Rep. Lloyd Doggett won’t seek reelection
Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D‑Texas) said Wednesday he will not run in 2026 after the U.S. Supreme Court upheld Texas’s GOP‑drawn congressional map that slices his Austin‑area district (TX‑37). Doggett warned Republicans may have overreached by basing lines on last cycle’s results and could face backlash as Latino voting patterns shift and immigration salience changes.
📌 Key Facts
- Doggett, 79, bows out following SCOTUS’s affirmation allowing Texas to use its new map for 2026.
- The map is designed to squeeze up to five Democrats, reshaping Texas’s House battlefield.
- Doggett contends GOP redistricting could backfire due to unpredictable Latino vote and changing issue salience.