - Central Texas Veterans Health Care System|first=Central Texas Veterans Health Care|last=System|website=CentralTexas.VA.gov|access-date=November 2, 2017}}</ref> In 2014, he secured passage of legislation to expand the [[San Antonio Missions National Historical Park|Missions National Park]] and supported it being named a UNESCO World Heritage Site.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://therivardreport.com/missions-national-historic-park-expansion-approved/|title=Missions National Historic Park Expansion Approved|website=TheRivardReport.com|date=December 23, 2014|access-date=November 2, 2017}}</ref>

Doggett has long supported more open government, and is also a leading advocate for campaign finance reform. On the Ways and Means Committee, he has sought to close many overseas tax shelters. Doggett has authored legislation to create tax incentives for [[plug-in hybrid]] electric vehicles and to create a nationwide Silver Alert system. From 2011 to 2016, he served as ranking member of the Human Resources Subcommittee and in 2017 became ranking member of the Tax Policy Subcommittee. His priorities there included education, health care, preventing child abuse, reducing prescription drug prices, fighting poverty, and eliminating multinational tax shelters and loopholes.

On July 2, 2024, Doggett became the first sitting Democrat in Congress to openly call for President [[Joe Biden]] to withdraw from the [[2024 United States presidential election]] after the first presidential debate, in which many perceived Biden performed poorly in, causing many Democrats to start being [[Age and health concerns about Joe Biden|concerned about Biden's age and cognitive ability]].
Before Doggett took this political risk he spoke with former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of California and Democratic leader [[Hakeem Jeffries]]. He also huddled with Rep. [[Steny Hoyer]] of Maryland and spoke with Rep. [[Jim Clyburn]] of South Carolina, a close ally of Biden's, and "with every other (House) member I could find." Doggett's message was clear: "We must have another candidate."<ref>{{cite news |last1=Moritz |first1=John |title=Lloyd Doggett had a long political life before his bombshell call for Joe Biden to withdraw |url=https://www.statesman.com/story/news/politics/state/2024/09/09/lloyd-doggett-career-texas-call-president-joe-biden-withdraw-2024-election/74956461007/ |access-date=September 9, 2024 |publisher=Austin American-Statesman |date=September 9, 2024}}</ref> Democrats had become doubtful of Biden's ability to defeat former President [[Donald Trump]] in the general election.<ref name="2 July 2024">{{cite news |last1=Amiri |first1=Farnoush |title=Rep. Lloyd Doggett becomes first Democrat in Congress to call for Biden's withdrawal from 2024 race |url=https://apnews.com/article/biden-doggett-2024-election-98c3bd8c4138245e7ef8f79d621268e8 |access-date=2 July 2024 |publisher=Associated Press |date=2 July 2024}}</ref>

After Trump's victory in the 2024 U.S. presidential election, regarding not calling on Biden to call it quits sooner, Doggett said, “I only regret I didn't do it earlier. I think it's unfortunate that he took three weeks to decide. I believe that the only person in our caucus who doesn't share some responsibility for the outcome is [[Dean Phillips]], who came out early. I accept responsibility as well that there's more that we could have done.” <ref>{{cite web |last1=Schnell |first1=Mychael |last2=Lillis |first2=Mike |title=Shellshocked Dems return to Capitol to reckon with drubbing |url=https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4987568-shellshocked-dems-return-to-capitol-to-reckon-with-drubbing/ |work=The Hill |access-date=13 November 2024 |date=12 November 2024}}</ref>

In spite of calling for President Biden to step down due to age concerns, Rep. Doggett himself declared his candidacy for his own re-election bid just months later. He will be 80 years old when the [[2026 United States House of Representatives elections|2026 Midterm Elections]] take place.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Solender |first1=Andrew |title=Scoop: House Democrats' oldest members mostly running again despite youth revolt |url=https://www.axios.com/2025/05/15/house-democrats-age-members-reelection-biden |access-date=May 14, 2025 |work=[[Axios (website)|Axios]] |date=May 14, 2025 |language=en}}</ref> Ongoing efforts by the [[Texas State Legislature]] to [[gerrymander]] the state's [[United States congressional delegations from Texas|congressional districts]] has raised speculation that he and fellow Democrat [[Greg Casar]] could be placed in the same district. In July 2025, Doggett reaffirmed his intent to seek re-election even if he were to challenge the 35-year old Casar, stating that "We do need young leaders, but we don't need everyone on our team to play the same position."<ref>{{cite web|title=Kamala Harris Releasing Memoir On Her 2024 Campaign; The Age- Old Biden Question Hangs Over 2028 Field; Texas GOP Attempts To Take 5 Democratic House Seats With New Map; NYPD Gathers For Funeral Of Officer Killed In NYC Mass Shooting. Aired 12:30-1p ET|url=https://transcripts.cnn.com/show/ip/date/2025-07-31/segment/02|date=July 31, 2025|access-date=August 1, 2025|publisher=[[CNN]]}}</ref> However, on August 21, 2025, Doggett announced he would not seek reelection in Texas’ 37th congressional district if Republican-backed redistricting maps are upheld, avoiding a potential primary against Rep. Greg Casar.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Price |first1=Asher |last2=Solender |first2=Andrew |title=U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett of Texas says he'll bow out if redistricting stands |url=https://www.axios.com/local/austin/2025/08/21/lloyd-doggett-texas-redistricting |access-date=23 August 2025 |work=[[Axios (website)|Axios]] |date=21 August 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Hernandez |first=Diego |title=U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett to potentially step down as congressman, pass torch to U.S. Rep. Greg Casar |url=https://thedailytexan.com/2025/08/28/u-s-rep-lloyd-doggett-to-potentially-step-down-as-congressman-pass-torch-to-u-s-rep-greg-casar/ |access-date=2025-08-29 |website=The Daily Texan}}</ref>

