Lloyd Doggett
- Democratic · Holds US House, Texas District 37
- Served
- US House TX-35, 2013 to 2023; US House TX-25, 2005 to 2013; US House TX-10, 1995 to 2005
- Years in Congress
- 31
- Age
- 80
- Races
- Won 15 of 16
Spectrum
Centrist is the middle of the scale, not of Congress. How this works
By donors (CFscore, 2024 cycle)
Research estimate from Stanford DIME 4.0. Source
Method and limits
Published score −0.794 on a scale from −2.0 to 2.0, where 0 is the center. 584 donors. License: ODC-BY 1.0.
Places a candidate by who gave them money; candidates who share donors sit close together.
Reflects the donor network, not votes or views, and comes from past cycles, not a 2026 reading.
Now
Not on the 2026 ballot
Career
| Year | Race | Result | Share | Lost to, or other round |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | US House, TX-37 | Won | 74.2% | |
| 2022 | US House, TX-37 | Won · primary won 79.3% | 76.8% | |
| 2020 | US House, TX-35 | Won · primary won 73% | 65.4% | |
| 2018 | US House, TX-35 | Won · primary won 100% | 71.3% | |
| 2016 | US House, TX-35 | Won · primary won 100% | 63.1% | |
| 2014 | US House, TX-35 | Won · primary won 100% | 62.5% | |
| 2012 | US House, TX-35 | Won · primary won 73.3% | 63.9% | |
| 2010 | US House, TX-25 | Won · primary won 100% | 52.8% |
Earlier races (8 more races)
| Year | Race | Result | Share | Lost to, or other round |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | US House, TX-25 | Won · primary won 100% | 65.8% | |
| 2006 | US House, TX-25 · special | Won | 67.3% | |
| 2002 | US House, TX-10 | Won | 84.4% | |
| 2000 | US House, TX-10 | Won | 84.6% | |
| 1998 | US House, TX-10 | Won | 85.2% | |
| 1996 | US House, TX-10 | Won | 56.2% | |
| 1994 | US House, TX-10 | Won | 56.3% | |
| 1984 | US Senate, TX | Lost · primary won | 41.4% | Phil Gramm 58.5% |
Filed with the FEC, no race in our files: 2026 US House, TX-37.
Races in our results files. Other offices, earlier years and most primaries can be missing. A general that went to a runoff counts as neither a win nor a loss.
House votes
119th Congress, through Sept 16, 2026676 roll calls. Yea 276, Nay 380, Present 3, Not voting 16.
- Roll calls missed
- 2.4%
- Voted with own party when parties split
- 99.6%
How these are counted
Missed is Not Voting divided by every roll call the member was listed on, including quorum calls and procedural votes. It covers any absence, including illness and leave.
Party split: a roll call counts when the Democratic majority and the Republican majority voted opposite ways. That was 462 roll calls, and the member matched their own party on 460. We pick no votes ourselves.
Showing the newest 8 of 676
Sep 16, 2026 · House roll call 314
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · S 2403
Retire through Ownership Act
Vote: YeaPassed, 401 to 14
Sep 16, 2026 · House roll call 313
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H R 9497
Water Resources Development Act
Vote: YeaPassed, 415 to 9
Sep 16, 2026 · House roll call 312
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H R 9340
Ratepayer Protection Act
Vote: YeaPassed, 417 to 3
Sep 16, 2026 · House roll call 311
On Passage · H J RES 213
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the “California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Commercial Harbor Craft Regulations; Notice of Decision”
Vote: NayPassed, 214 to 208
Sep 16, 2026 · House roll call 310
On Passage · H R 10326
PROOF Act
Vote: NayPassed, 217 to 207
Sep 16, 2026 · House roll call 309
On Passage · H R 9576
National Fraud Enforcement Division Act
Vote: YeaPassed, 352 to 72
Sep 16, 2026 · House roll call 308
On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · H R 5334
An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes
Vote: NayPassed, 262 to 159
Sep 15, 2026 · House roll call 307
On Agreeing to the Resolution · H CON RES 93
Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran
Vote: YeaPassed, 220 to 204
Legislation
119th Congress, congress.gov, as of Oct 30, 2026Sponsored 24 bills and 3 resolutions. Cosponsored 351 bills and 94 resolutions. Amendments are not counted.
