Lloyd Doggett

Lloyd Alton Doggett II is a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives serving the 25th District of Texas.http://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=400111 Originally elected to represent Texas's 10th Congressional District, he moved to his current jurisdiction in 2005 after the district was redrawn the prior year.http://www.rollcall.com/race_detail/district-2010-TX-25.html?cqp=1 The 25th District now encompasses an eight-county area that includes the state capital of Austin in central Texas.http://doggett.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=46&Itemid=95 Doggett was most recently reelected in November 2010, after beating Republican challenger Donna Campbell.http://www.austinchronicle.com/gyrobase/Issue/story.html/?oid=oid:1108149

Doggett is a member of the House Ways and Means Committee where he serves on the health, trade and social security subcommittees.http://www.votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=21689 He also is a member of the House Budget Committee. http://www.votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=21689

Doggett also serves on the Democratic House Party and Steering Committee and as chair of the Texas Democratic Delegation.http://www.votedoggett.com/congressman-doggett/congressional-committees He also is a member of the Seniors Task Force, which promotes senior citizen issues in Congress.http://doggett.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=43&Itemid=54

Doggett was born October 6, 1946 in Austin, Texas.http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=D000399 After graduating from law school at the University of Texas in 1970, he was elected to the Texas Senate in 1973 and served until 1985. http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=D000399 After a failed bid for a United States Senate seat in 1984, he was elected as a justice on the Texas Supreme Court 1989 and served until 1994.http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=D000399

Doggett also was a professor at the University of Texas law school from 1989 to 1994.http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=D000399 He and his wife, Libby, have two daughters and three grandchildren.http://doggett.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=43&Itemid=54

During his tenure in Congress, Doggett has focused on various issues including eliminating loopholes for corporate tax breaks, preventing identity theft, student loan reform, financial protections for consumers and clean energy.http://doggett.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=94&Itemid=88 He also has worked on legislation for seniors and veterans.http://www.votedoggett.com/issues