=== Political positions ===
====Abortion====
Doggett supports legalization of abortion. In 2003, he voted against a bill that would have banned all late-term procedures called [[partial-birth abortions]]. He was given a 100% by the [[NARAL]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Lloyd Doggett on Abortion|url=http://www.ontheissues.org/TX/Lloyd_Doggett_Abortion.htm|access-date=March 12, 2010|publisher=Ontheissues.org}}</ref> He voted in favor of a bill to provide federal funding for [[embryonic stem cell research]] in 2007.

====Environment====
Doggett supports environmental preservation. He is one of the leading opponents in the House of drilling for oil in the Arctic National Wildlife Reserve in Alaska. The [[League of Conservation Voters]] gave Doggett a 100% rating,<ref>{{cite web|title=Lloyd Doggett on Environment|url=http://www.massscorecard.org/TX/Lloyd_Doggett_Environment.htm|url-status=usurped|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718193631/http://www.massscorecard.org/TX/Lloyd_Doggett_Environment.htm|archive-date=July 18, 2011|access-date=March 12, 2010|publisher=massscorecard.org|df=mdy-all}}</ref> an indication that he supports the group's interpretation of environmental preservation. In the 110th Congress (2007–08), he wrote climate change legislation that would have gone further to reduce greenhouse gases than bills his party's leaders supported.<ref>{{cite web|last=Doggett|first=Lloyd|date=November 19, 2008|title=H.R.6316 - 110th Congress (2007-2008): Climate Market, Auction, Trust & Trade Emissions Reduction System Act of 2008|url=https://www.congress.gov/bill/110th-congress/house-bill/6316|website=congress.gov}}</ref>

In June 2009, Doggett voted for the [[American Clean Energy and Security Act]], a bill that would have established an [[emissions trading]] system for American producers of carbon dioxide. He said, "It has been a difficult and significant decision". "I just decided that I will have a better chance to make changes later in the process if I acted in good faith now. But don't think this means I'm signing off on the conference report", he added.<ref>{{cite web|last=Lerer|first=Lisa|author2=Patrick O'Connor|date=2009-06-25|title=House passes climate-change bill|url=https://www.politico.com/story/2009/06/house-passes-climate-change-bill-024232|access-date=12 March 2010|publisher=Capitol News Company LLC}}</ref>

In 2018, Doggett was rated 100% by the group Clean Water Action.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Lloyd Doggett II's Political Summary|url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/21689/lloyd-doggett-ii#.W6vtQhMzZ5M|access-date=2018-09-26|website=Vote Smart|language=en-US}}</ref>

====Gay rights====
Doggett voted against the [[Federal Marriage Amendment]] in the [[109th Congress]]. He voted against HR 4380 and HR 2587, bills that would have banned adoption by same-sex couples.<ref>{{cite web|title=Family and Children Issues|url=http://www.votesmart.org/voting_category.php?can_id=21689&type=category&category=31&go.x=10&go.y=15|access-date=12 March 2010|publisher=Votesmart}}</ref> In 1996, Doggett voted for the [[Defense of Marriage Act]] (DOMA), but in 2011 he co-sponsored the [[Respect for Marriage Act]], which would repeal DOMA.<ref>{{cite web|title=Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA)|url=http://www.votesmart.org/issue_keyvote_detail.php?cs_id=8013&can_id=21689|access-date=March 12, 2010|publisher=votesmart.org}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Nadler|first=Jerrold|date=June 1, 2011|title=Cosponsors - H.R.1116 - 112th Congress (2011-2012): Respect for Marriage Act|url=https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/01116/cosponsors|website=congress.gov}}</ref>

====Taxes====
Doggett introduced legislation focused on restricting American companies from using overseas strategies to reduce their corporate tax rates. When Obama unveiled his plan in May 2009 to significantly change how U.S.-based multinationals are taxed, it included aspects of Doggett's proposals to crack down on tax dodgers.<ref>{{cite web|title=Obama Announces International Tax Crackdown|url=http://www.tax-news.com/news/Obama_Announces_International_Tax_Crackdown_____36605.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171017094045/https://www.tax-news.com/news/Obama_Announces_International_Tax_Crackdown_____36605.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=October 17, 2017|access-date=November 2, 2017|website=Tax-News.com}}</ref> He voted against the 2010 tax compromise, criticizing the renewal of the Bush tax cuts, saying "This bill is largely a mishmash of rejected Republican ideas that cost too much to accomplish too little."<ref>{{cite news|author=Alister Bull|date=December 17, 2010|title=Obama willing to fight the left if needed-White House|publisher=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/obama-liberals-idUSN1711629920101217}}</ref> He led a group of Democrats who "criticized the inclusion of a Social Security payroll tax reduction, saying it would endanger the soundness of the program."<ref name="Washington Post" />

In 2010, Doggett was responsible for an amendment to an education jobs bill that would mandate that Texas keep the same amount of education funding for three years in order to receive $832 million in federal money. [[Rick Perry]] called it "an unconstitutional anti-Texas amendment" and later filed a lawsuit after the Department of Education declined the application for funds.<ref name="Washington Post" /><ref>{{cite news|author=Lisa Falkenberg|author-link=Lisa Falkenberg (journalist)|date=April 27, 2011|title=Lisa Falkenberg: Political chess match has schools as pawns|newspaper=Houston Chronicle|url=http://www.chron.com/news/falkenberg/article/Lisa-Falkenberg-Political-chess-match-has-1687551.php}}</ref>

