Reply #58: Please let me--this guy is Grade A [View All]

This guy is the "real deal". He survived the attempt at the Republicans to redistrict him out of office.
He is clean as a whistle and what an honorable man! I met him and this guy rocks!Personally I think the guy is Presidential material.

Biography of Lloyd Doggett

*Born, raised, and educated in Austin, Texas
*B.B.A. in business, first in his class, The University of Texas at Austin, 1967; President of University of Texas Student Body
*Law Degree, Juris Doctor with Honors, University of Texas, 1970; *Associate Editor, Texas Law Review
*President, Texas Consumers Association

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES SERVICE
*Elected to Congress from Texas, November 1994
*Member, House Committee on Ways and Means, Health Subcommittee, and Select Revenue Measures Subcommittee
*Co-founder, House Information Technology Roundtable
*Member, Congressional Task Force on Tobacco and Health
*Ranked for past 6 years as a top deficit hawk by the non-partisan Concord Coalition for his commitment to ensuring fiscal responsibility and maintaining a balanced federal budget
*Consistently ranked as a top treasury guardian by the independent government watchdog group Taxpayers for Common Sense, with #1 ranking among House Members in 2002 and 2003
*"Elected Public Official of the Year" by the CenTex Chapter of the American Society for Public Administration (2004)
*"Public Interest Champion" by the U.S. Public Interest Research Group (2003)
*"Best Elected Official" award by the Austin Chronicle’s annual reader survey (2004). This is the second year in a row Rep. Doggett has received a "Best of Austin" award.
*"Friend of the National Parks" by the National Parks Conservation Association for 3 consecutive Congressional sessions (1996-2002)
*"Friend of the Earth Award" from Friends of the Earth (2002)
*"Award of Appreciation for Outstanding Achievement" from the Sierra Club of Austin for "consistent and tireless dedication to the preservation of the environment" (2000)
*Recognized by SafePlace for 20 years of commitment to reducing domestic violence (1997)
*Freshman All-Star "by a landslide" in Washingtonian magazine's 1996 Congressional rankings

JUDICIAL SERVICE
*Justice, Texas Supreme Court, 1989-1994
*Chair, Supreme Court Task Force on Judicial Ethics, 1992-1994
*Outstanding Judge in Texas, Mexican-American Bar of Texas, 1993
*Adjunct Professor, University of Texas School of Law, 1989-1994
*James Madison Award, Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas, 1990
*First Amendment Award, National Society of Professional Journalists, 1990

TEXAS SENATE SERVICE
*Started serving in the Texas State Senate, 1973, at age 26 and served until 1985
*Senate author of 124 state laws, and Senate sponsor of 63 House bills enacted into law, including
- Texas Commission on Human Rights to prohibit discrimination in employment;
- Outlawing "Cop Killer" bullets and strengthening Crime Victim Compensation Fund;
- Generic Drug Law to allow the purchase of less expensive "generic drugs";
- Standards for Medicare supplemental insurance policies; and
- Texas Sunset Act, requiring periodic review to modify or abolish ineffective state laws and bureaucracies
*Outstanding Young Texan, named by Texas Jaycees
*Arthur B. Witty Award for outstanding achievement in human rights, Austin NAACP
*Honored by Austin Rape Crisis Center (now SafePlace), Planned Parenthood of Austin; Austin chapter, American Institute of Architects; Austin Council on Alcoholism; and Disabled American Veterans

PERSONAL
*Married in 1969 to Libby Belk Doggett, Ph.D., Executive Director, The Trust for Early Education (current); Adjunct Professor, Georgetown University Center for Child & Human Development (current); Director of HeadsUp! Reading, National Head Start Association (2000-2002); Special Assistant, U.S. Department of Education (1996-2000); Executive Director of The Arc of Texas (1990-1995)
*Two daughters -- Lisa, husband Don & Cathy. Lisa and Don are physicians; Cathy is a teacher
*Member of the First United Methodist Church