Leaving office January 3, 2027.Did not run for re-election in 2026. This page switches to the former-officeholder layout when the term ends.
Lloyd Doggett
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DemocratIn office until January 3, 2027

Lloyd Doggett

U.S. Representative, TX-37 since 1995. Did not run for re-election in 2026; leaves office in January 2027.

U.S. Representative, TX-37Born 1946

In office
31 yrs
Since 1995
Bills became law
0
27 sponsored, 119th Congress
Votes missed
2.5%
Chamber median 2.1%
With party
100%
On votes splitting the parties
Last margin
+50.6
Won 2024

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:00 PM ET

Committees

119th Congress.

  • Joint Committee on Taxation
  • House Committee on Ways and MeansTradeOversightHealth · Ranking Member
  • House Committee on the Budget

Source: congress-legislators committeesUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:00 PM ET

Legislation

119th Congress · 27 sponsored · 0 became law
BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw
HR 10548 To amend the African Growth and Opportunity Act to exclude from eligibility each sub-Saharan African country…
International Affairs · Introduced Sep 2026
HR 10258 PROOF Act
Taxation · Introduced Sep 2026
HR 9544 Save MEDICARE Act of 2026
Health · Introduced Jul 2026
HR 9672 Vaccine Injury Compensation Modernization Act of 2026
Health · Introduced Jul 2026
HR 8744 TREE Act
Foreign Trade and International Finance · Introduced May 2026

Source: Congress.gov billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 3:27 PM ET

Voting record

119th Congress · placement by roll-call votes

Where Doggett sits in the U.S. House

Doggett is closer to the center than 18% of the chamber's Democrats.

Dem. medianRep. medianDoggettMore liberalMore conservative

Closest: Mark DeSaulnier, Jasmine Crockett, Jimmy Gomez

Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 5:06 PM ET

With Doggett’s party

  • Votes with the chamber's Democrats100%
  • Cosponsorships of the other party's bills16%

Black tick: the average of Democrats in the U.S. House.

Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships

Key votes

Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Doggett’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.

Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls

Career

Offices held, and every time Doggett was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Elections

Margin against the seat’s presidential baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year.

YearRaceResultMargin
2024U.S. House, TX-37WonD+50.6
2022U.S. House, TX-37WonD+55.9
2020U.S. House, TX-35WonD+35.4
2018U.S. House, TX-35WonD+45.2
2016U.S. House, TX-35WonD+31.5
2014U.S. House, TX-35WonD+29.2
2012U.S. House, TX-35WonD+31.9
2010U.S. House, TX-25WonD+8.0
2008U.S. House, TX-25WonD+35.4
2006U.S. House, TX-25 (special)WonD+41.0
2002U.S. House, TX-10WonD+68.7
2000U.S. House, TX-10WonD+69.1

Source: 99chambers results archive

Seats Doggett has held

Source: 99chambers results archive

Who Doggett has run against

  • Jenny Garcia Sharon (R) · 2024 general, won
  • Jenny Garcia Sharon (R) · 2022 general, won
  • Jenny Garcia Sharon (R) · 2020 general, won
  • David Smalling (R) · 2018 general, won
  • Susan Narvaiz (R) · 2016 general, won
  • Susan Narvaiz (R) · 2014 general, won

Source: 99chambers results archive

How we know Doggett

One person, matched across every source we use.

Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:00 PM ET