In 2015, Doggett introduced legislation to close a loophole that allows tax writeoffs for senior executive bonuses, calling it "a perverse incentive for companies: the more you pay your executives, the less you'll pay in taxes."<ref>{{Cite web|last=Doggett|first=Lloyd|author-link=Lloyd Doggett|date=April 29, 2015|title=H.R.2103 - 114th Congress (2015-2016): Stop Subsidizing Multimillion Dollar Corporate Bonuses Act|url=https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/2103?r=1|access-date=June 18, 2019|website=Congress.gov|publisher=[[Library of Congress]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Kasperowicz|first=Pete|date=January 11, 2017|title=Democrats push to tax 'excessive' employee pay|work=[[The Washington Examiner]]|url=http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/democrats-push-to-tax-excessive-employee-pay/article/2611587|access-date=June 18, 2019}}</ref>

====Energy====
Doggett has backed bills to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and supports cap-and-trade as well as clean technologies. He supported the 2009 climate-change bill, "despite claiming it didn't do enough to protect the environment." He said it stripped the EPA of too much power and was too beneficial to coal plants and "other polluters." Doggett supports auctioning carbon allowances, and has worked to make legislation usually associated with the House Ways and Means Committee to be associated with the Energy and Commerce Committee.<ref name="Washington Post" /><ref>{{cite news|title=Lloyd Doggett on Energy & Oil|newspaper=On The Issues|url=http://www.ontheissues.org/TX/Lloyd_Doggett_Energy_+_Oil.htm}}</ref>

In June 2015, Doggett voted against fast-track Trade Promotion Authority, calling it a "charter for corporate America rather than a high-level trade agreement." He criticized the U.S. Trade Representative for failing to enforce labor and environmental standards. "Usually, the reason that USTR fails is that it doesn't really try," he said. 'Asleep at the Wheel' is a great Texas swing band, but it is a horrible philosophy for trade law enforcement."<ref>{{cite web|title=US House Passes TPA 218-208 |date=Jun 18, 2015 |url=https://www.c-span.org/video/?326582-1/us-house-passes-tpa-218208|access-date=November 2, 2017|website=C-SPAN.org }}</ref>

In 2015, Doggett's continued interest in international affairs was reflected in his support for the [[Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action]] (JCPOA), the Iran nuclear deal. Together with Representatives [[David Price (American politician)|David Price]] and [[Jan Schakowsky]], Doggett organized a successful whip effort to ensure Congress did not obstruct nuclear negotiations with Iran.<ref>{{cite web|title=House Dems whip for Iran deal|url=https://www.politico.com/story/2015/07/house-democrats-whip-iran-deal-120642|access-date=November 2, 2017|website=Politico.com|date=July 27, 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=The odds of an Iran nuclear deal just got better|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-line/wp/2015/05/07/the-odds-of-an-iran-nuclear-deal-just-got-higher/|access-date=November 2, 2017|newspaper=The Washington Post}}</ref>

====Health care====
In March 2010, Doggett voted for the [[Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act]]. Before his vote, he cited concerns that the bill did not include enough affordability, insurance competition provisions, and consumer protection provisions. Originally an advocate of a public option, he conceded the option in the final vote.<ref name="Washington Post" />

In 2015, Congress passed Doggett's NOTICE Act, which ensures that hospitalized seniors are notified whether they are in outpatient observation or inpatient care, saving them the sticker shock from realizing Medicare may not cover their skilled nursing facility care as expected. Doggett sponsored the Medicare Identity Theft Prevention Act, which was enacted in 2015 and protects seniors from identity theft by removing Social Security numbers from Medicare cards. Another of Doggett's sponsored bills, the Ensuring Access to Clinical Trials Act, was enacted that same year. It allows patients with rare diseases to receive some compensation for clinical trial participation, without that compensation counting toward income eligibility limits for Social Security income or Medicaid.<ref>{{cite web|last=Doggett|first=Lloyd|date=August 6, 2015|title=H.R.876 - 114th Congress (2015-2016): NOTICE Act|url=https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/876|website=congress.gov}}</ref>

Doggett has said Republicans in Congress and "ideological groups that have never accepted the idea of social insurance" pose a greater threat to Social Security than the country's aging population.<ref>{{cite web|title=- MAINTAINING THE DISABILITY INSURANCE TRUST FUND'S SOLVENCY|url=https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CHRG-114hhrg21288/html/CHRG-114hhrg21288.htm|access-date=November 2, 2017|website=GPO.gov}}</ref>

Doggett founded the House Prescription Drug Task Force to tackle the cost of prescription drugs.<ref>{{cite web|title=S.A. congressman investigating prescription costs|url=http://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/S-A-congressman-investigating-prescription-costs-6679975.php|access-date=November 2, 2017|website=ExpressNews.com|date=December 7, 2015}}</ref>

Doggett co-sponsored the Medicare for All Act of 2019.<ref>{{cite web |title=Cosponsors: H.R.1384 — 116th Congress (2019-2020) |url=https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/1384/cosponsors?searchResultViewType=expanded |website=congress.gov |date = December 10, 2019|access-date=15 April 2021}}</ref>

====Criticism of healthcare opponents====
In August 2009, a "rally" against Obamacare broke out after Doggett said that he would support it even if his constituents opposed it. The protesters, who chanted "just say no", were later criticized by Doggett, who called them a "mob" and "extremists", and said the group was part of the "party of no."<ref>{{cite news|author=Situation Room|date=August 6, 2009|title=Interview with Rep. Lloyd Doggett|newspaper=Real Clear Politics|url=http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2009/08/06/interview_with_rep_lloyd_doggett_97818.html}}</ref> Of the situation, he said: "Their fanatical insistence on repealing Social Security and Medicare is not just about halting health care reform but rolling back 75 years of progress." Doggett said he was committed to individual choices.