Latest bills Lloyd Doggett sponsored
- To amend the African Growth and Opportunity Act to exclude from eligibility each sub-Saharan African country that does not effectively enforce its environmental laws and fulfill its international environmental obligations.H.R. 10548, introduced Sep 24, 2026
- PROOF ActH.R. 10258, introduced Sep 3, 2026
- Vaccine Injury Compensation Modernization Act of 2026H.R. 9672, introduced Jul 14, 2026
- Save MEDICARE Act of 2026H.R. 9544, introduced Jun 30, 2026
- TREE ActH.R. 8744, introduced May 12, 2026
More about Lloyd Doggett
Offices held (16 terms and offices)
- 2023 to nowUS House, Texas District 37Democratic
- 2013 to 2022US House, Texas District 35Democratic
- 2005 to 2012US House, Texas District 25Democratic
- 1995 to 2004US House, Texas District 10Democratic
Committees (6 assignments)
Joint Committee on Taxation
House Committee on Ways and Means
- Trade subcommittee
- Oversight subcommittee
- Ranking Member of the Health subcommittee
House Committee on the Budget
Official pages (6 links)
Sources (10 sources)
unitedstates/congress-legislators (current)
Office, terms, committees, official links, age. Retrieved Oct 28, 2026. License: CC0-1.0.
Compiled by the @unitedstates project volunteers (rosters from official congressional sources) from official returns. Not an official source.
Stanford DIME public v4.0, recipients file (CFscores)
CFscores for candidates and officials; web/data/ideology/dime.json and aggregate.json. A research estimate by Adam Bonica, not an official measure. Retrieved Oct 29, 2026. License: ODC-BY 1.0.
Compiled by Adam Bonica, Stanford University Libraries (built from campaign finance filings) from official returns. Not an official source.
Bonica, Adam. 2024. Database on Ideology, Money in Politics, and Elections: Public version 4.0 [Computer file]. Stanford, CA: Stanford University Libraries. https://data.stanford.edu/dime .
Clerk of the House: roll call votes, 119th Congress
House roll calls. Retrieved Oct 29, 2026. License: US government work.
Congress.gov API: sponsored and cosponsored legislation, nominations
Bills and resolutions. Retrieved Oct 30, 2026. License: US government work.
unitedstates/congress-legislators
Race record. Retrieved Oct 29, 2026. License: CC0 1.0.
FEC candidate master file (cnYY.zip bulk download)
Race record. Retrieved Oct 29, 2026. License: US government work, public domain.
Stanford DIME v4.0 recipients file
Race record. Retrieved Oct 29, 2026. License: ODC-BY 1.0.
MIT Election Data and Science Lab, U.S. House 1976-2024
Race record. Retrieved Oct 29, 2026. License: CC0 1.0.
MIT Election Data and Science Lab, U.S. Senate statewide 1976-2024
Race record. Retrieved Oct 29, 2026. License: CC0 1.0.
Election Wrld officials files (web/data/officials)
Race record. Retrieved Oct 29, 2026. License: see sources.json.
- Age: unitedstates/congress-legislators (CC0), official birthday field, counted to Nov 3, 2026. We show the age, never the birth date.
- Took office in Congress 1995-01-04. Basis: congress-legislators terms (CC0).
Officials files, 2026 candidate files, returns files, DIME, FEC candidate master and congress-legislators terms, as of 2026-10-29. Nothing about jobs, retirement, or reasons is recorded or inferred.
DataDownload votes (JSON)Sources: House Clerk, congress.gov, DIME (ODC-BY), Results filesData as of Oct 29, 2026Photo credits