Doggett, Lloyd, 1946-

DOGGETT, Lloyd Alton, II, a Representative from Texas; born in Austin, Travis County, Tex., October 6, 1946; graduated from Austin High School, Austin, Tex., 1964; B.A., University of Texas, Austin, Tex., 1967; J.D., University of Texas School of Law, 1970; member of the Texas state senate, 1973-1985; justice of the Texas supreme court, 1989-1994; adjunct professor, University of Texas School of Law, Austin, Tex., 1989-1994; unsuccessful candidate for election to the United States Senate in 1984; elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Fourth and to the thirteen succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1995-present).

<p>U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett represents communities from San Antonio to Austin. He serves as Chairman of the Heath Subcommittee on the House Ways & Means Committee, the oldest committee of the United States Congress. Doggett is also a member of the Ways and Means Select Revenue Measures Subcommittee, the Ways and Means Oversight Subcommittee, the Joint Committee on Taxation, and the House Budget Committee.

Save the Children recognized his leadership with the Congressional Champion for Real and Lasting Change Award. AARP honored him twice, once with its Legislative Achievement Award for his leadership on Medicare, and again with its Legislative Leadership Award for his efforts to preserve seniors' access to healthcare. He received the “Vision Award” from the Power of Preservation Foundation for his commitment to historic preservation. He was also awarded the "Champion of Music" award by the Texas Chapter of The Recording Academy, which sponsors the Grammy Awards, and has been recognized 12 times by Austin Chronicle readers with a "Best of Austin" award, most recently in 2021. He is a leader in the effort to lower prescription drug prices, and authored bills that established the Commission to End Child Abuse and Neglect Fatalities and successfully enacted a higher-education tax credit.</p>

<p>While a student at The University of Texas at Austin, he was elected student body president and graduated first in his class from the College of Business Administration. He then graduated with Honors from Texas Law, where he served as Associate Editor of the Texas Law Review. Elected to the Texas Senate soon after, Congressman Doggett became known for his untiring work ethic. He authored 124 state laws, including one which created the Texas Commission on Human Rights to prohibit discrimination, and another called the Texas Sunset Act, which sought greater efficiency and accountability by requiring periodic review of government agencies.</p>

<p>Lloyd Alton Doggett II (born October 6, 1946) is an American attorney and politician who is a U.S. Representative from Texas. A member of the Democratic Party, he has represented a district based in Austin since 1995, currently numbered as Texas's 35th congressional district. Although Austin is heavily Democratic, it is gerrymandered between multiple congressional districts, and Doggett is the only Democrat to represent any part of it in Congress.</p>

<p>Doggett received a bachelor's degree in business administration from the University of Texas at Austin and a Juris Doctor from the University of Texas School of Law.</p>

<p>Doggett was previously a member of the Texas State Senate and a justice of the Texas Supreme Court.</p>