U.S. House, Texas - 25th District
South central -- most of Austin
Race Information
- Incumbent: Rep. Lloyd Doggett, D
- First Elected: 1994 (7th term)
- Last Elected: 2006 (67.26%)
- Incumbent Status: Running for re-election
- Race Forecast: Safe Democrat
District Information
Politics in America District Profile
One of five Texas districts redrawn in 2006 by a federal court, the 25th is an Austin-dominated district that is much more compact than its 2004 antecedent, which stretched south in a narrow band from Austin to the Rio Grande River on the Mexican border.
More than 60 percent of district residents live in Travis County (Austin), nearly all of whom live within the city limits. The district takes in the southern portion of Travis, including Austin-Bergstrom International Airport. The economy here revolves around the University of Texas (located in the 21st), state government and the technology industry.
Austin’s ties to the academic community and the public sector, coupled with its racial and ethnic diversity, give Travis, and thus the 25th District, a decidedly liberal tilt. Travis was the only one of Texas’ 254 counties that voted against a state constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage in November 2005.
Southwest of Travis lies Hays County, which was appended to the 25th in the 2006 remapping. Hays is growing rapidly: Its population increased by more than one-third between 2000 and 2006. Many of these new residents came from Travis County.
From Travis and Hays, the 25th fans southeast to scoop up less-populated areas. Bastrop County, located east of Austin, was added to the 25th in the 2006 remapping and is experiencing robust population growth. Fayette, Gonzales, Lavaca and Colorado counties, which form the eastern half of the 25th, usually vote Republican — Democrat Chris Bell finished in third place in each of these counties in the 2006 governor’s race, behind Republican Gov. Rick Perry and independent Carole Keeton Strayhorn, a former Republican. But these conservative-leaning areas do not have the population to dislodge the 25th from its Democratic moorings.
Major Industry
Technology, higher education, state government, ranching, agriculture
Cities
Austin (pt.), 358,434; San Marcos, 34,733; Lockhart, 11,615
Notable
The Texas Legislature deemed Lockhart the barbecue capital of Texas in 1999.
- Demographics (2000 census)
- Population: 651,619
- Under 18: 30.3%
- Over 65: 9.0%
- Married: 51.1%
- Non-Hispanic White: 22%
- Black: 7%
- Hispanic: 69%
- Asian: 1%
- Foreign Born: 24.4%
- Language other than English: 63%
- Median Household Income: 28,348
- Owner Occupied Housing: 58.8%
- Income above $200k: 0.8
- Workforce/Education (2000 census)
- White Collar: 52.2%
- Blue Collar: 29%
- Services: 18.6%
- Bachelor's Degree: 15%
- Graduate Education: 5.0%
- Civilian Veterans: 36,359
| Year | Election | Candidate | Votes | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | general | Lloyd Doggett (D) | 191,394 | 65.8% |
| George Morovich (R) | 88,553 | 30.4% | ||
| Jim Stutsman (LIBERT) | 10,831 | 3.7% | ||
| 2006 | general | Lloyd Doggett (D) | 109,911 | 67.3% |
| Grant Rostig (R) | 42,975 | 26.3% | ||
| Barbara Cunningham (LIBERT) | 6,942 | 4.2% | ||
| Brian Parrett (I) | 3,596 | 2.2% | ||
| 2004 | general | Lloyd Doggett (D) | 108,309 | 67.6% |
| Rebecca Klien (R) | 49,252 | 30.7% | ||
| James Werner (LIBERT) | 2,656 | 1.7% | ||
| 2002 | general | Chris Bell (D) | 63,590 | 54.8% |
| Tom Reiser (R) | 50,041 | 43.1% | ||
| George Reiter (GREEN) | 1,399 | 1.2% | ||
| Guy McLendon (LIBERT) | 1,096 | 0.9% | ||
| Year | Democrat | Republican | Independent |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | John Kerry: 62% | George W. Bush: 37% | |
| 2000 | Al Gore: 62% | George W. Bush: 38% |
Campaign Finance Details for the 2008 Race
| Filers | Through | Total Receipts | Total Disbursements | Total From PACs | Total From Individuals | Ending Cash | Debts Owed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOGGETT, LLOYD A MR. (D) | November 24, 2008 | $1,072,972.00 | $396,636.00 | $493,758.00 | $2,692,201.00 | ||
| ROSTIG, GRANT (R) | June 30, 2007 | $199.00 | |||||
| HINOJOSA, LETICIA (D) | September 30, 2008 | $30,000.00 | $30,000.00 | $284.00 | $60,000.00 | ||
| MOROVICH, GEORGE L. (R) | November 24, 2008 | $68,064.00 | $54,604.00 | $13,631.00 | $57,399.00 | ||