Doggett reportedly tried to answer questions, but felt the demonstrators opposed all government programs, including Social Security and Medicare, in addition to the health care plan. He said that "[i]n Texas, not only with the weather but with the politics, it is pretty hardball around here ... I have a pretty thick skin about all of this. But this really goes over the line.'"<ref>{{cite news|author=David M. Herszenhorm & Sheryl Gay Stolberg|date=August 3, 2009|title=Health Plan Opponents Make Voices Heard|newspaper=New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/04/health/policy/04townhalls.html?_r=2}}</ref>

====Immigration====
Doggett supports a guest worker program for [[undocumented immigration to the United States|undocumented immigrants]]. In 2004, he voted against a bill that would have required hospitals to report undocumented immigrants who received hospital treatment to the Department of Justice. The [[Federation for American Immigration Reform]] (FAIR), an [[opposition to immigration|anti-immigration]] organization classified by the [[Southern Poverty Law Center]] as a [[hate group]],<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.splcenter.org/fighting-hate/extremist-files/group/federation-american-immigration-reform|title=Federation for American Immigration Reform|work=Southern Poverty Law Center|access-date=2021-12-15|language=en}}</ref> gave Doggett a score of 0% – indicating the percentage of times he voted in favor of FAIR's positions – in 2003.<ref>{{cite web|title=Lloyd Doggett on Immigration|url=http://www.ontheissues.org/TX/Lloyd_Doggett_Immigration.htm|access-date=March 12, 2010|publisher=OnTheIssues.org}}</ref>

Doggett also supports the [[Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals]] (DACA) program, which grants undocumented immigrants brought to the U.S. at a young age, known as "Dreamers", access to work permits and deportation relief.<ref>{{cite web|title=Immigration Reform|url=https://doggett.house.gov/issues/immigration-reform|access-date=November 2, 2017|website=House.gov}}</ref>

====Iraq====
Doggett was one of the leading opponents of the authorization of the [[Iraq War]] in 2003 and called for a timetable for U.S. troops pulling out of Iraq. On May 24, 2007, he was one of 140 Democrats and two Republicans to vote against HR 2206, a bill that would provide emergency supplemental appropriations for funding the war, and in 2009 he was one of only 30 representatives to vote against HR 2346, which provided funding to continue war.<ref>{{cite web|last=Scahill|first=Jeremy|date=2009-06-17|title=Shame: The 'Anti-War' Democrats Who Sold Out|url=http://www.alternet.org/story/140715/shame%3A_the_%27anti-war%27_democrats_who_sold_out/|access-date=March 12, 2010|publisher=Alternet}}</ref>{{Better source needed|date=March 2021}}

====Education====
In 2009, as part of the Obama administration's American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, Doggett authored the American Opportunity Tax Credit, which provides a refundable credit for some tuition and related expenses.<ref>{{cite web|date=April 25, 2013|title=Rep. Doggett Introduces Permanent Extension of the American Opportunity Tax Credit|url=https://doggett.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/rep-doggett-introduces-permanent-extension-american-opportunity-tax|access-date=November 2, 2017|website=House.gov}}</ref>

====Other social service issues====
In January 2013, Doggett passed a bill into law setting up a national commission to examine ways to reduce the number of children who die of abuse and neglect.<ref>{{cite web|last=Doggett|first=Lloyd|date=January 14, 2013|title=H.R.6655 - 112th Congress (2011-2012): Protect our Kids Act of 2012|url=https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/6655|website=congress.gov}}</ref> More children die in Texas of abuse and neglect than in any other state.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.acf.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/cb/cm2015.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170121060032/https://www.acf.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/cb/cm2015.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 21, 2017|title=Child Mistreatment 2015|date=December 28, 2016|publisher=[[U.S. Department of Health & Human Services]]|access-date=June 18, 2019|via=acf.hhs.gov}}</ref> The tax and spending deal approved that month to avoid a so-called "fiscal cliff" included an extension of a higher-education tax credit he had proposed. He also worked with Representative [[Sam Johnson]] to pass a bill through the House in December 2012 to authorize the phased removal of Social Security numbers from Medicare cards to crack down on identity theft.<ref>{{cite web|date=December 21, 2012|title=House Passes Rep. Lloyd Doggett's Bipartisan Bill to Protect 48 Million Medicare Beneficiaries from Identity Theft|url=https://doggett.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/house-passes-rep-lloyd-doggett-s-bipartisan-bill-protect-48-million|access-date=November 2, 2017|website=House.gov}}</ref>

