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Lloyd Alton Doggett, a Democrat, has represented the Twenty-Fifth Congressional District of Texas in the U.S. House of Representatives since 1995.

Contents 1 Record and controversies 1.1 Iraq War 1.2 Environmental record 2 Bio 2.1 Congressional career 2.1.1 2006 elections 3 Money in politics 4 Committees and Affiliations 4.1 Committees 4.1.1 Committees in the 110th Congress (2007-2008) 4.1.2 Committee assignments in the 109th Congress (2005-2006) 5 More Background Data 6 Contact 7 Articles and resources 7.1 Local blogs and discussion sites

Record and controversies

Congressional scorecards

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Iraq War

Doggett voted against the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002 that started the Iraq War.^[1]

Environmental record

For more information on environmental legislation, see the Energy and Environment Policy Portal

Bio

Born in Austin, Texas on October 6, 1946, Doggett received both his bachelor's degree in business and Juris Doctor degree from the University of Texas at Austin. His political career began in 1973, when he was elected to the Texas State Senate, serving until 1985. In 1984 he lost the US Senate election to Phil Gramm by a margin of 59%-41%. Later in 1989 he became both a justice on the Texas Supreme Court and an adjunct professor at the University of Texas Law School, his alma mater.

Congressional career

He was elected to the US House of Representatives in 1994. In the years following his first re-election, Doggett would consistently win around 85% of the vote, facing only Libertarian opponents. Redistricting by the Texas Legislature in 2003 caused him to seek re-election in the newly redrawn 25th congressional district, which he won by a 2-to-1 margin.

2006 elections

No major candidates announced their intentions to contest Doggett’s seat in the November 2006 election. (See U.S. congressional elections in 2006) [1] Doggett retained his seat.

Money in politics

This section contains links to – and feeds from – money in politics databases. For specific controversies, see this article's record and controversies section.

Top Contributors to during the 2008 Election Cycle
Donor	Amount (US Dollars)
Nix, Patterson & Roach	$ 25,000
Williams Kherkher	$ 20,000
Graves, Dougherty et al	$ 16,000
Blank	$ 12,050
Baron & Budd	$ 11,500
American Assn for Justice	$ 10,000
American Federation of Teachers	$ 10,000
Assisted Living Federation of America	$ 10,000
Carpenters & Joiners Union	$ 10,000
International Longshoremens Assn	$ 10,000
Source: The Center for Responsive Politics' www.OpenSecrets.org site. Note: Contributions are not from the organizations themselves, but are rather from the organization's PAC, employees or owners. Totals include subsidiaries and affiliates.

Links to more campaign contribution information for Lloyd Doggett from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org site.
Fundraising profile:	2008 election cycle	Career totals
Top contributors by organization/corporation:	2008 election cycle	Career totals
Top contributors by industry:	2008 election cycle	Career totals

• Revolving door profile for Lloyd Doggett from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org website.
• 2006 privately funded travel profile for Lloyd Doggett from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org website.
• Personal finance profile for Lloyd Doggett from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org website.

Committees and Affiliations

Committees

• House Committee on Budget
• House Committee on Ways and Means
  • Subcommittee on Health
  • Subcommittee on Social Security
  • Subcommittee on Trade

Committees in the 110th Congress (2007-2008)

• House Committee on Ways and Means
  • Subcommittee on Health
  • Subcommittee on Social Security
  • Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures
• House Committee on Budget

Committee assignments in the 109th Congress (2005-2006)

• House Committee on Ways and Means
  • Subcommittee on Health
  • Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures

More Background Data

• Background information on Lloyd Doggett from Project Vote Smart

• Interest group scorecard ratings for Lloyd Doggett from Project Vote Smart

• Voting record for Lloyd Doggett from the Washington Post database

• Information on Lloyd Doggett from Congress Merge

Wikipedia also has an article on Lloyd Doggett. This article may use content from the Wikipedia article under the terms of the GFDL.

Contact

DC office
201 Cannon House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 Ph: 202-225-4865 Fax: 202-225-3073 Webform email
District offices
300 East Eighth Street, Suite 763 Austin, TX 78701-3275 Ph: 512-916-5921 Fax: (none entered) 311 North 15th Street McAllen, TX 78501 Ph: 956-687-5921 Fax: (none entered)
On the Web
Official website YouTube channel
Campaign office
No campaign website entered. No campaign webform email entered. Post Office Box 5843 Austin, TX 78763 Ph: 512-478-3369 Fax: (none entered)

Articles and resources

• Official Website
• Election Information - U.S. House Office of the Clerk
• Open Secrets - 2006 congressional races database

Local blogs and discussion sites

• South Texas Chism
• Burnt Orange Report
• Snowed In

Semantic data (Edit data)

From the Sunlight Foundation API
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