Born, raised and educated in Austin, Texas. Graduated with a B.B.A. in business, first in his class, University of Texas, 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 the 25th District, 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 the past 2 years as the Top House Member and as a deficit hawk for the past five years 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.

Recognized by SafePlace for 20 years of commitment to reducing domestic violence (1997)

"Award of Appreciation for Outstanding Achievement" from the Sierra Club of Austin for "consistent and tireless dedication to the preservation of the environment" (2000)

"Friend of the National Parks" by the National Parks Conservation Association for 3 consecutive Congressional sessions (1996-2002)

"Public Interest Champion" by the U.S. Public Interest Research Group (2003)

"Friend of the Earth Award" from Friends of the Earth (2002)

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

Elected to 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. DeWitty Award for outstanding achievement in human rights, Austin NAACP.

Honored for his work 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., Senior Policy Associate, Georgetown University Center for Child & Human Development; 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.

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