US EditionLloyd Doggett won’t seek reelection in light of Supreme Court’s Texas redistricting ruling
Rep. Doggett criticized the Supreme Court's ruling and warned of continued partisan gerrymandering after Texas GOP maps were upheld, ending his congressional career after 2026.
- On Friday, Rep. Lloyd Doggett, D-Austin, announced he will forgo a reelection bid after the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday allowed Texas' GOP-drawn congressional map to proceed.
- Earlier this year, Texas Legislature passed a new congressional map at President Donald Trump’s urging that created five new districts favoring Republicans, but a three-judge federal panel blocked it in November citing racial gerrymandering.
- The new map eliminates one of Travis County, Texas's two Democrat-held seats and merges districts, targeting incumbents like Doggett and Casar, with District 32 shifting from 37 percent to 58 percent Republicans.
- Doggett said he will serve out his term through Jan. 3, 2027 while legal experts say the ruling increases GOP chances and will affect candidates filing for the 2026 elections.
- Critics warn that Justices Elena Kagan, Sonia Sotomayor and Ketanji Brown Jackson dissented, arguing the stay risks racial bias and sets a dangerous precedent for future challenges, Doggett echoed these concerns.
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Texas Congressman Steps Down Following Supreme Court’s Approval of Trump-Redrawn Districts
Texas Congressman Lloyd Doggett has announced he will not seek re-election after the U.S. Supreme Court gave its blessing to a controversial set of GOP-drawn congressional maps. The maps, which have been heavily criticized for their potential to erase up to five Democratic-held seats, were backed by President Donald Trump and approved by the high court this week. On Friday afternoon, Doggett made his resignation announcement on X (formerly Twitt…
House lawmaker bows out of Congress after Supreme Court greenlights Trump-backed maps
A Texas House Democrat has announced he will not seek re-election just a day after the Supreme Court gave the state the green light to use congressional maps backed by President Donald Trump that aim to delete up to five Democratic seats.Rep. Lloyd Doggett announced his decision Friday afternoon on ...
Doggett to retire after Supreme Court hands GOP redistricting win
Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-TX) on Friday revealed that he will forgo a bid for reelection, putting to rest questions about his future that were triggered after Texas’s political maps were redrawn this year. “I will continue working with the same urgency and determination as if next year were my last, which in public office it will be,” Doggett said in a press release announcing his retirement. “After that, I will seek new ways to join my neighbors …
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