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Rep. Lloyd Doggett
Democrat • 25th District, Texas • 9th Term • Sworn In 1995
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Texas’ Hispanic population growing, but more Latinos won’t head to Congress
...a white candidate in a district where Hispanics account for 78 percent of the voting age population.In Austin, longtime Rep. Lloyd Doggett survived yet another GOP attempt to end his career by fending off two Latina challengers. Hispanics account for 58
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...his wife, a centerpiece of her campaign, focusing on Bradley's decision to fight Morton's 2005 request for DNA testing. U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett, D-Austin, won the primary race to keep his recently redrawn district. Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst will face Ted
San Antonio delegation dynamics about to change
Castro is heavily favored to win the Democratic district that encompasses San Antonio's West Side. And he traded barbs with Rep. Lloyd Doggett, D-Austin, expected to win the neighboring 35th Congressional District seat, when both were seeking the same seat
Jeb Bush Says He Would Back Tax Increases to Reduce Deficit
"I appreciate your candor," said Representative Lloyd Doggett, a Texas Democrat who had pressed Bush on the issue. Bush later told reporters, "I don't think you shut down every option in order to find common ground." Committee Chairman Paul Ryan ...
Jeb Bush rejects Grover Norquist’s pledge but stands with Republicans on taxes
Bush did go a bit farther than House Republicans in targeting specific tax loopholes. For example, under questioning from Texas Democrat Rep. Lloyd Doggett, Bush agreed that tax breaks for oil companies such as Exxon and Chevron should be on the table.
Jeb Bush opposes own party on tax increases
Follow the Ticker on Twitter: @PoliticalTicker On Capitol Hill, Rep. Lloyd Doggett, D-Texas, presented a scenario to Bush, asking if he would accept a deficit reduction deal that included one dollar of new taxes for every ten dollars of spending cuts.
Jeb Bush Says He’d Back Tax Increases to Cut Debt
“I appreciate your candor,” said Representative Lloyd Doggett, a Texas Democrat who pressed Bush on the issue. Committee Chairman Paul Ryan, a Wisconsin Republican, declined to comment on Bush’s remarks. The 10-to-1 proposal was rejected ...
Jeb Bush opposes own party on tax increases
...The Barriers To Free Enterprise And Economic Growth." – Follow the Ticker on Twitter: @PoliticalTicker On Capitol Hill, Rep. Lloyd Doggett, D-Texas, presented a scenario to Bush, asking if he would accept a deficit reduction deal that included one dol
Jeb Bush: I’d Accept Tax Increase in Budget Deal
...$10 of spending cuts for $1 of revenue enhancement, put me in, coach,â Mr. Bush said in response to a question from Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D., Texas). At the same time, the younger brother of former President George W. Bush said on Friday that he supports
Jeb Bush rejects Grover Norquist’s pledge but stands with Republicans on taxes
...than House Republicans in targeting specific tax loopholes. For example, under questioning from Texas Democrat Rep. Lloyd Doggett, Bush agreed that tax breaks for oil companies such as Exxon and Chevron should be on the table. “I think that’s exactl
Republican effort to ban abortions based on gender fails in House
WASHINGTON — The House on Thursday fell short in an effort to ban abortions based on the sex of the fetus as Republicans and Democrats made an election-year appeal for women's votes. The legislation would have made it a federal crime to perform or force
Republican effort to ban abortions based on gender fails in House
Thursday's vote was 246-168 — 30 votes short of the necessary two-thirds. The Austin-area delegation split along party lines with Austin's Democratic Rep. Lloyd Doggett joining most Democrats in opposing the measure, while Carter and fellow Republican Re
With primary win, Doggett refuses to be redistricted out of office
Despite multiple attempts to carve up and draw voting power away from Travis county, U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett's primary victory over Bexar County Democrat Sylvia Romo inches the Austin congressman closer to proving once again he can't be ...
Texas Primary Shows Limits to Hispanic Clout
...TX-34 Gulf Coast seat, where attorney Filemon Vela is the favorite after a strong showing in the initial primary. Rep. Lloyd Doggett, D-Texas, running in the newly-drawn majority-Hispanic 35th District around Austin and San Antonio, handily defeated Bex
Point Austin: Primary Lessons
"It's been a wonderful day." That was the brief summation offered by longtime and re-elected (sort of) Austin Democratic Congressman Lloyd Doggett at about 11pm Tuesday night, after he happily faced a battery of TV cameras in San Antonio and ...