====Trump administration====
Doggett was a vocal critic of President [[Donald Trump]], skipping his inauguration to speak at the Women's March at the State Capitol in Austin, which observers described as the largest protest in Texas history.<ref>{{cite web|last=Doggett|first=Lloyd|title=I will not be attending the inauguration this Friday. Read my statement here.pic.twitter.com/4gt6AA4u16|url=https://twitter.com/RepLloydDoggett/status/821432403986173954/photo/1|access-date=November 2, 2017|website=Twitter.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Up to 50,000, many in pink, jam downtown Austin for Women's March|url=http://www.statesman.com/news/local/000-many-pink-jam-downtown-austin-for-women-march/t9PkwrLS0FjMVYWMKTSFiI/|access-date=November 2, 2017|website=Statesman.com}}</ref> He has played a leading role in seeking disclosure of Trump's tax returns and in opposing the repeal of the Affordable Health Care Act.<ref>{{cite web|title=Transparency in the Trump Administration|url=https://doggett.house.gov/issues/transparency-trump-administration|access-date=November 2, 2017|website=House.gov}}</ref> Doggett also sponsored a resolution to formally censure Trump for his failure regarding violence at Charlottesville, Virginia.<ref>https://doggett.housegov/media-center/press-releases/rep-doggett-calls-censure-president-trump{{Dead link|date=August 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

====Syria====
In 2023, Doggett was among 56 Democrats to vote in favor of H.Con.Res. 21 which directed President [[Joe Biden]] to remove U.S. troops from [[Syria]] within 180 days.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/118-2023/h136 | title=H.Con.Res. 21: Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of … -- House Vote #136 -- Mar 8, 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2023-03-08/house-votes-down-bill-directing-removal-of-troops-from-syria |title=House Votes Down Bill Directing Removal of Troops From Syria |date=March 8, 2023 |agency=Associated Press}}</ref>

====Israel====
Doggett voted to provide Israel with financial support in the [[Gaza war]]. He has since criticized Israel and U.S. policy for failing to protect civilians in Gaza.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Demirjian |first=Karoun |date=2023-10-25 |title=House Declares Solidarity With Israel in First Legislation Under New Speaker |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/25/us/politics/house-israel-vote.html |access-date=2023-10-30 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last1=Washington |first1=U. S. Capitol Room H154 |last2=p:225-7000 |first2=DC 20515-6601 |date=2023-10-25 |title=Roll Call 528 Roll Call 528, Bill Number: H. Res. 771, 118th Congress, 1st Session |url=https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2023528 |access-date=2023-10-30 |website=Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Doggett |first=Lloyd |date=December 26, 2023 |title=New CNN analysis explains the high Gazan civilian death toll. Over 500 non-precision 2,000 lb bombs dropped in densely populated areas. US policy of begging Netanyahu to safeguard civilians while sending him weapons & abstaining on even the most modest UN resolution has failed. |url=https://twitter.com/replloyddoggett/status/1739716168296890792 |access-date=December 28, 2023 |website=Twitter}}</ref>

===Committee assignments===
* [[United States House Committee on Ways and Means|Committee on Ways and Means]]
** [[United States House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Health|Subcommittee on Health]] (chair)
** [[United States House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures|Select Revenue Measures Subcommittee]]
* [[United States Congress Joint Committee on Taxation|Joint Committee on Taxation]]
* [[United States House Budget Committee|House Budget Committee]]

===Caucus memberships===
* Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus
* House Songwriters Caucus (co-chair)
* Congressional Pediatric and Adult Hydrocephalus Caucus(co-chair)
* [[United States Congressional International Conservation Caucus]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Our Members|url=https://royce.house.gov/internationalconservation/members.html|publisher=U.S. House of Representatives International Conservation Caucus|access-date=1 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180801155201/https://royce.house.gov/internationalconservation/members.html|archive-date=August 1, 2018|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref>
* [[Congressional Arts Caucus]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Membership|url=https://artscaucus-slaughter.house.gov/membership|publisher=Congressional Arts Caucus|access-date=21 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612140644/https://artscaucus-slaughter.house.gov/membership|archive-date=June 12, 2018|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref>
* [[Congressional Equality Caucus]]<ref>{{cite web|title=About the CEC|url=https://equality.house.gov/about-cec/membership| publisher=CEC|access-date=25 August 2025}}</ref>
* Safe Climate Caucus
* [[Congressional Progressive Caucus]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Caucus Members|url=https://cpc-grijalva.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=71&sectiontree=2,71|publisher=Congressional Progressive Caucus|access-date=30 January 2018}}</ref>
* [[House Baltic Caucus]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Members|url=http://housebalticcaucus.webs.com/members|publisher=House Baltic Caucus|access-date=21 February 2018}}</ref>
* [[Afterschool Caucuses]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Members|url=http://www.afterschoolalliance.org/policyCongressionalCaucuses.cfm|publisher=Afterschool Alliance|access-date=18 April 2018}}</ref>
* [[Congressional NextGen 9-1-1 Caucus]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Members|url=http://www.ng911institute.org/about-the-congressional-nextgen-9-1-1-caucus|publisher=Congressional NextGen 9-1-1 Caucus|access-date=30 May 2018|archive-date=June 12, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612142643/http://www.ng911institute.org/about-the-congressional-nextgen-9-1-1-caucus|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* Congressional Coalition on Adoption Caucus
* [[Congressional Caucus for the Equal Rights Amendment]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Membership|author=|url=https://bush.house.gov/era/about/membership|format=|publisher=Congressional Caucus for the Equal Rights Amendment|date=|accessdate=17 September 2024}}</ref>
* [[Congressional Ukraine Caucus]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ukrainecaucus-kaptur.house.gov/members |title=Members |publisher=Congressional Ukraine Caucus|access-date=14 October 2025}}</ref>
* [[Congressional Wildlife Refuge Caucus]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Strengthening Conservation Advocacy: Congressional Wildlife Refuge Caucus Expansion & Reconstitution|author=|url=https://www.refugeassociation.org/news/2023/12/18/strengthening-conservation-advocacy-congressional-wildlife-refuge-caucus-expansion-amp-reconstitution |format=|publisher=National Wildlife Refuge Association|date=December 15, 2023|accessdate=27 January 2025}}</ref>
* [[Rare Disease Caucus]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Rare Disease Congressional Caucus|author=|url=https://everylifefoundation.org/rare-advocates/rarecaucus/rarecaucus-members/|format=|publisher=Every Life Foundation for Rare Diseases|date=|accessdate=27 November 2024}}</ref>
* [[Congressional Caucus on Turkey and Turkish Americans]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Members of the Caucus on U.S. - Türkiye Relations & Turkish Americans|author=|url=https://www.tc-america.org/in-congress/caucus.htm|publisher=Turkish Coalition of America|date=|accessdate=27 March 2025}}</ref>

