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Ted Poe
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Texas's 2nd district
In office 2005-Present
Preceded by	Jim Turner
Succeeded by	Incumbent
Born	September 10, 1948 (age 58) Temple, Texas
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Carol Poe
Religion	Church of Christ

Lloyd Theodore "Ted" Poe (born September 10, 1948) is a Republican politician and jurist currently representing Texas' 2nd District in the United States House of Representatives. (map).

A native of Temple, Texas, Poe graduated from Abilene Christian University with a degree in Political science in 1970, where he served as class president, and received his Juris Doctor degree from the University of Houston Law Center in 1973 where he was a member of the Law School Honor Society. From 1970 to 1976, Poe served as a member of the U.S. Air Force Reserve’s C-130 Unit at Houston’s Ellington Air Force Base. He is a member of the Church of Christ.

After serving as a chief felony prosecutor in Harris County (Houston) for eight years, Poe was appointed a felony court judge in Harris County in 1981, becoming one of the youngest judges in the State of Texas. Poe was one of the first Republican judges elected in Harris County since Reconstruction. In this position, he gained national prominence for his unusual criminal sentences that included ordering thieves to carry signs in front of stores from which they stole; required men who abused their wives to publicly apologize on the steps of Houston’s City Hall; commanded sex offenders to place warning signs on their home after serving jail time; and directed murderers to securely place a photo of their victims on the wall of their prison cells creating a daily reminder of their crime. As part of jailhouse lore in Texas he reportedly told a defendant at sentencing hes gonna throw up some pennies in the air, however many hit the ground thats how many years he will get. He threw an entire jar up in the air and told the man he was getting 20 years. Ted Poe is well known by most offenders in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, even ones not from Houston.

In November 2004, Poe ran for the U.S. House against Democrat Nick Lampson, who was the 9th district incumbent redistricted into district 2. Poe won 55% of the vote to Lampson's 43%.

Within a month of taking office, Poe was chosen by President George W. Bush to be one of two members of the House, along with one member of the Senate, sent to observe firsthand the elections in Iraq.

In January 2005, Poe founded and co-sponsored the Congressional Victims’ Rights Caucus to represent and advocate before the United States Congress and the Administration on behalf of victims. The Congressional Victims’ Rights Caucus facilitates discussions, organizes meetings, and disseminates information on the causes of victimization to help achieve greater understanding and to formulate sensible solutions.

Poe made border security a centerpiece of his re-election strategy, calling for "more [National] Guardsmen on the border front"[1]. On November 7, Ted Poe handily won a second term against token opposition from underfunded Democrat Gary Binderim, a water utility manager and community activist [2][3], and Libertarian Justo Perez [4][5].

He is a member of the following committees House Committee on Foreign Affairs - 23

  Subcommittee on Europe - 4
  Subcommittee on Terrorism Nonproliferation and Trade - 3

House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure - 24

  Subcommittee on Aviation - 15
  Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation - 6
  Subcommittee on Highways and Transit - 16

• U.S. Congressman Ted Poe official House site
• Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
• Federal Election Commission - Ted Poe campaign finance reports and data
• On the Issues - Ted Poe issue positions and quotes
• OpenSecrets.org - Ted Poe campaign contributions
• Project Vote Smart - Representative Ted Poe (TX) profile
• SourceWatch Congresspedia - Ted Poe profile
• Washington Post - Congress Votes Database: Ted Poe voting record
• Ted Poe for U.S. Congress official campaign site
• Interview on "The Joe Cook Program" in Philadelphia June 23, 2006

Preceded by Jim Turner

Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Texas's 2nd congressional district 2005 – present

Incumbent

Texas's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators: Kay Bailey Hutchison (R), John Cornyn (R) Representative(s): Louie Gohmert (R), Ted Poe (R), Sam Johnson (R), Ralph Hall (R), Jeb Hensarling (R), Joe Barton (R), John Culberson (R), Kevin Brady (R), Al Green (D), Michael McCaul (R), Mike Conaway (R), Kay Granger (R), Mac Thornberry (R), Ron Paul (R), Rubén Hinojosa (D), Silvestre Reyes (D), Chet Edwards (D), Sheila Jackson-Lee (D), Randy Neugebauer (R), Charlie Gonzalez (D), Lamar Smith (R), Nick Lampson (D), Ciro D. Rodriguez (D), Kenny Marchant (R), Lloyd Doggett (D), Michael Burgess (R), Solomon Ortiz (D), Henry Cuellar (D), Gene Green (D), Eddie Bernice Johnson (D), John Carter (R), Pete Sessions (R) All delegations: Alabama • Alaska • Arizona • Arkansas • California • Colorado • Connecticut • Delaware • Florida • Georgia • Hawaii • Idaho • Illinois • Indiana • Iowa • Kansas • Kentucky • Louisiana • Maine • Maryland • Massachusetts • Michigan • Minnesota • Mississippi • Missouri • Montana • Nebraska • Nevada • New Hampshire • New Jersey • New Mexico • New York • North Carolina • North Dakota • Ohio • Oklahoma • Oregon • Pennsylvania • Rhode Island • South Carolina • South Dakota • Tennessee • Texas • Utah • Vermont • Virginia • Washington • West Virginia • Wisconsin • Wyoming — American Samoa • District of Columbia • Guam • Puerto Rico • U.S. Virgin Islands