Lloyd
Doggett

Who they are, where they came from

Lloyd Doggett represents Texas's 37th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives, a seat he has held since January 1995. He serves as a member of the Democratic Party. Before his congressional career, Doggett served in the Texas Senate from 1973 to 1985 and as a justice of the Texas Supreme Court from 1989 to 1994. He is a lawyer by training. The district he represents is the same one President Lyndon B. Johnson held from 1937 to 1949. In the current and recent congressional sessions, Doggett has sponsored legislation addressing Medicare benefit expansions, including the addition of dental, vision, and hearing coverage (HR.2045, HR.33), and bills to extend and protect Medicare's financial footing (HR.609, HR.34). He has also sponsored legislation aimed at U.S. tax policy as it relates to corporate offshore activity (HR.995, HR.884, HR.7493) and Medicare supplemental insurance (HR.610, HR.35). Additional sponsored measures address polystyrene foam in federal procurement (HR.1918, HR.6654), restrictions on the importation of Russian-origin oil (HR.7095, HR.6417), and Medicare fraud prevention (HR.1784). Doggett voted against final passage of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (HR.2670), the Social Security Fairness Act of 2023 (HR.82), and legislation reauthorizing appropriations for the U.S. Fire Administration (S.870), in each case voting contrary to the majority of his party.

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Where the campaign funds come from

Doggett's receipts this cycle total $471K, with PACs accounting for 31.9% and individuals just 16.2% — the majority of individual contributions coming from itemized donors. Top PAC contributors include the Machinists Non Partisan Political League of the International Association of Machinists & Aerospace Workers, the IBEW-COPE PAC, the American Federation of Teachers PAC, and the Sheet Metal Workers' International Association PAL, alongside the National Beer Wholesalers' Association PAC, the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts PAC, and CULAC of the Credit Union National Association. No employer concentrations were captured for this cycle. The largest single share of receipts — 51.9% — falls in the "other" category, which may include transfers and interest income.