==Electoral history==
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|{{Party shading/Democratic}}| '''Lloyd Doggett'''
|{{Party shading/Democratic}}| [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|{{Party shading/Democratic}}| 113,738
|{{Party shading/Democratic}}| 56.31
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|{{Party shading/Republican}}| Jo Baylor
|{{Party shading/Republican}}| [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|{{Party shading/Republican}}| 80,382
|{{Party shading/Republican}}| 39.22
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|{{Party shading/Libertarian}}| Jeff Hill
|{{Party shading/Libertarian}}| [[Libertarian Party (United States)|Libertarian]]
|{{Party shading/Libertarian}}| 2,953
|{{Party shading/Libertarian}}| 1.46
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|{{Party shading/Independent}}| Michael L. Brandes
|{{Party shading/Independent}}| [[Independent (politician)|Independent]]
|{{Party shading/Independent}}| 2,579
|{{Party shading/Independent}}| 1.28
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|{{Party shading/Independent}}| Jeff Davis
|{{Party shading/Independent}}| [[Independent (politician)|Independent]]
|{{Party shading/Independent}}| 2,334
|{{Party shading/Independent}}| 1.16
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|[[1996 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas#District 10|1996]]
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|{{Party shading/Democratic}}| '''Lloyd Doggett'''
|{{Party shading/Democratic}}| [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|{{Party shading/Democratic}}| 132,066
|{{Party shading/Democratic}}| 56.20
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|{{Party shading/Republican}}| Teresa Doggett
|{{Party shading/Republican}}| [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|{{Party shading/Republican}}| 97,204
|{{Party shading/Republican}}| 41.36
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|{{Party shading/Libertarian}}| Gary Johnson
|{{Party shading/Libertarian}}| [[Libertarian Party (United States)|Libertarian]]
|{{Party shading/Libertarian}}| 3,950
|{{Party shading/Libertarian}}| 1.68
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|{{Party shading/Natural Law}}| Steve Klayman
|{{Party shading/Natural Law}}| [[Natural Law Party (United States)|Natural Law]]
|{{Party shading/Natural Law}}| 1,771
|{{Party shading/Natural Law}}| 0.75
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|{{Party shading/Democratic}}| '''Lloyd Doggett'''
|{{Party shading/Democratic}}| [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|{{Party shading/Democratic}}| 116,127
|{{Party shading/Democratic}}| 85.21
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|{{Party shading/Libertarian}}| Vincent J. May
|{{Party shading/Libertarian}}| [[Libertarian Party (United States)|Libertarian]]
|{{Party shading/Libertarian}}| 20,155
|{{Party shading/Libertarian}}| 14.79
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|{{Party shading/Democratic}}| '''Lloyd Doggett'''
|{{Party shading/Democratic}}| [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|{{Party shading/Democratic}}| 203,628
|{{Party shading/Democratic}}| 84.55
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|{{Party shading/Libertarian}}| Michael Davis
|{{Party shading/Libertarian}}| [[Libertarian Party (United States)|Libertarian]]
|{{Party shading/Libertarian}}| 37,203
|{{Party shading/Libertarian}}| 15.45
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|{{Party shading/Democratic}}| '''Lloyd Doggett'''
|{{Party shading/Democratic}}| [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|{{Party shading/Democratic}}| 114,428
|{{Party shading/Democratic}}| 84.37
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|{{Party shading/Libertarian}}| Michele Messina
|{{Party shading/Libertarian}}| [[Libertarian Party (United States)|Libertarian]]
|{{Party shading/Libertarian}}| 21,196
|{{Party shading/Libertarian}}| 15.63
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|[[2004 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas#District 25|2004]]
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|{{Party shading/Democratic}} nowrap| '''Lloyd Doggett'''
|{{Party shading/Democratic}}| [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|{{Party shading/Democratic}}| 108,309
|{{Party shading/Democratic}}| 67.60
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|{{Party shading/Republican}}| Rebecca Klein
|{{Party shading/Republican}}| [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|{{Party shading/Republican}}| 49,252
|{{Party shading/Republican}}| 30.74
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|{{Party shading/Libertarian}}| James Werner
|{{Party shading/Libertarian}}| [[Libertarian Party (United States)|Libertarian]]
|{{Party shading/Libertarian}}| 2,656
|{{Party shading/Libertarian}}| 1.66
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|[[2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas#District 25|2006]]
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|{{Party shading/Democratic}} nowrap| '''Lloyd Doggett'''
|{{Party shading/Democratic}}| [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|{{Party shading/Democratic}}| 109,839
|{{Party shading/Democratic}}| 67.25
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|{{Party shading/Republican}}| Grant Rostig
|{{Party shading/Republican}}| [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|{{Party shading/Republican}}| 42,956
|{{Party shading/Republican}}| 26.30
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|{{Party shading/Libertarian}}| Barbara Cunningham
|{{Party shading/Libertarian}}| [[Libertarian Party (United States)|Libertarian]]
|{{Party shading/Libertarian}}| 6,933
|{{Party shading/Libertarian}}| 4.25
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|{{Party shading/Independent}}| Brian Parrett
|{{Party shading/Independent}}| [[Independent (politician)|Independent]]
|{{Party shading/Independent}}| 3,594
|{{Party shading/Independent}}| 2.20
|-
|[[2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas#District 25|2008]]
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|{{Party shading/Democratic}} nowrap| '''Lloyd Doggett'''
|{{Party shading/Democratic}}| [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|{{Party shading/Democratic}}| 191,755
|{{Party shading/Democratic}}| 65.82
|
|{{Party shading/Republican}}| George Morovich
|{{Party shading/Republican}}| [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|{{Party shading/Republican}}| 88,693
|{{Party shading/Republican}}| 30.44
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|{{Party shading/Libertarian}}| Jim Stutsman
|{{Party shading/Libertarian}}| [[Libertarian Party (United States)|Libertarian]]
|{{Party shading/Libertarian}}| 10,848
|{{Party shading/Libertarian}}| 3.72
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|[[2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas#District 25|2010]]
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|{{Party shading/Democratic}} nowrap| '''Lloyd Doggett'''
|{{Party shading/Democratic}}| [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|{{Party shading/Democratic}}| 99,967
