Ted Poe

Ted Poe
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Texas's 2nd district
In office
January 3, 2005  January 3, 2019
Preceded byNick Lampson (Redistricting)
Succeeded byDan Crenshaw
Personal details
Born
Lloyd Theodore Poe

(1948-09-10) September 10, 1948
Temple, Texas, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseCarol Poe
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/service United States Air Force
Years of service1970–1976
RankSergeant
Unit Reserve

Lloyd Theodore Poe (born September 10, 1948) is an American politician who represented Texas's 2nd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 2005 to 2019. Poe was the first Republican to represent the 2nd district.

In November 2017, Poe announced that he would retire from Congress, and not seek re-election in 2018. He was succeeded by Dan Crenshaw.