Texan Reyes loses House primary
Rep. Lloyd Doggett, an Austin Democrat who was redrawn into an unfavorable district after the 2010 census, thwarted Republican mapmakers by jumping to a new San Antonio-based district and handily winning the Democratic primary nomination over ...
Texas primary results and runoff preview
Between his money and his strong finish on Tuesday, Vela looks like the one to beat here. • TX-35: Liberal Austin-area Rep. Lloyd Doggett has used up at least 10 of his 9 lives in fighting off various Republican attempts to wipe him out ...
US Rep. Doggett wins, Reyes ousted in Texas races
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett won his primary Tuesday in a new congressional district drawn to reflect the state's booming Hispanic population, beating two Hispanic challengers and paving a return to Washington for one of Gov.
Rep. Silvestre Reyes (D-Texas) defeated by Beto O’Rourke
Rep. Silvestre Reyes (D-Texas ... Many other key Texas congressional primaries are going to runoffs. * Reps. Lloyd Doggett (D-Texas) and Ralph Hall (R-Texas) easily turned aside primary challenges. The Campaign for Primary Accountability spent money ...
Veteran El Paso U.S. Rep Ousted in Upset
U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett won his primary in a new congressional district drawn to reflect the state’s booming Hispanic population, beating two Hispanic challengers and paving a return to Washington for one of Gov. Rick Perry’s longtime ...
Doggett cruises to nomination
Confounding Republican mapmakers yet again, U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett rode a commanding wave of support from Travis County voters to a decisive primary victory Tuesday. Despite shifting to a district weighted toward Bexar County thanks to redistricting ...
Ciro Rodriguez leading Democrats in 23rd
U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett, meanwhile, easily dispatched two San Antonio Democrats and appeared well on his way to election despite attempts by Texas Gov. Rick Perry and state GOP lawmakers to use redistricting to end the Austin liberal lawmaker's career.
Doggett, Johnson win; Reyes in tough battle to maintain U.S. House seat
WASHINGTON — Austin Rep. Lloyd Doggett, targeted yet again when Republicans redrew the state’s congressional lines, survived his primary Tuesday night by fending off two Latina challengers in a Hispanic-dominated district. But in El Paso ...
US Rep. Doggett nominated in new Texas district
...Texas (AP) — U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett has won the Democratic primary in the newly created 35th Congressional District, where the nine-term congressman sought re-election after his former district was redrawn to favor Republicans. Doggett defeated two H
What Surprised Pundits and Pollsters on Primary Night
...knocked out this election cycle. — Two longtime Democratic members of Congress – CD-30’s Eddie Bernice Johnson and CD-35’s Lloyd Doggett — sailed to victory with little trouble, despite facing what were perceived to be tougher-than-usual prima
Doggett cruises to nomination
...Republican mapmakers yet again, U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett rode a commanding wave of support from Travis County voters to a decisive primary victory Tuesday. Despite shifting to a district weighted toward Bexar County thanks to redistricting, Doggett handi
US Rep. Doggett wins, Reyes ousted in Texas races
...Texas (AP) — U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett won his primary Tuesday in a new congressional district drawn to reflect the state's booming Hispanic population, beating two Hispanic challengers and paving a return to Washington for one of Gov. Rick Perry's long
Ciro Rodriguez leading Democrats in 23rd
...French Place, Tuesday, May 29, 2012. Doggett was leading in early voting results out of Bexar and Travis Counties. U.S. Rep Lloyd Doggett (center) and his wife Libby smile as they... U.S. Rep Lloyd Doggett (center) and his wife Libby smile as they get e
Dewhurst leads US Senate race but may need runoff
...with the first Democratic primary challenge in her two decades representing her Dallas-area district. Democratic U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett also faced a challenge in a new district, which runs from Austin to San Antonio. And along the Gulf Coast, a runoff
Roger Williams appears headed for runoff in District 25 congressional race
...district from a once Democratic-leaning area to a Republican-leaning area - so much so that the incumbent, Democratic Rep. Lloyd Doggett of Austin, switched to nearby District 35 for re-election. The revamped district - now home to the Comanche Peak nuc
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