|{{Party shading/Democratic}}| 52.82
|
|{{Party shading/Republican}}| Donna Campbell
|{{Party shading/Republican}}| [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|{{Party shading/Republican}}| 84,849
|{{Party shading/Republican}}| 44.83
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|{{Party shading/Libertarian}}| Jim Stutsman
|{{Party shading/Libertarian}}| [[Libertarian Party (United States)|Libertarian]]
|{{Party shading/Libertarian}}| 4,431
|{{Party shading/Libertarian}}| 2.34
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{| class="wikitable" style="margin:0.5em; font-size:95%;"
|+ {{ushr|Texas|35}}: Results 2012–2020<ref name="clerkresults"/><ref>{{cite web |title=Texas Election Results, 2020 November 3rd General Election |url=https://results.texas-election.com/races |website=Texas Secretary of State |access-date=2 February 2021}}</ref>
! Year
!
! Subject
! Party
! Votes
! %
!
! Opponent
! Party
! Votes
! %
!
! Opponent
! Party
! Votes
! %
!
! Opponent
! Party
! Votes
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|[[2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas#District 35|2012]]
|
|{{Party shading/Democratic}} nowrap| '''Lloyd Doggett'''
|{{Party shading/Democratic}}| [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|{{Party shading/Democratic}}| 105,626
|{{Party shading/Democratic}}| 63.96
|
|{{Party shading/Republican}}| Susan Narvaiz
|{{Party shading/Republican}}| [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|{{Party shading/Republican}}| 52,894
|{{Party shading/Republican}}| 32.03
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|{{Party shading/Libertarian}}| Ross Lynn Leone
|{{Party shading/Libertarian}}| [[Libertarian Party (United States)|Libertarian]]
|{{Party shading/Libertarian}}| 4,082
|{{Party shading/Libertarian}}| 2.47
|
|{{Party shading/Green}}| Meghan Owen
|{{Party shading/Green}}| [[Green Party (United States)|Green]]
|{{Party shading/Green}}| 2,540
|{{Party shading/Green}}| 1.54
|-
|[[2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas#District 35|2014]]
|
|{{Party shading/Democratic}} nowrap| '''Lloyd Doggett'''
|{{Party shading/Democratic}}| [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|{{Party shading/Democratic}}| 60,124
|{{Party shading/Democratic}}| 62.48
|
|{{Party shading/Republican}}| Susan Narvaiz
|{{Party shading/Republican}}| [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|{{Party shading/Republican}}| 32,040
|{{Party shading/Republican}}| 33.30
|
|{{Party shading/Libertarian}}| Cory W. Bruner
|{{Party shading/Libertarian}}| [[Libertarian Party (United States)|Libertarian]]
|{{Party shading/Libertarian}}| 2,767
|{{Party shading/Libertarian}}| 2.88
|
|{{Party shading/Green}}| Kat Swift
|{{Party shading/Green}}| [[Green Party (United States)|Green]]
|{{Party shading/Green}}| 1,294
|{{Party shading/Green}}| 1.34
|-
|[[2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas#District 35|2016]]
|
|{{Party shading/Democratic}} nowrap| '''Lloyd Doggett'''
|{{Party shading/Democratic}}| [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|{{Party shading/Democratic}}| 124,612
|{{Party shading/Democratic}}| 63.07
|
|{{Party shading/Republican}}| Susan Narvaiz
|{{Party shading/Republican}}| [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|{{Party shading/Republican}}| 62,384
|{{Party shading/Republican}}| 31.57
|
|{{Party shading/Libertarian}}| Rhett Rosenquest Smith
|{{Party shading/Libertarian}}| [[Libertarian Party (United States)|Libertarian]]
|{{Party shading/Libertarian}}| 6,504
|{{Party shading/Libertarian}}| 3.29
|
|{{Party shading/Green}}| Scott Trimble
|{{Party shading/Green}}| [[Green Party (United States)|Green]]
|{{Party shading/Green}}| 4,076
|{{Party shading/Green}}| 2.06
|-
|[[2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas#District 35|2018]]
|
|{{Party shading/Democratic}} nowrap| '''Lloyd Doggett'''
|{{Party shading/Democratic}}| [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|{{Party shading/Democratic}}| 138,278
|{{Party shading/Democratic}}| 71.03
|
|{{Party shading/Republican}}| 	David Smalling
|{{Party shading/Republican}}| [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|{{Party shading/Republican}}| 50,553
|{{Party shading/Republican}}| 26.0
|
|{{Party shading/Libertarian}}| Clark Patterson
|{{Party shading/Libertarian}}| [[Libertarian Party (United States)|Libertarian]]
|{{Party shading/Libertarian}}| 5,236	
|{{Party shading/Libertarian}}| 2.07
|
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|[[2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas#District 35|2020]]
|
|{{Party shading/Democratic}} nowrap| '''Lloyd Doggett'''
|{{Party shading/Democratic}}| [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|{{Party shading/Democratic}}| 176,373
|{{Party shading/Democratic}}| 65.37
|
|{{Party shading/Republican}}| Jenny Garcia Sharon
|{{Party shading/Republican}}| [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|{{Party shading/Republican}}| 80,795
|{{Party shading/Republican}}| 29.95
|
|{{Party shading/Libertarian}}| Mark Loewe
|{{Party shading/Libertarian}}| [[Libertarian Party (United States)|Libertarian]]
|{{Party shading/Libertarian}}| 7,393	
|{{Party shading/Libertarian}}| 2.74
|
|{{Party shading/Independent}}| Jason Mata, Sr.
|{{Party shading/Independent}}| [[Independent (politician)|Independent]]
|{{Party shading/Independent}}| 5,236	
|{{Party shading/Independent}}| 1.94
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="margin:0.5em; font-size:95%;"
|+ {{ushr|Texas|37}}: Results 2022–<ref name="clerkresults"/>
! Year
!
! Subject
! Party
! Votes
! %
!
! Opponent
! Party
! Votes
! %
!
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! Votes
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|[[2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas#District 37|2022]]
|
|{{Party shading/Democratic}} nowrap| '''Lloyd Doggett'''
|{{Party shading/Democratic}}| [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|{{Party shading/Democratic}}| 219,358
|{{Party shading/Democratic}}| 76.76
|
|{{Party shading/Republican}}| Jenny Garcia Sharon
|{{Party shading/Republican}}| [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|{{Party shading/Republican}}| 59,923
|{{Party shading/Republican}}| 20.97
|
|{{Party shading/Libertarian}}| Clark Patterson
|{{Party shading/Libertarian}}| [[Libertarian Party (United States)|Libertarian]]
|{{Party shading/Libertarian}}| 6,332
|{{Party shading/Libertarian}}| 2.22
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|[[2024 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas#District 37|2024]]
|
|{{Party shading/Democratic}} nowrap| '''Lloyd Doggett'''
|{{Party shading/Democratic}}| [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|{{Party shading/Democratic}}| 252,980
|{{Party shading/Democratic}}| 74.22
|
|{{Party shading/Republican}}| Jenny Garcia Sharon
|{{Party shading/Republican}}| [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|{{Party shading/Republican}}| 59,923
|{{Party shading/Republican}}| 23.58
|
|{{Party shading/Libertarian}}| Girish Alketar
|{{Party shading/Libertarian}}| [[Libertarian Party (United States)|Libertarian]]
|{{Party shading/Libertarian}}| 6,332
|{{Party shading/Libertarian}}| 2.20
|
|
|
|
|
|}

==Personal life==
Doggett is married to Libby Doggett (née Belk), with whom he has two children.

The Sunlight Project estimates his average net worth in 2006 was over $13 million.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://fortune535.sunlightprojects.org/lawmaker/110/ |title=Running the Numbers on Congressional Wealth |publisher=Sunlight Foundation |access-date=2008-06-08 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080520094751/http://fortune535.sunlightprojects.org/lawmaker/110/ |archive-date=May 20, 2008 |df=mdy-all }} The Sunlight Project</ref> In 2008, the [[Sunlight Foundation]] reported that of the 435 House members, Doggett has the 11th-highest amount of investment in oil stocks.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Sunlight Foundation Blog - Oil Industry Influence: Personal Finances' |date=August 8, 2008 |url=http://blog.sunlightfoundation.com/2008/08/08/oil-industry-influence-personal-finances/ |publisher=Sunlight Foundation |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080812021937/http://blog.sunlightfoundation.com/2008/08/08/oil-industry-influence-personal-finances/ |archive-date=August 12, 2008 }} Retrieved on Aug. 8, 2008</ref>

Doggett is a [[United Methodist]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Religious affiliation of members of 118th Congress |url=https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2022/12/PF_2023.01.03_congress_LIST.pdf |website=[[Pew Research Center]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230316090407/https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2022/12/PF_2023.01.03_congress_LIST.pdf |archive-date=2023-03-16 |url-status=live}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
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* [http://doggett.house.gov/ Congressman Lloyd Doggett] official U.S. House website
* [http://www.votedoggett.com/ Lloyd Doggett for Congress]
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